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Custodian 1, 2, or 3

Salary

$1,733.00 - $3,120.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

VILLA/MP/20250514

Department

LDH-Office of Aging & Adult Services

Opening Date

05/15/2025

Closing Date

5/22/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This vacancy is located in theHousekeeping DepartmentofLDH/OAAS/VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX in Jackson, Louisiana. This position may be filled by a probation or promotion of a permanent state employee.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Custodian 1, Custodian 2, or Custodian 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicants(s). Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

The salary for this position is $800.00 biweekly/$10.00 an hour for the Custodian 1, $856.00 biweekly/$10.70 an hour for the Custodian 2 or $980.00 biweekly/$12.25 an hour for the Custodian 3.

The salary can be higher depending on experience.

This position offers additional pay: Longevity Pay

Benefits of working as a Custodian at VFMC include flexible work hours, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Please make sure to list ALL work experience on your application. Failure to list all experience on your application may result in a lower classification and/or disqualification.

A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

This position is located inEast Feliciana Parish, Jackson, Louisiana.

There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and background check.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

OAAS/Villa Feliciana Medical Complex – Human Resources

Lacey Bradham or Marsha Perry

5002 Highway 10

Jackson, LA 70748

Phone Number 225-634-4011

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training required.

Job Specification

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To perform basic manual tasks in order to maintain the cleanliness, sanitary conditions, and appearance of state buildings, facilities, institutions, etc.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a Custodian Supervisor A. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

SUPERVISON EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

All state agencies.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from the Custodian 2 by the absence of experienced-level custodial tasks

Job Duties and Other Information

This position serves as a Custodian for the Housekeeping Department at Villa Feliciana Medical Complex, an acute and long-term care hospital whose mission is to operate health care programs which provide medical care and treatment for residents with acute, subacute, and chronic illnesses and/or disabilities resulting from trauma or genetic defects.

VFMC is a specialized 24-hour medical facility operating with 150-175 staffed beds, with a license capacity of 299 beds. All beds are licensed as hospital beds. The facility operates a small hospital care service that is surveyed by health standards using hospital licensing requirements, with the remainder of the facility surveyed annually under CMS and state standards for nursing facility care. Specialized units include 37 beds for acute and subacute care including a wound care service, and the only inpatient tuberculosis program in the state. The facility is staffed with a table of organization of 216 classified positions and 20+ unclassified positions with a budget in excess of $25 million. The physical plant consists of three patient care buildings, administrative building, activity buildings, support service buildings, staff residences, and a variety of storage and special purpose structures, located on a 157 acre site with its own fresh water system, sewer system, chiller and boiler systems, and electrical distribution system. This facility has control of passage with a security gate at entrance.

The duties assigned include the following:

65% Clean, mop, dust and sweep assigned areas on a daily basis. Wash Bedside Curtains, Clean Trash Cans, Clean blinds, Clean Bathrooms including commodes and face bowels, Mop Dining Rooms. Clean contaminated trash bins, decontaminate patient rooms and restrooms which contain bio-hazardous wastes, such as blood, urine, used needles, etc. Dispose of infectious waste when daily. Clean trash, cigarette butts and wash patios around exterior buildings.

20% Strip, buff, and wax floors to an assigned area on a regular basis using required industrial machinery. Vacuum by using a wet/dry vacuum cleaner. Clean furniture, walls, baseboards, doors, mirrors and shower stalls by using chemical cleansers required for health standards.

10% Load, unloads, and operates commercial size washers, dryers and other laundry equipment.

Stacks laundry and linen.

Shakes out linen prior to processing through the dryers.

Checks laundry in and out against laundry list and records any discrepancies.

Picks up and delivers linen and laundry to patient buildings.

Reports damaged laundry items to supervisor.

Cleans assigned work area and equipment by sweeping, mopping, and dusting and emptying trash containers.

Steam clean outside of buildings, windows and walkways using an industrial steam cleaner. Remove insect in lighting fixtures, bug containers, bug lights etc.: Mix cleaning solutions to proper concentrations as necessary for various tasks.

Attends in-service training required by HCFA and/or the hospital pertaining to safety, bio-hazardous materials, chemical safety, new equipment orientation, infections control procedures, etc.

5% Performs other custodial tasks necessary for the smooth operation of the facility.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Have you ever been disciplined for any acts of resident abuse or neglect attributed to you?

+ Yes

+ No

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Have you ever been aware of any acts of abuse or neglect and failed to report these acts?

+ Yes

+ No

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State of Louisiana

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Phone

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Website

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