LAUNDRY WORKER
Location: New York New York
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at the momment seeking for LAUNDRY WORKER right now, this position will be placed in New York. For detail informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy ID:
891401
OUR MISSION:
To fulfill President LincolnÂ's promise - Â"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphanÂ" ! - by serving and honoring the men and women who are AmericaÂ's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
The
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) needs employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who served our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities. Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your Country's service.
If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing! your career at the VA.
The VA is committed to hiring! Veterans.
The VA is much more than just another employer. It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care. Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.
The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department. The five Core Values define Â"who we are,Â" our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Values are
I
ntegrity,
C
ommitment,
A
dvocacy,
R
espect and
E
xcellence (Â"
I CARE
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America's Veterans need you!
To find out more, go to
http://www.va.gov/jobs/
.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation.
Pre-employment physical required.
DUTIES:
The Laundry Worker p! osition is located at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, NY, under the direction of Environmental Management Service. The Laundry worker performs tasks with several steps or a sequence of tasks performed in sequence repetitively that require some skill or judgment and closer attention to accuracy in following set procedures. Also, they perform varied combinations of tasks in one or more functional areas of laundry processing such as receiving, sorting and marking soiled linen and apparel; processing flatwork and rough dry items and assembling and issuing clean laundry.
Major duties and responsibilities include:
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Stocking linen carts with appropriately designated quotas of linen for daily distribution to the ward areas;
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Transporting full carts to the shipping areas;
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Maintaining records on daily quota sheets of linen quantities sent and returned from the using areas;
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Prep! aring linen bundles for specified areas, clinics, etc;
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Providing guidance to patients assigned through the Incentive Therapy Program;
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Folding clean rough dry linens for shipment;
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Operating garment finishing machine and towel folding machine;
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Assisting in maintaining data for continuous monitors and orders received by telephone for additional linens;
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Maintaining storage of clean linen in a neat, orderly and sanitary manner;
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Accounting for all linen items stored in Linen Room for inventory requirements;
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Responsible for the proper usage of linen/laundry delivery equipment and supplies; and
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Performs all related duties as assigned by supervisor
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am until 4:30pm
***RELOCATION EXPENSES AND/OR INCENTIVES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED***
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qua! lification Standard Handbook X-118C (
www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c
). 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 pa! rt of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
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Reliability and Dependability (screen out)
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Ability to perform work practices of a laundry worker
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Ability to perform technical practices of a laundry worker
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Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc.
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Knowledge of materials
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Ability to operate with dexterity and safety
Physical effort and work conditions:
You must be able to 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. They frequently lift or move bundles weighing up to 25 pounds; however in receiving and shipping, occasional lifting of bulk bundles weighing 30 pounds is required. Must be able to adjust work pace to existing workload, which will vary from day to day. Must be able to maintain a good attendance record, possess emotiona! l and mental stability and work at a steady and efficient pace.
Work is performed in the laundry service building. Employee is subject to a high temperatures, high humidity and noise from machinery. Workers are exposed to the possibility of bruises from carts or machinery. Risk of exposure to contagious disease when performing sorting of soiled laundry-workers wear protective masks, gloves and gowns. Potential exposure to sharp objects concealed in soiled laundry.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your responses.
Veteran's Preference
:
When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (! honorable, general, etc.). Additionally, veterans with service-connecte! d disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability. If the military member is within 120 days of separation and does not yet have a DD214, the member may instead submit any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, non service-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow or widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed "
SF15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf
) and required documentation with your application materials. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Applicants will be ranked based on three quality groups, as follows:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing knowledge, skills and abilities that substantially exceed the minimum qualifications of the position and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
Well Qualified - applicants possessing knowledge, skills and abilities that exceed the minimum qualification of the position and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
Qualified - applicants possessing knowledge, skills and abilities that meet the minimum qualifications of the position.
After the vacancy anno! uncement closes, reviewed applications are evaluated against the questi! onnaire responses and placed in the appropriate quality group. Qualified veterans will be afforded preference by being placed at the top of the appropriate quality group. Qualifying veterans with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be placed at the top of the best-qualified group. The best-qualified group is the first to be referred to the hiring facility for further consideration and possible interview. The remaining groups may be referred based on the number of applicants available.
BENEFITS:
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered:
http://www.va.gov/jobs/job_benefits/benefits.asp
.
The Federal Government has special appointing authorities for persons with qualifying disabilities, such as Schedule A. Specific information can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/disability/peoplewithdisabilities.asp
. IMPORTANT: If you would ! like to receive consideration as a Schedule A applicant, you must contact the HR Office at the facility where this position is located: 113 Holland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
USA
OTHER INFORMATION:
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:
Please visit the
VA for Vets
site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
The
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
(ICTAP) and
Career Transition Assistance Plan
(CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current pos! ition, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (hav! e a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
.
VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employees 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.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this position just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This position starts available on: Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:22 GMT