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Environmental Services Technician Supervisor

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$26.55/hr - $30.99/hr

The Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital is part of the Department of Veterans Affairs and is seeking an Environmental Services Technician Supervisor. The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers, ensuring the efficient cleaning and maintenance of patient areas and other assigned spaces within the medical center.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Delegate responsibility for assigning staff for routine and non-routine duties on a daily and a project-by-project basis. Non-routine duties require that the position reorganize work schedules efficiently to ensure work is accomplished in a timely manner

Required to coordinate work with supervisors of other services within the positions area of jurisdiction so as not to interrupt patient care or other activities

Responsible for the cleaning of all patient areas, corridor spaces throughout Medical Center, Operating Rooms, and all other areas as assigned

Responsible for assuring the efficient and economical accomplishment of work assignments of subordinates within established policies and schedules set by higher levels of supervision

Plans daily and weekly assignments, scheduling periodic work for areas of responsibility, taking into consideration the availability of personnel and equipment to meet established priorities

Trains staff and ensures that they are using the patient centered care principles in terms of customer service to patients, patients' family members and personnel

Provides on-the job training for subordinates as individual needs dictate. Due to the constant change in the type of patients, provides proper on-the-job training to ensure the housekeeping duties are effectively accomplished

Provides special direction to new employees to prepare them for individual assignments, procedures and safety policies

Schedules regular meetings with staff to make them aware of new procedures or directives

Keeps the supervisor informed as to the condition of staff, unusual occurrences or matters that should be brought to the attention of their supervisor

Keeps subordinates abreast of proper methods, procedures and uses of equipment and supplies; control the use of supplies and equipment to affect cost control within the unit

Assigned to conduct in-use testing of equipment and/or supplies, providing feedback in regard to their observations

Ensures all safety regulations and procedures are observed and may on occasion be required to conduct training classes on specific safety issues

Supervise the daily distribution of uniforms and textiles to the designated areas and persons and ensures record keeping is timely and accurate

Approves leave requests for subordinates, counsels' employees, and recommends disciplinary action to a higher-level supervisor whenever non-compliance with policy warrants

Makes formal appraisal of subordinates works performance and conduct

Responsible for the coordination of activities with other services, including rearranging work schedules during remodeling, painting and relocation of offices, clinics or patient wards and other duties which help coordinate moves

Routinely inspects assigned areas to assure the timely accomplishment of employee assignments, sanitation levels are maintained, equipment properly cared for and that associated housekeeping objectives are accomplished in an expedient and timely manner

Responsible for the quality inspection of assigned areas, recording discrepancies in cleanliness, needed maintenance repairs, broken or inadequately stored furnishings and equipment. Provides documented inspection reports and acts on unaccomplished work

Responsible for the removal of furniture in need of repair and/or replacement along with the initiation of an electronic work request

Responsible for the review of procedures, methods and sequence of tasks performed by employees under their supervision

Performs within established guidelines, operating procedures and department and Medical Center policy

Receives general supervision and instructions from the supervisor

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

Ensures time and attendance records are accurate and complete prior to submission to timekeeper

Keeps immediate supervisor apprised of actual or potential problems and recommends remedial corrective actions

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Supervisory skillsTraining staffSafety regulationsHousekeeping practicesCustomer service

Required

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 investigation

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

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section 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

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the online questionnaire

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations

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