Working Title: Housekeeper

Job Class: General Maintenance Worker

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 10/27/2022
• Closing Date: 12/14/2022
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota Veterans Homes-Silver Bay
• Division/Unit: Building Maintenance
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift, 7:00am- 3:30pm or 11:00am- 7:30pm
• Days of Work: Monday - Sunday
• Travel Required : No
• Salary Range: $16.01 - $22.65/hourly; $33,429 - $47,293/annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Connect 700 Program Eligible: Yes

It pays to consider a rewarding career with the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay! You may be eligible for a new hire bonus of $2,500!

Earn a competitive wage, have affordable and comprehensive insurance benefits, a retirement plan, paid time off, and more!

This announcement will be used to fill one full time general maintenance worker, with rotating shifts at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay, Minnesota.

Duties include assisting residents with dining, household activities, and providing back up driver for resident appointments. Completes assigned grounds keeping tasks while meeting all quality and performance standards. Performs authorized tasks related to housekeeping, laundry, and grounds keeping so that a clean and safe environment is maintained for residents and employees. This includes but is not limited to:

• Maintain building floors and hallways to provide clean, comfortable, healthy and safe environment using machine or manual processes by sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, waxing and stripping wax, and vacuuming and scrubbing carpets.

• Clean windows, ceilings and walls to maintain clean, comfortable and safe environment by determining appropriate cleaning agents, mixing chemicals, and applying them.

• Clean and maintains rooms and furniture to provide clean, safe and usable resident rooms, common areas, offices, and meeting spaces by dusting, moving, rearranging, setting up or taking down tables and chairs, and making minor repairs to furniture.

• Clean restrooms to provide clean, comfortable and sanitary environment by scrubbing floors, sinks, stools; maintaining supplies of soap and paper products and emptying wastebaskets and trash containers.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Different types of flooring/floor covering sufficient to determine proper methods of maintenance and appropriate cleaning methods,materials, agents and equipment

• Chemical cleaning agents such as ammonia, bleaches, scouring agents, and soaps sufficient to appropriately select the agent(s), handle and apply, and dispose of safely

• Methods, tools, and equipment used in maintenance sufficient to operate and use them effectively and make minor repairs

Ability to:

• Use hand tools and handle fairly light materials manually

• Perform work functions using ladders and scaffolding

• Perform laundry functions

• Function in adverse weather conditions

• Perform assigned tasks with limited work direction

• Make minor mechanical repairs to maintenance equipment

• Operate simple maintenance equipment

• Follow instructions, read and understand operational manuals, and keep records

Additional Requirements

This position requires successful completion of the following:

• A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) background check will be conducted on all finalists for this position. Finalists must pass the DHS background check

• A Tuberculosis (Mantoux) screening (or chest x-ray) is required prior to employment

• Employee reference checks will be conducted on all finalists. This may include a review of documentation related to job performance. It also includes contact with the applicant's former employer(s)

• The individual(s) selected for this position are required to attest to and provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by their first day of employment, per federal requirements. The individual(s) selected for the position may request an accommodation if they are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccination due to: (a) a recognized medical condition for which a COVID-19 vaccine is contraindicated; or (b) an objection based upon a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. For additional information about this COVID-19 vaccination requirement, contact Rebecca McMillen in MDVA Human Resources at rebecca.mcmillen@state.mn.us . Please do not email or provide any proof of vaccination with your application/resume. This information will be collected from you if you are hired for this position.

Why Work For Us

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! The State of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical and dental insurance, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax-deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year.

Our differences make us stronger and leveraging them helps us create a workforce where everyone can thrive. The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at our workplace. We do this by developing strong leaders and advocates, increasing cultural competence and understanding among all employees, and removing institutional barriers and attitudes that prevent employees from advancing as far as their talents will take them. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, familial status, receipt of public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or age.

Located on the scenic North Shore overlooking Lake Superior, the Minnesota Veterans Home – Silver Bay provides skilled nursing care for 83 residents in a small town environment. All staff are committed to providing high quality care and services to the residents by following a person-centered social model of care for all residents. Residents’ needs are met by our caring professional interdisciplinary staff, providing 24-hour health care. The team works together to provide residents with programs individually designed to meet their physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs. Our location is 60 miles north of Duluth, MN.

How to Apply

Select “Apply for Job” at the top of this page. If you have questions about applying for jobs, contact the job information line at 651-259-3637.

For additional information about the application process, go to http://www.mn.gov/careers.

If you were referred to apply by a current Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs’ employee or State of Minnesota employee, please provide the employee’s name in the Referral Source section of your application. The employee who referred you may be eligible for a $1,000 bonus!

Contact

If you have questions about the position, contact Rebecca McMillen at rebecca.mcmillen@state.mn.us or 218-220-8760.

If you are a Connect 700 Program job applicant, you must email the Job ID #, the Working Title, and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the Closing Date to Rebecca McMillen no later than the job posting closing date at rebecca.mcmillen@state.mn.us

Per M.S. 43A.111, MDVA will give priority consideration to certain qualified disabled Veterans. To be considered, you must be included on a US armed forces permanent disability list with a disability rating of at least 30% or been rated by the US Department of Veterans Affairs as having a compensable service-connected disability of at least 30%. Official written documentation of this disability dated no more than one-year preceding the date of application must be submitted. Please email the documentation, your DD214, and the job posting ID number to Rebecca McMillen at Rebecca.mcmillen@state.mn.us no later than the job posting closing date.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, and veteran-friendly employer. We are committed to providing culturally responsive services to all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota recognizes that a diverse workforce is essential and strongly encourages qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

We will make reasonable accommodations to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us. Please indicate what assistance you need.