Summary The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Lead General Cleaning Technician. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted. Duties Assigns tasks to team members and checks on tasks. Completes inspections on Senate side of Capitol building to ensure cleanliness, including the removal of trash. Monitors compliance with department policies, dress code, personal protective equipment, and safety; and refers problems to the Facilities Services Supervisor. Sets up rooms for meetings, conferences, and banquets. Loads and unloads trucks; duties may include driving a truck. Fills in as needed in the absence of the Facilities Services Supervisor. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Required Work Experience 3-5 years of experience setting up events, moving furniture, and/or office cleaning. Required Special Skills/ Knowledge If assigned to drive the truck, a valid driver’s license is required. As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role. Working Conditions Work requires frequent physical effort including walking, bending, crawling, and standing for long durations. Heavy physical effort (carrying items weighing more than 50 pounds). Work exposes the employee to hazardous materials (cleaning chemicals) and biohazard materials (blood, pathogens)/OPIM (other potentially infectious material). Work requires employee to wear uniforms (or gloves or other protective equipment besides a respirator). Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late-night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted. This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted. Excepted Services refer to functions and activities that are authorized to continue during a lapse in appropriations because they are necessary to the performance of the Senate’s constitutional functions, address emergency circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property, or directly support essential services of the United States Senate. Employees in excepted positions are generally required to work and remain operational during a lapse in appropriations to ensure continuity of critical Senate functions. These positions may involve working non-standard schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours, to maintain uninterrupted service and operational readiness. Education High School Diploma (or GED).