Environmental Services Technician Supervisor (Evenings)

Environmental Services Technician Supervisor

This position is located within the Environmental Management Services (EMS) of the Department of Veteran Affairs VA Medical Central for the Central Texas VA Health Care System. The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in supporting and performing tasks associated with the EMS goals and objectives.

Responsibilities include assigning staff for routine and non-routine duties on a daily and project-by-project basis. Non-routine duties require reorganization of work schedules efficiently to ensure work is accomplished in a timely manner. The position coordinates work with supervisors of other services within the positions area of jurisdiction to avoid interrupting patient care or other activities.

The position is responsible for the cleaning of all patient areas, corridor spaces throughout the Medical Center, Operating Rooms, and all other areas as assigned. It ensures the efficient and economical accomplishment of work assignments of subordinates within established policies and schedules set by higher levels of supervision. The position plans daily and weekly assignments and equipment to meet established priorities. It trains staff and ensures they are using the patient-centered care principles in terms of customer service to patients, patients family members, and personnel.

The position provides on-the-job training for subordinates as individual needs dictate. It provides proper on-the-job training to ensure the housekeeping duties are effectively accomplished due to the constant change in the type of patients. The position provides special direction to new employees to prepare them for individual assignments, procedures, and safety policies. It keeps the supervisor informed about the condition of staff, unusual occurrences, or matters that should be brought to the attention of the supervisor. It keeps subordinates informed of proper methods, procedures, and uses of equipment and supplies; controls the use of supplies and equipment to affect cost control within the unit. The position may be assigned to conduct in-use testing of equipment and provide feedback regarding their observations. It ensures all safety regulations and procedures are observed and may on occasion be required to conduct training classes on specific safety issues.

The position may supervise the daily distribution of uniforms and textiles to designated areas and persons and ensures record keeping is timely and accurate. It approves leave requests for subordinates, counsels employees, and recommends disciplinary action to a higher-level supervisor whenever non-compliance with policy warrants. The position makes formal appraisal of subordinates work performance and conduct. It routinely inspects assigned areas to ensure the timely accomplishment of employee assignments, sanitation levels are maintained, equipment is properly cared for, and that associated housekeeping objectives are accomplished in an expedient and timely manner. The position performs within established guidelines, operating procedures, and department and Medical Center policy. It works independently following up on all work assignments to ensure that established procedures, work assignments, and safety standards are being properly applied and adjusting as necessary. The position ensures time and attendance records are accurate and complete prior to submission to the timekeeper. It keeps the immediate supervisor apprised of actual or potential problems and recommends remedial corrective actions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 3:30 PM - 12:00 AM, Sunday - Saturday, includes holidays

Requirements Conditions of Employment:

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.

Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/11/2025.

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; religious; 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.

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. Heavy lifting (45 lbs. and over); Heavy carrying (45 lbs. and over); Straight pulling (up to 8 hours); Pulling hand over hand (up to 8 hours); Pushing (up to 8 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 8 hours); Standing (up to 8 hours); Crawling (up to 8 hours); Kneeling (up to 8 hours); Repeated bending (up to 8 hours); Climbing (up to 8 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted).

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website.

Education: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional Information: Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.