Summary These positions are located within the Textile Care Unit, Environmental Management Service at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA. Incumbent will receive clean linen from the VISN Textile Care facility and assist with the loading and off-loading of clean and soiled linens to and from the linen delivery trailer. Responsibilities VA Employment Benefits: https://vacareers.va.gov/employment-benefits/ Duties Receive, sort and mark soiled linen and apparel. Conduct a semiannual linen inventory. Deliver carts containing clean linen to various wards and clinics and return the previous day's linen carts to the Central Linen Room for loading. Collect soiled linen bags from various locations throughout the medical facility. Prepare inventory reports and oversee the receiving and logging of all incoming linen. Arrange pallets based on height, weight and special handling requirements. Responsible for the cleanliness of the work area. Perform other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Includes various days and hours and may include rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD12524A Requirements Conditions of Employment As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate 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 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 trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Designated and/or random drug testing may be required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Pre-employment physical required Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date 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 demonstrates 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 will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Operation of Equipment/Machinery Without more than normal supervision Work Practices 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; religions; 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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Workers must be able to stand or walk continuously on concrete floors and will need a certain amount of quickness in hand and arm movements to keep up with the established production standards. Laundries can be extremely noisy and usually hot and humid, and workers are exposed to the possibility of bruises from carts or machinery. If required to sort laundry, workers wear protective masks, gloves and gowns. Work requires considerable lifting, carrying and relocating of linens weighing as much as 20-70 lbs. Items such as chairs, desks, file cabinets, boxes and some laundry detergents may require dollies to move. Heavier items than 8 kilograms (40 lbs) are moved with appropriate weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Assistance with moving heavy equipment and linen throughout the Medical Center will require assistance in movement of such linen and equipment due to weight, size and other conditions as required by the assignment. Assignments will be performed under all weather conditions. An applicant is continually on the alert to avoid injuries form hand or powered tools. Applicants may be exposed to eye and skin injury from flying debris and will be required to wear protective gear to reduce the risk of injury. In addition, the applicant will be required to wear ear plugs, safety glasses, protective gloves, masks and back braces when needed. Assignments will require work being completed in high noise levels and can involve some contact with adhesives that may be related to moves. Work will require protective clothing such as hardhats, steel-toed shoes, rubber gloves, masks and rubber aprons. Education 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. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation 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 locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, 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 at 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 patients 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 candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/. Receiving Service Credit for 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. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date 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 alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
