Title: Housekeeping Worker -(Wage) #WWRH0023; WWRH0024

State Role Title: Hsekeep &/or Apparel Worker I

Hiring Range: $14.85/hour

Pay Band: 1

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location:Wilson Wkfc Rehab Ctn

Agency Website:https://www.wwrc.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

If you're looking for a Part-time job, check out this position at WWRC. This may be the perfect employment opportunity!

Job Duties:

Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) provides people with disabilities with comprehensive, individualized services to realize optimal personal independence and employment. We strive to be the preferred provider of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation for Virginians with Disabilities. We apply our shared values; Ethical, Engaged, and Effective, to everything we do.

The Facility Services Department of WWRC is currently seeking to hire two qualified individuals to serve as housekeepers. The incumbents in this position will work to support the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) campus facilities and provide a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing environment for clients, visitors, and staff.

Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

1. Cleaning all types of floors, carpets, and stairs by scrubbing, sweeping, stripping, waxing, sealing, wet or dry mopping, or vacuuming is necessary to maintain cleanliness.
2. Clean the walls of bathrooms, partitions, showers, bathtubs, lavatories, and commodes.
3. Unclog toilets and replace bathroom supplies such as soap, toilet paper, air vents, and paper towels.
4. Ensure the safe operation of various cleaning equipment, such as stripping buffers, floor buffers, shower machines, golf carts, and Billy Goat vacuums for smoking areas.
5. Pressure washes sidewalks and surfaces.
6. Assist with snow removal using mowers and tractors equipped with blades, snow blowers, shovels, and salt spreaders; regularly sweep and remove leaves and debris from sidewalks and steps near assigned areas.
7. This position also helps with the preparations for special events such as meetings and graduations, the recycling of plastic, aluminum, and cardboard across the entire center, and assisting the grounds department when needed.

This is a wage (part-time) position and will work on average 25-30 hours a week. Hours may vary depending on agency needs. The individual in this position is considered essential personnel for inclement weather.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

Knowledge/Experience:

Knowledge of cleaning techniques and practices.
Knowledge of the use of cleaning supplies and equipment.
Physical ability to perform reasonably strenuous housekeeping tasks is required.

Skills/Abilities:

Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions.
Equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to perform job duties.
Ability to work effectively with diverse customers.

Additional Considerations:

N/A

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code § 2.2-1201.1.
A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-connected veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.