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Housekeeping Aid

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a Housekeeping Aid job with the Veterans Health Administration, with 8 openings at VA sites in Martinez, CA and Mather AFB, CA. The work is cleaning patient and non-patient care areas, and the job is filled through Direct-Hire Authority, which means a faster hiring process. The schedule is to be determined and may include weekends and holidays.

8 vacancies

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The agency clarified that it is open to all U.S. citizens.

What you would do

  • Clean floors, walls, doors, stairwells, and carpets using many kinds of equipment.
  • Clean and disinfect restrooms, showers, and fixtures.
  • Empty trash and move waste, including regulated medical waste, to collection areas.
  • Make beds and clean patient rooms, including bedside items and medical equipment.
  • Restock paper towels, soap, hand sanitizer, and clean linens in assigned areas.

Do you qualify for WG-2?

With experience: No specific amount of training or experience is required. You must show training or experience of enough scope and quality to do the work, with detailed descriptions on your resume. Applicants must also be able to do the work without more than normal supervision, and they are rated under OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

With education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume, two pages or less, with detailed duties and hours per week for each job
  • Proof of CTAP or ICTAP eligibility, if you are a displaced federal employee
  • SF-50 or other personnel records, if you are a current or former federal employee

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, starting with an online questionnaire that screens out applicants who cannot work without more than normal supervision. Applicants are referred in the order their applications were received, and missing documents or a resume longer than two pages can make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Describe your cleaning or custodial work in detail, with dates and hours per week, since the agency will not assume experience you do not list.
  • Keep your resume to two pages or less, and use a sans-serif font like Arial or Calibri.
  • Upload every document the questionnaire asks for, because applications missing documents are marked ineligible.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Hours are to be determined upon hiring and vary. The job may include weekends and holidays, and you may be assigned to any tour of duty or various areas.

Conditions of employment:

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment; refusing means no job
  • Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Online onboarding; REAL ID-compliant ID needed, since non-REAL ID licenses are no longer accepted after May 7, 2025
  • 1-year probationary period
  • Annual seasonal flu vaccine or approved exemption required for health care workers
  • Continuous walking, standing, kneeling, and pushing; occasional use of powered equipment over 50 pounds

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$19.00 – $22.00 per hour
Pay scale and grade
WG-2 · Wage Grade (trades and crafts)
Locations
  • Mather AFB, California
  • Martinez, California
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
8
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Custodial Working (3566)
Announcement
CBSW-13106147-27-SEF

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