EVS Floor Tech

Title: EVS Floor Tech

State Role Title:79211

Hiring Range: Salary Starts at $37536.00; Salary to Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 1

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:Central State Hospital

Agency Website: Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Central State Hospital (CSH) is a 277 bed Joint Commission accredited psychiatric inpatient facility located in Petersburg Virginia. CSH has proudly been serving citizens of the Commonwealth since 1870 when we opened our doors as the first psychiatric hospital in the country dedicated to the treatment of African Americans. A new and modern CSH is currently under construction on the same property with a scheduled completion date of 2027.

CSH maintains the only maximum-security treatment facility in the state (111 beds). We also have 166 beds available for individuals in the community who need inpatient care as well as individuals in the criminal justice system. We believe that treatment should be holistic and focused on the persons individual needs recognizing that recovery is not linear or the same for every person. Treatment modalities may include medication evidence-based group and individual therapy peer support psychosocial rehabilitation vocational training preparation for court and treatment for substance use.

Central State Hospital is recruiting for an EVS Floor Technician to join our Environmental Services team and ensure a clean safe and welcoming environment for patients staff and visitors. The EVS Floor Technician is responsible for maintaining all floor types by dust mopping wet mopping vacuuming auto scrubbing stripping waxing and performing deep scrubs as required including stairwells elevators tiled restrooms shower areas and building entrances. Duties include moving furniture and equipment to clean underneath and behind using carpet cleaning equipment detailing floor corners edges expansion joints and elevator tracks as well as exterior cleaning with pressure washers or leaf blowers to maintain first impressions. Additional responsibilities include weekly high and low dusting wall washing in stairwells and hallways recovery cleaning projects to restore areas to baseline cleanliness standards and assisting with general housekeeping tasks as needed to support staffing and building needs. This position plays a vital role in upholding the hospitals standards of safety sanitation and overall appearance.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required to Successfully Perform the Job:

- Knowledge of cleaning methods and use of supplies tools and chemicals.
- Knowledge of safety practices related to housekeeping work.
- Ability to follow written and oral instruction in order to perform required tasks.
- Ability to comprehend read and write to complete employee checklists for an assigned area.
- Ability to complete required computer-based video trainings.
- Ability to complete TO (therapeutic options) training.
- Ability to safely lift bend twist stoop stretch push pull climb and stand for extended periods to functionally move and perform repetitive manual labor tasks which can occur in confined spaces such as closets elevators and stairwells.
- Knowledge of floor care and maintenance and the ability to use floor care tools machines and chemicals.
- Knowledge and ability to strip wax and/ or scrub and polish floors.
- The ability to work independently and part of a team.
- Skilled in customer service.
- Knowledge of workplace professionalism.

Minimum Qualifications

- Cleaning Experience

Additional Considerations

- Experience in Hospital Housekeeping.
- Experience in Floor Tech Work: Scrub Buff Strip & Wax Carpets & Tile Floors

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.

Application Requirements: Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginias Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you detail all relevant work experience clearly and specifically; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications.
Applications/résumés will begin to be reviewed within five (5) days of the posting date.

Background Investigation: All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening. This investigation may include fingerprint checks (State Police FBI) local agency checks Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services checks employment verification and verification of education relevant to the position.

Under Virginia Code 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1 the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) cannot employ or utilize as volunteers individuals convicted of specific (barrier) crimes or those with pending barrier charges.

Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance or accommodation please notify Human Resources at during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Equal Opportunity: The Commonwealth of Virginia is committed to conducting all aspects of human resource management without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture hair type and protective hairstyles such as braids locks and twists) sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression age veteran status political affiliation disability genetic information and pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions.* There shall be no retaliation against anyone making allegations of violations of this policy.

Veteran Preference: DBHDS is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certified employer and provides hiring preference to qualified veterans and service members. We highly encourage veterans active members of the Virginia National Guard and U.S. Military Reserve members to apply and respond accordingly on the state application.

Benefits: DBHDS offers a comprehensive benefits package including your choice of health plans paid life insurance retirement plans 13 paid holidays annual leave family personal leave sick leave employee discount programs and more!

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 1-

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths 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 .

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.