Environmental Service Technicians Leader

Environmental Service Technicians Leader

This position is located within Environmental Management Service of the Hampton VA Medical Center. The position is responsible for supporting and performing tasks associated with the Environmental Management Services goals and objectives. The position has no formal disciplinary authority over staff in the execution of daily tasks. Responsibilities include:

Provides team leadership and guidance to Environmental Service Technicians in accomplishing sanitation duties in administrative, patient care and public areas.

Relays instructions received from supervisors and gets work started.

Works along with other employees and guides the pace, assigning team members to specific tasks.

Demonstrates proper work methods by training inexperienced personnel in procedures.

Maintains a current knowledge and answers questions of other workers on procedures, policies, and other directives.

Ensures that work is fairly distributed and all personnel are constantly productive.

Checks work while in progress and when finished to ensure that supervisory instructions are met.

Induces and directs other employees to follow instructions received from supervisors and to meet deadlines.

Ensures that safety, housekeeping and other medical center rules are followed.

Reports to supervisors on status and progress of work, causes of work delays and personnel problems and provides input for performance appraisals and ratings.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 0700 - 1530 and 1430 - 2300. May vary based on the needs of the service.

Physical Requirements: The work performed requires walking, standing, stooping, stretching, and lifting. Physical effort is required when performing housekeeping duties, operating equipment, during training sessions, or in emergency situations. Work is performed in all areas of the medical center.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.