Job Location : Carthage,NC, USA
Start your journey towards success! We are currently accepting applications for a Housekeeper at the Samarcand Training Academy.
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with state benefits including retirement, health insurance, vacation leave, sick leave, and paid holidays. The position is located in the Samarcand Training Academy in Moore County, NC. Work performed in this position includes physically strenuous activities such as moving furniture, operating heavy cleaning equipment, and delivering large quantities of housekeeping supplies. 1ST SHIFT
The primary purpose of this position is to perform housekeeping duties in an assigned area of the Samarcand Training A
* Cleaning ceilings, vents, and walls
* Polishing furniture.
* Wet mopping hard surface floors
* Maintaining floors including stripping, waxing, and buffing
* Shampooing carpets
* Washing windows, screens, and blinds
* Cleaning and changing soiled or worn linen, pillows, and bed covers
* Replenishing restrooms with towels, toilet paper, and soap
* Cleaning lavatories, commodes, urinals, mirrors, showers, and tubs
* Dusting, mopping, and vacuuming
Employees in this job perform their work under close supervision. Their work is reviewed by supervisory inspections and they receive frequent direction from supervisors. Employees in this job are also assigned a daily schedule for general assignments and specific instructions for special assignments.
Employees in this job must be able to perform medium- to heavy-duty physical work including but not limited to:
* Extending arms over head, lifting mop buckets, and pushing heavy carts
* Removing trash from receptacles in all areas including from up to 55-gallon containers
* Lifting and carrying boxes weighing up to 50 pounds
* Climbing four-foot ladders to clean windows, stock laundry cabinets, and dust
* Moving or sliding heavy furniture up to 200 pounds
ADA Physical Requirements will be discussed during the interview.
Employment contingent on successful background check.
About Samarcand Training Academy:
Samarcand Training Academy is the primary training facility within the Department of Public Safety and provides both in-residence and commuter, basic and advanced training courses for Special Agents of the North Carolina SBI and ALE, Troopers of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, members of the North Carolina National Guard, officers of Probation & Parole and Juvenile Justice, officers with the UNC System, and members of county and municipal law enforcement from across the state. Samarcand Training Academy currently consists of two campuses; the 460-acre main campus in Moore County, and the 113-acre satellite campus in Montgomery County which is the future home of the Center for Safer Schools. The main campus is made up of 22 buildings; housing, staff and instructor offices; a dining facility; a gymnasium; two (2) fitness centers; an auditorium; 13 classrooms; twelve (12) dormitories with 195 student and instructor beds; a Weapons Training Simulator; Firearms Training Center with two (2) live-fire ranges and range house; a physically challenging obstacle course, and a tactical training building. Center for Safer Schools satellite campus includes multiple classrooms and offices, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, a library, an admin building, a large auditorium, and several sports venues. Staff members of Samarcand Training Academy serve both campuses, and while most will have office space on the main campus, several will be co-located with other entities at the Center for Safer Schools campus in the near future.
DPS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.
The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience (E&E) are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. All work history and education (including accurate dates of employment/attendance) must be documented on the application. Supplemental Questions are also a required part of the application: answers must reference education or work experience listed on the application. A complete, all-inclusive application maximizes an applicant's potential to qualify for the position, as well as the highest possible salary. Salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. Careers | NC DPS
[Resumes may be attached as a supplement to the application but are not a substitution for a complete application.]
To qualify for this position, applicants must demonstrate ALL of the following KSAs:
* Working knowledge of established cleaning procedures and techniques.
* Working knowledge of purpose and application of products and equipment used in a cleaning operation.
* Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
Management Preferences:
* Housekeeping experience in an overnight residential facility.
* Working knowledge of stripping floors, waxing floors, buffing floors, and operating heavy cleaning equipment.
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Education and/or experience in housekeeping work that is directly related to the job.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we are committed to full inclusion of qualified applicants and will review requests for reasonable accommodation to perform essential job functions during the hiring process or while on the job.
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* Degrees and transcripts must be received from appropriately accredited college or university.
* Applicants who earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, must attach an unofficial transcript to receive credit for education.
* International degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting. Failure to provide documentation may result in ineligibility. The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) has several options to provide credential verification:
Military Experience
* Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty that includes Character of Discharge - Member 4 or Service 2 form) to the application.
* Applicants seeking National Guard Preference:
* A current member of the North Carolina National Guard in good standing must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS).
* A former member of the North Carolina National Guard who served for at least 6 years and were discharged under honorable conditions, must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
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