Summary This position is located at the VA Health Care System in Lexington, KY. The incumbent serves as, Housekeeping Work Leader, in the Sanitation Section of the Environmental Management Service. The Medical Center is a tertiary care facility that provides acute medical, surgical, neurological, and mental health inpatient services with a 99-bed complement at the Cooper Drive Division. Responsibilities The Laundry Worker must analyze work schedules, determine manpower requirements, materials, methods, procedures and equipment required to, accomplish any objective. The incumbent adjusts the workload and the work flow, taking into consideration delivery schedules, equipment, and work force. Major duties include but not limited to: Relay project assignments to other employees: provide equipment and supplies to accomplish tasks. Initiate tasks or projects at a pace which will ensure completion in a planned time frame. Ensures all linen items are distributed to proper locations and quantity of linen distributed is in compliance with established daily quotas/par levels. Ensures that employees maintain proper safety guidelines and follow proper accident reporting procedures. Utilizes a one-and-a-half ton truck, gross vehicle weight rating (GVW) 10, 100/4582, gross axle weight front (GAWF) 3570/1620, gross axle weight rear (GAWR) 7060/3203 for the transporting of linens from the Sousley campus to the Bowling campus area four to 6 times daily (or as needed). Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual maintenance and documentation. Responsible for providing preventative maintenance on all equipment, machinery and transport vehicles, keeping alert to equipment malfunctions, placing work orders, maintaining supplies. Communication/coordination with housekeeping staff, contracted transporter, and the immediate supervisor. Assists supervisors in providing on-the-job training for new personnel. Monitors and assigns workloads, sets priorities, addresses emergency situations and provides exceptional service to internal and external customers. Receives tickets for one lot arranged in numerical order. Places tickets in bins or hangers in sequence. Sorts various groups of garments and linens into bins by matching identification symbols. Assists the service as a Housekeeping Aide when needed. Utilizes independent judgment in making work assignments and is responsible for reporting attendance and performance discrepancies. Conducts inventories, while also making requests to purchase all linens to include sheets, towels, pillowcases, etc.; this process will include keeping an open line of communication with our Item Manager. Examines all damaged linens and uniform items to determine the nature and extent of the repairs, while making such repairs when economically feasible. This will include checking for broken buttons and zippers, while making replacements when indicated. Collects all the soiled linen from the medical center users and communicates shipment of the soiled linen to the laundry plant. Trains other employees on how to conduct their work in sterile environments; these environments will cover all ICU's, O.R. exam rooms (handling) and any other rooms that demand that @type of environment. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker Leader/PD304430 Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be 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 state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period 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 probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/22/2026. 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. 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 Requirements/Working Conditions: Workers must stand or walk continuously on concrete floors. While they do not usually have to keep pace with machines, they need a certain amount of quickness in hand and arm movements to meet production standards. Most of the jobs require workers to frequently lift bundles weighing tip to 11 kilograms (25 pounds); however, in receiving and shipping, occasional lifting of bulk bundles weighing over 14 kilograms (70 pounds) is required. When working in the receiving area they may be exposed to drafts from open doors. Laundries are extremely noisy and usually hot and humid. Workers are exposed to the possibility of bruises from carts or machinery. If required to sort laundry from patients with contagious diseases, workers wear protective masks, gloves, and gowns. Education Additional Information 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. 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.
