Laundry Worker

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for Laundry Workers. The Laundry Worker will function in Environmental Management Service.

Duties include but are not limited to: Loading and unloading linen trucks Filling exchange carts according to established quotas Delivering exchange carts to wards and other using areas Picking up soiled linen and uniforms from soiled linen chute rooms and other collection points Cleaning linen chute rooms Sanitizing carts and responding to customer calls for additional linens As a primary backup to the seamstress may be called upon to cover the Uniform Room and issue uniforms to employees May be called upon to answer the service office telephone in the absence of the service secretary Work Schedule: Wednesday - Sunday 4:30 am to 12:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD93168A Physical Requirements: Light to medium physical effort is required in unloading bulk linen carts from the textile care plant and loading linen delivery carts. Light to medium physical effort is required to clean soiled linen chutes and return carts of soiled linen to the dock area. Work requires long periods of standing, frequent bending, pulling and pushing unloaded and loaded carts weighing up to 300 pounds, stretching and walking the performance of assignment.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. 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.