Summary The employee is responsible for picking up and delivering clean and soiled laundry throughout the Medical Center. This position is located in West Haven, Connecticut. Responsibilities Duties include but not limited to: Loading and unloading linen carts, unpacking new linen, marking new linen, delivering linen to the Unit from the clean linen room, delivering uniforms, folding clean linen, and performing other related activities. Gathers, assembles, consolidates, and lifts bags of soiled linen into carts. Pushes loaded carts from the dock onto laundry truck. Ensures laundry carts/cargo are properly secured to prevent damage to the equipment and/or vehicle. Transports carts to the laundry area where they are unloaded and weighed on a dock scale. Maneuvers the vehicle in and around congested dock areas of the hospital. Operates dock leveling devices. Sanitizes truck following each soiled linen delivery to the laundry. Loads clean carts of linen onto the truck at the clean laundry dock. Delivers clean carts to all distribution points. Returns all empty linen carts to the laundry area for restocking. Follows established delivery schedules. Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of the vehicle and other equipment. Reports maintenance or repair needs to the Textile Care Manager or Work Leader. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Wednesday-Sunday 10:00am - 6:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Pre-employment physical required Subject to background/security investigation 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 identification 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 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications SCREEN-OUT: Requires the ability to perform the duties of a Motor Vehicle Operator - Laundry Truck Driver without more than normal supervision. Related experience includes operating gas-powered vehicles such as vans or trucks to deliver items to and from a facility; loading and unloading items from the delivery vehicle; and following instructions/directions. (Resume must support this experience to be creditable. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is: Employee must possess a current, valid state drivers license (Please DO NOT submit a copy of driver's license. We cannot accept pictures. Licenses will be verified during interview.) PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Employee must be free of physical handicaps that would adversely affect his/her ability to operate assigned equipment in a safe and proper manner. Incumbent must constantly stand walk, turn, bend, lift, etc. in the performance of assigned duties. Employee must be able to push and pull heavy cargos on and off the vehicles. Employee is required to work outside in all @types of weather- and weather-related condition. Employee must drive, operate equipment, and move cargo in extreme weather conditions such as cold, heat, rain, snow, ice, etc. The incumbent is exposed to possible bumps, bruises and other injury from vehicles and equipment. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Drive Safely Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations) Motor Vehicles Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Reliability And Dependability Without more than normal supervision Work Practices IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Education Additional Information 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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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. 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.
