Housekeeping Aid Supervisor

Housekeeping Aid Supervisor Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion VA New Jersey Health Care System Summary This position is loced the Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System (VANJHCS), East Orange/Lyons Campus, Environmental Management Service (EMS). The incumbent will rote every year between East Orange and Lyons Campus. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced the Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System (VANJHCS), East Orange/Lyons Campus, Environmental Management Service (EMS). The incumbent will rote every year between East Orange and Lyons Campus. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/30/2026 to 05/08/2026 Salary $32.42 - $37.80 per hour Pay scale & grade WS 2 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lyons, NJ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 3566 Custodial Working Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

CBDT-12946527-26-MB

Control number 867123700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS

DIRECT

HIRE AUTHORITY

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupion. Duties Help Duties include but may not be limited to the following: Incumbent is responsible for the supervision of housekeepers. The incumbent performs the following duties:

Supervision :

Appraises and evalues work performance Inspects areas to assure cleanliness and antiseptic protocols are met and in accordance to the area cleaned Schedules staff for day and evening shifts, including weekends to assure coverage Inities disciplinary actions when necessary Conduct disciplinary investigions Approves leave Recommends staff members for awards Writes or alters positions descriptions Assigns and re-distributes work based on workload needs Provides guidance to subordine staff reling to protocol and problems experienced

Administrion:

Contributes to policies and assists in resolving endemic problems experienced in the Service Participes on committees Oversees and inities the ordering of equipment Inspects equipment and oversees it is maintained according to policy Prepares and submits various reports reled to work assignments and inspection outcomes Performs other reled duties as assigned. Planning Incumbent plans daily, weekly, and monthly work schedules and assignments for employees supervised. Establishes deadlines and priorities on the basis of general work schedules, methods, and procedures of the team. Determines how many assignments can be done concurrently or which must be delayed, the number of employees necessary to accomplish the work, and the availability of machinery, merials, and associed equipment needed. Schedules work and reassigns personnel to meet emergency situions (e.g., excessive absenteeism, unexpected resignions, or unusual situions which occur in the Medical Center, Page 2 of 4 such as flooding due to plumbing fixtures, and problems occurring daily due to the Medical Center physical condition). Determines proper methods, merials, personnel requirements, and time estimes necessary to ensure th cleaning and sanition standards are met in assigned area. Decides on the best method of coping with emergencies in so far as merials, equipment, and personnel are concerned. Work Direction Incumbent has full supervisory responsibility for work operions and is accountable for the quality and quantity of work performed. Assigns employees to tasks as required, and instructs them in any changes in routine work assignments or methods. Conducts inspections of work while in progress and after completion to assure th all regulions are adhered to and all objectives have been met. Provides on-the-job training of all employees assigned to section in cleaning methods; use of various cleaning compounds, germicides, disinfectants, etc., and the proper mixing of these solutions; the use and care of scrubbers, buffers, vacuum cleaners, etc., isolion techniques and control of bacterial cross-infection. Participes in formal training classes by providing classroom instruction on environmental sanition issues. Based on a continuing observance of employees, makes suggestions to General Foreman regarding the need for a review or revision of techniques involved in cleaning and maintenance schedules. Administrion Incumbent receives general instructions from the Foreman regarding work assignments, and effectively transmits these instructions to his/her subordines, in a clear manner, to preclude any confusion in job performance. Approves leave requests and recommends conversion of probionary employees. Sets performance for subordines and provides formal appraisals of work performance. Inities recommendions for promotion or reassignment of subordines. Counsels employees, adjusts informal complaints and grievances through discussion with employees and union representives. Inities disciplinary actions as needed. Provides updes during daily conferences on progress made on work assignments and projects. Submits written sanition inspection reports periodically. Incumbent possesses software knowledge and skills in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Work Schedule:

Roting Shifts, Weekends and Holiday Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid Supervisor/PD01731

A Physical Requirements :

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Services Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. 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 organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de 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 demonstres 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 red in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualificion Standards .

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT

Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the

Job Elements:

Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specificions (other than blueprint reading) Lead or Supervise Plan and organize work Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles 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 credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. 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 candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found https://www.opm.gov/ . Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (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-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Applicants referred in the order in which they were received. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents

Required Documents Help Documents Required:

Resume Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/08/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12946527 . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree 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 occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus 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 considerion for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to upde the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include informion relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualificions if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial applicion submission is upded and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume reviewed for considerion. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting 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 Lo, 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 cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creing a

Two-Page Resume:

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstring skills and competencies Remove outded or unreled experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found : https://help.usajobs.

gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit https:

//www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion Monique Barton Phone 6313669290 Monique.

Barton@va.gov Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 7018 US Next steps After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request

Required Documents Help Documents Required:

Resume Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/08/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12946527 . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree 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 occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus 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 considerion for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to upde the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include informion relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualificions if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial applicion submission is upded and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume reviewed for considerion. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting 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 Lo, 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 cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creing a

Two-Page Resume:

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstring skills and competencies Remove outded or unreled experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found : https://help.usajobs.

gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit https:

//www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Monique Barton Phone 6313669290 Monique.

Barton@va.gov Address VA New Jersey Health Care System 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 7018 US Next steps After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/30/2026 to 05/08/2026 Salary $32.42 - $37.80 per hour Pay scale & grade WS 2 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lyons, NJ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBDT-12946527-26-MB

Control number 867123700