Housekeeper (1st shift)

Title: Housekeeper (1st shift)

State Role Title: 79071

Hiring Range: $35,524 - $49,023

Pay Band: 1

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Southern Va Mental Health Inst

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/svmhi/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental services support individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults, a training center, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured, intensive services for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or need substance use disorder services. DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians. This position will work at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility, located in Danville, VA.

The candidate for this position will maintain acceptable sanitation standards daily in any given area to provide a clean and safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute. Duties will include a variety of housekeeping tasks to include: cleaning, vacuuming, floor buffing, dusting, emptying trash cans, sweeping, and supplying bathrooms.

This position requires: willing and able to work in a fast-paced, behavioral health environment cleaning bathrooms, patient rooms, nursing areas, and other spaces; a quick learner and able to follow directions; ability to take the initiative to complete tasks with minimum supervision after receiving training.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be able to read and follow written instructions.
Current CHEST certification or the ability to become CHEST certified within one year of employment is required.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, behavioral health environment cleaning bathrooms, patient rooms, nursing areas, and other spaces.
Ability to follow directions.
Initiative to complete tasks as assigned with minimum supervision after receiving training.

Additional Considerations

Experience as a housekeeper in a psychiatric healthcare facility, acute care, long-term or correctional setting.
Veterans and people with National Service.
CHEST certification or the ability to become CHEST certified within six months of employment.

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.

Exceptional State Benefits Include:
· 13 paid holidays, 12+ paid vacation days, 8 paid sick days and 4+ paid family personal days per year; Family Medical Leave, Short- and Long-term disability coverage; Low-cost, comprehensive Anthem or AETNA health insurance benefits; Group life and optional life insurance, and Flexible Reimbursement accounts.

Other state benefits include:
· Referral Bonuses
· State Employee Discounts and More!

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 434-421-3060

Email: svmhihr@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s 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 800-552-5019.

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.

Advertised: 14 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 21 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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