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The Indian Health Offering (IHS), Excellent Plains Field, is hiring a Custodial Worker for the Cheyenne River Health Center at Eagle Butte Hospital in Eagle Butte, South Dakota.

This 2, permanent position (GS-2) is responsible for keeping up a wipe down, sanitary, and orderly environment throughout the hospital. Operate in this role covers sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing floor surfaces.

Emptying waste baskets and trash cans; and cleaning restrooms, patient rooms, running rooms, exam rooms, and other fields using proper cleaning techniques and universal precautions.

Posted On Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Organization Great Plains Area IHS, Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte Hospital
Location Eagle Butte
Job Type Full-time
Address 24276 166th Street, Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Last Date Friday 21st August 2026
Salary $17.78 - $20.75 per hour
Pay Grade GS 2
Qualification

To qualify for this GS-2 Custodial Worker post, your resume must reveal sufficient background or education to perform the responsibilities. Know-how can be paid or unpaid, covering volunteer function. You’ll be evaluated under the Federal Pay System (FWS) Job Grading Standards.

  • Expertise: Any sort of perform that demonstrates the ability to manage the tasks of the role, such as cleaning, janitorial, or custodial operate.
  • Education: There are no education needs for this role.
  • Credit is given for all qualifying background, such as volunteer and part-time function.
  • Your resume must clearly state responsibilities and responsibilities for each role held, along with full hours per week.
  • You must address each post element on the online assessment questionnaire.
  • Competition for this role is restricted by law to persons entitled to veterans' preference, as extended as such candidates are on offer.
  • Indian preference puts in: qualified candidates who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian obtain absolute preference.
  • You must encounter all qualification conditions by the cut-off date for rating.
  • U.S. Citizenship is called for.
  • Selective Solution Registration is needed for males born after 12/31/1959.
Role Responsibilities

Sweep, mop, scrub, register floor wax, and polish floor surfaces throughout the hospital, covering stairways and elevators.

  • Uphold custodial equipment by cleaning, oiling, and adjusting machines to make sure maximum apply.
  • Empty waste baskets and trash cans from rooms and offices throughout the hospital.
  • Maintain restrooms in a tidy, orderly, and sanitary condition.
  • Wipe down various spheres such as in-patient rooms, bathrooms, public restrooms, working rooms, labor and delivery rooms, exam rooms, isolation rooms, pharmacy, emergency room, lab, x-ray, halls, walls, floors, furnishings, equipment, windows, offices, and entrances.
  • Wipe surfaces using correct cleaning techniques, universal precautions, and approved chemicals.
Conditions & Requirements

Selectee may be subject to a probationary period; ESEP appointees typically cater to a two-year trial period.

  • This role is covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children; a background review for certain crimes is called for.
  • On-call hours or standby responsibility may be needed.
  • Post may be subject to rotating shifts: days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification verify.
  • Must set up frank deposit for pay.
  • Must successfully finalize a federal background investigation.
  • Must present two sound forms of identification; if one is a state-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant (required after May 7, 2025).
Benefits

Federal employees gain annual leave at a rate of 4, 6, or 8 hours per settle period located on years of offering.

  • IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for straight related previous non-federal experience or active task uniformed military solution for annual leave accrual.
  • This role is covered by a Bargaining Unit.
  • Eligibility for Federal health, dental, vision, and life insurance programs.
  • Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Thrift Savings Blueprint (TSP).
Additional Information

This role is situated at the Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte Hospital, 24276 166th Street, 2, SD 57625.

  • Agency contact: David Groves, Phone: 615-596-4225, Email: [email protected].
  • Fair accommodations for disabilities are open upon request; contact David Groves.
  • You can track your submission status via your the authorized submission portal account.
  • Text message notifications about submission status are optional; enable in the official application portal Account Settings.
  • If selected, you’ll be contacted by the human tools office.
  • Failure to hand in all needed documents will outcome in loss of consideration.
  • This role is permanent, full-time, and not telework eligible.
  • The IHS is called for by law to give absolute preference to qualified Indian candidates.
About Company

The Indian Health Offering (IHS) is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Offerings responsible for providing federal health solutions to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Outstanding Plains Sphere IHS manages health care delivery across several states, such as the Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. This facility serves the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and offers a variety of medical offerings. For candidates, functioning at IHS means contributing to a public solution institution that values community health and cultural sensitivity. This role provides federal advantages and the prospect to serve in a rural healthcare setting.

FAQs
What does a Custodial Worker at the Cheyenne River Health Center do everyday?

Day-to-day function in this role includes sweeping, mopping, and polishing floors; emptying trash; cleaning restrooms, patient rooms, running rooms, and other hospital fields; and maintaining custodial equipment. The role needs following right cleaning techniques and universal precautions.

Is previous custodial experience needed for this GS-2 role?

No precise quantity of know-how is required, but your resume must demonstrate the aptitude to perform the tasks. Any paid or unpaid function, including volunteer background, can qualify. The role is entry-level and training may be gave.

Can I register if i’m not a U.S. Citizen?

No, U.S. Citizenship is called for for this federal post. You must be a U.S. Citizen to be eligible.

What documents do I require to hand in for Indian preference?

You must submit a completed Form BIA-4432, 'Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only,' signed and dated by an cleared Tribal Representative or BIA Formal. Without this form, Indian preference can’t be granted.

How will I be evaluated for this role?

You’ll be evaluated set on your resume and your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. The crucial screen-out element is the ability to do the perform without more than normal supervision. Other elements contain interpreting instructions, using instruments, dexterity, safety, and function practices.

What shifts will I function as a Custodial Worker?

This role may call for rotating shifts such as days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. On-call or standby responsibility may also be needed.

Is this role eligible for telework?

No, this role isn’t telework eligible. It’s an onsite role at the Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle Butte, SD.

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