Job Posting Title

Housekeeping/ Custodial Supervisor

Agency

650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

ODVA - Central Office

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

Housekeeping/ Custodial Supervisor

This position is for a Housekeeping/ Custodial Supervisor for the Claremore Veterans Home

Claremore Veterans Home
3001 W. Blue Starr Drive
Claremore, OK 74017

Annual Salary: $46,550.40

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving the care and cleaning of a state institution, public building, or state lodge or in the supervision or management of employees performing these duties.

Typical Functions

The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:

• Sweeps, dusts, mops, scrubs, washes, vacuums, waxes, and polishes building floors, walls, woodwork, windows, furniture, equipment, and hardware.

• Cleans and sanitizes laboratories, washrooms, and bedrooms, keeps washrooms supplied with paper, towels, and soap.

• Collects and disposes of trash and garbage; moves equipment and furniture such as beds, tables, and chairs.

• Performs sanitary inspections in designated areas for purposes of infection control.

• Replaces and removes medically contaminated sharps and/or medically soiled and contaminated dressings and supplies.

• Orders and distributes custodial supplies; maintains inventory.

• Observes and reports safety violations; actively participates in emergency situations.

• Assists in training and continued education of lower level workers.

• Plans, assigns, and supervises all functions of a housekeeping department.

• Inspects quarters for maintenance of proper housekeeping standards.

• Supervises and maintains records of the distribution of furnishings.

• Maintains necessary records; prepares required reports.

• Establishes housekeeping standards; assists with policy planning; prepares departmental budget request.

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

At this level employees are assigned responsibilities involving the planning and direction of a large housekeeping and/or custodial staff for a state institution, facility or lodge. This includes the direction of activities of supervisors and workers engaged in daily housekeeping and custodial work.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of four years of experience in building, or institutional housekeeping/custodial work, including two years in a supervisory capacity.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the principles and practices of large scale housekeeping, including those of organization and of unit function; of the methods, materials, supplies and equipment used in institutional or hospitality housekeeping and custodial work; of supervisory principles and practices; of elementary stock control and inventory methods; of cleaning compounds and insect and vermin control solutions and their chemical effect on surfaces, materials and textiles; of business management; and of contract negotiations.

Ability is required to plan, inspect and supervise the work of employees; to estimate needed supplies and materials; to establish and maintain necessary records and inventory control; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing; to analyze situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action; and to develop policies and procedures based on surveys and analyses.

Special Requirements

Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 40 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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