Housekeeping Aid Supervisor

Housekeeping Aid Supervisor

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Salary Range: $30.15 - $35.11 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position applies to this Facility only. This Housekeeping Aid Supervisor is under the direct supervision of the Environmental Management Services (EMS) General Foreman, Department of Veterans Affairs Corporal Michael J. Crescenz (CMCVAMC). The primary responsibility of the Housekeeping Aid Supervisor is to serve as a working supervisor and to provide unit supervision of Environmental Management Staff at any of the CMCVAMC divisions/campuses and or facilities.

Major Duties:

• In this capacity, the Housekeeping Aid Supervisor provides facility care services such as sanitation, housekeeping, bed management, bed cleaning, waste management (WM), Regulated Medical Waste-RMW (Collection, In-Hospital Transport and Storage Only), Sharps Containers-RMW (Collection, in-Hospital Transport and Storage Only), assisting with integrated pest control, assisting with laundry, linen distribution services, employee uniforms, patient effects services, lost and found services, interior window cleaning, recycling, environment of care (EOC) rounds, system delivery, Green Tracker and waste management. As a working supervisor, incumbent provides supervision to Housekeeping Aid Work Leaders, 130+ Housekeeping Aids and CWT workers. In that regard, the Housekeeping Aid Supervisor is responsible for serving as the first line supervision, adjusting assignments to ensure smooth work flow, meeting daily/shift goals and objectives, checking work production, performing written quality assurance checklists, inspections and communicating tasks/ projects to employees. The Housekeeping Aid Supervisor is responsible for coordinating production work, issuing tasks, duties and assignments, taking daily attendance, time keeping, issuing keys and overseeing key stewardship/key security control. Additionally, the Housekeeping Aid Supervisor assists with EOC rounds, follows up with deficiencies found on EOC rounds, inspects dumpsters/trash bins, assists with pest control surveys, assisting with Canadian Geese control, provides information to contractors, signs manifests for waste management, and performs window cleaning. The Supervisor is expected to conduct physical and visual inspection of beds, rooms and other spaces space before and after the room/space is serviced by EMS staff. Such duties may also include; performing housekeeping aid duties, floor finish work, top scrubbing, bed cleaning, room cleaning, customer service, training and service delivery. The incumbent prepares written daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly work schedules for housekeeping staff. Incumbent follows work requirement annotated in the EMS, Canteen agreement and develops written balanced work assignments for staff. Housekeeping Aid Supervisor trains staff including new employees in routine cleaning procedures, uses approved method and techniques for cleaning and disinfecting of equipment used in isolation areas. Informs and instructs staff on new developments in clinical housekeeping techniques and procedures. Periodically may be required to use computer and common software to communicate using outlook, phones, word, excel, vista, and assist unit employees with VATMS, log in and out as may be needed for review the employee to learn, view and print pay check stubs, see their own eOPF records, etc. Other duties as needed. Work Schedule: : Saturday / Sunday 7:00am - 11:30pm , Monday 3:00pm - 11:30pm However, at times, the Housekeeping Aid Supervisor may be required to coverer additional units, unpopular tours as required by the staffing needs. May be required to work either day or evening shifts and rotating working holidays and weekends. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not available Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid Supervisor Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and Safety Follow Directions Handle Weights and Loads Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Likelihood of Success Reliability And Dependability Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work Work Practices Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/10/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12829232. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-10