Domestic Services Aide

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Performs a variety of housekeeping services to maintain a safe, clean, neat, and sanitary environment for all patients, visitors and employees. May be assigned duties in the patient clothing room such as sewing, mending, washing/drying folding sorting, labeling, record keeping, inventorying, storing property, processing clothing requests, measuring patients and discharge of patient property. Maintains a clean and organized patient clothing room. May also be assigned tasks in the clean linen room, such as pickup and delivery of linen carts, unloading and loading linen onto/off of linen carts, sorting, placement of ties on hamper bags and stamping linen. Inventories supply of linen on hand, ward linen and accesses needed linen on wards and replenishes. Maintains a clean and organized clean linen room.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here:Instructions(Download PDF reader)****(Download PDF reader)

All staff with start dates on/after 08/17/2026 will train at the Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital (SMPH) in Northville but, upon completion of training may work at the Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital (WRPH) until their position/classification officially moves from WRPH to SMPH at a date yet to be determined.

Required Education and Experience

Education
No specific amount of formal education is required.

Experience

Domestic Services Aide 5
No specific type or amount is required.

Domestic Services Aide E6

Eighteen months of experience equivalent to a Domestic Services Aide 5.

Additional Requirements and Information

View the job specification at: Domestic Services Aide 5-E6 (Download PDF reader)

View the position description at: DSA 5-E6 (Download PDF reader)

The physical location of this position is 30901 Palmer Rd Westland MI 48186. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applications interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process, including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal record check.

The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

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Accommodations
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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.