This position is located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. This position is under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee. This position performs both janitorial and custodial services at the VA Medical Center located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Housekeeping Aid (HKA) - Environmental Services (EVS) Technicians who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA healthcare career as a HKA-EVS Technician means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.
As an HKA-EVS Technician, you will perform a full range of light and heavy cleaning duties and routine housekeeping duties. Veterans rely on the skills of these professionals to keep patient areas clean and safe by addressing spills quickly, discarding trash, installing light bulbs in halls and rooms, and vacuuming and polishing floors. Duties include: Cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.
Sweep, mop, scrub (machine) floors, vacuum carpets and upholstered furniture. Empty waste baskets, clean light globes and Venetian blinds. Wash walls, windows and ceilings by climbing small ladders, refill toilet tissue and towel dispensers and move furniture. Carry out assignments with minimal supervision. Work Schedule: Various tours of duty and shifts to include weekends and holidays mornings, evenings, and overnight shifts, depending on the needs of the service.
(Schedules - 1st shift / 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday - Friday and Friday - Tuesday / 2nd Shift 3:30pm - 12:00am, Monday - Friday and Friday - Tuesday / 3rd Shift 12:00am - 8:30am, Days off vary based on needs of service.
Miscellaneous schedules - 1:00pm - 9:30pm and 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday) Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician (Housekeeping Aid)/PD99909S Physical Requirements: The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. The work requires the occasional use of heavy-powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds.
The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.
Sandra.Carpenter2@va.gov · 818-534-6083
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $18.3 – $21.35/hr.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
There are 7 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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