Summary
These positions are located within the Environmental Management Services Division of the West Haven, CT.
Duty Station: Newington, CT.
THIS OPEN & CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT (OCA) ESTABLISHES A STANDING REGISTER OF ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, which closes on September 22, 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be on or about June 26, 2025 with subsequent reviews every other week as additional vacancies occur, or on an as-needed basis, until positions are filled.
Duties
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 a 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 but are not limited to:
- Clean 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.
- Address spills quickly, install light bulbs in halls and rooms.
- This includes, but is not limited to, making beds, changing linens, linen distribution, dusting furniture and blinds, cleaning the kitchen, loading, and unloading the dishwashers, vacuuming, collection and removal of waste, cleaning of walls, corners, and baseboards.
- The incumbent cleans guest rooms as needed/upon checkout. This includes changing bed linens, emptying trash, vacuuming, and edging carpets, mopping bathroom floor, dusting all furniture (picture frames, bed frames, lamps, TVs, dressers), cleaning glass and mirrors, cleaning bathroom (cleans/disinfects floors, toilets, counters, showers), replenishing guest room supplies including folding and distributing all linens and towels to guest rooms and/or linen room.
- Daily cleaning of common areas including kitchen and kitchen surfaces, kitchen appliances, ovens, and refrigerators; living room, dining room, family room, laundry room, hallways, main office and its bathroom, visitor bathroom and stairs.
- The incumbent will inventory, and re-order all needed cleaning supplies and equipment through VA EVS.
Work Schedule: Full-time, schedule will be based on facility needs.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available.
Position Description Title/PD#: Housekeeping Aid/99909S
Relocation Incentive: Not authorized
Notifications:
This position is in the Competitive Service.
This position is a bargaining unit position.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- Other (1)
- Performance Appraisal
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Documents Required:
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).
You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Effective May 7, 2025, all new hires must present a valid, unexpired REAL ID-compliant driver's license or a U.S. passport during the onboarding process.
- Please note that standard (non-REAL ID) driver's licenses or state-issued ID cards will NOT be accepted. In most states, REAL ID-compliant credentials are marked with a star symbol in the corner.
- We encourage applicants to consult their local RMV/DMV for information on how to obtain a REAL ID.
- Important: The absence of a REAL ID or passport does NOT disqualify you from applying or being selected for this position, however it could delay your future start date.
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 consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/22/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12744299.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create 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 occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.