Environmental Services Technician - Hiring Fair

Full Job Description

These positions are located within the Environmental Management Services Division of a VA Medical Center. These positions are under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor or designee.

These positions perform both janitorial and custodial services at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.

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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 Follow Directions Handle Weights and Loads Reliability And Dependability Special Aptitude - Housekeeping Work 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.

Major Duties:

This vacancy is a solicitation for a Hiring Fair Event, which will be on an invite only basis once the position qualifications have been met.

If you receive an invitation, you will be required to attend in person on: Date: March 13, 2026 Time: 8:00AM - 4:30PM Location of Hiring Event: Kansas City VA Hospital - 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 You will be notified of your qualifications and if determined to be minimally qualified, you will receive an invitation for interview and MUST RSVP no later than 03/09/2026.

Applicants should plan for a long day if selected, as there are several pre-employment stations to clear.

Requirements for Pre-Employment Screening: Fingerprints (Two forms of ID required) Security background Immunizations (Immunization records preferred) The 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 an EVS Technician means working alongside other Veterans, who make up 85 percent of the housekeeping staff.

As an 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 cleaning wards, patient rooms, storerooms, offices, corridors, restrooms, shower rooms, and other areas.

HKA-EVS Technicians 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.

HKA-EVS Technicians carry out assignments with minimal supervision. Total Rewards: Total-Rewards-of-a-EVS-Tech-Career-Flyer.pdf (va.gov) Work Schedule: Facility is open 24 Hours.

Shifts will be determined by the needs of the Service upon selection.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service Recruitment & Relocation Incentive: Not authorized.

Position Description Title/PD#: Environmental Services Technician - Hiring Fair/PD99909-S Physical Effort: The position demands continuous walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, pulling, and pushing.

The work requires the occasional use of heavy powered cleaning equipment (e.g., wall washers, industrial type buffers) weighing over 50 pounds.

The duties necessitate considerable dexterity, hand, foot, and eye coordination, and concentration as well as visual acuity to see dirt, dust and debris.

Working Conditions: Work is normally performed indoors with adequate heat, light, and ventilation.

Some work may be performed outdoors where there may be exposed to varying degrees of heat and cold as well as inclement weather.

PPE may be required in some circumstance as exposure to possible contagious diseases, blood and bloody secretion are inherent to this position. Care is required to avoid serious injuries (i.e.

broken bones) when working on ladders, or when using 30-100-pound power equipment or handling hazardous materials.