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Supervisor Environmental Services - FT Mid-Shift

Advocate Health · Milwaukee, WI

Posted Sep 8, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

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Behavioral

Walk me through your background in institutional housekeeping and what led you to want to move into a supervisor role.

whether the candidate's hands-on housekeeping experience is deep enough to credibly direct and train a team

Tell me about a time you had to train a new teammate on cleaning procedures or infection control standards. How did you make sure it stuck?

ability to actually teach and standardize technique, not just perform it themselves

Describe a time you had to correct a teammate's work performance or behavior. How did that conversation go?

comfort with direct, respectful accountability conversations

Tell me about a time a scheduling conflict came up, like someone requesting time off during a holiday weekend rotation. How did you handle it?

fairness and practicality in staff scheduling

Have you supervised people before, even informally? What was the hardest part of being the person others looked to for direction?

genuine supervisory readiness versus wanting the title without the responsibility

This job requires continuous walking, bending, lifting up to 50 pounds, and climbing ladders, plus a physical ability test. Tell me about how you've handled physically demanding work over a full shift.

honest self-assessment of physical capability for the role's demands

Technical

What do you know about cleaning and disinfecting for bio-hazardous waste and sharps, and how would you make sure your team follows those protocols consistently?

working knowledge of infection control and bloodborne pathogen handling standards

How would you keep track of equipment condition and make sure machines like floor scrubbers or carts are maintained and available for your team?

attention to equipment upkeep and resource management, not just people management

What kind of records or reports have you kept in a housekeeping job, and how comfortable are you with the documentation side of a supervisor role?

whether they can handle the administrative load, not just the physical labor

Situational

It's the middle of your shift and two people call in sick, leaving you short-staffed for a full hospital floor. What do you do?

real-time staffing judgment and prioritization under pressure

How do you decide what to prioritize when you're covering a patient discharge room, a spill in a hallway, and a scheduled deep clean all at the same time?

understanding of patient throughput priorities in a hospital environment versus routine housekeeping

This role covers mid-shift, 11am to 8pm on weekdays, but rotates to 2pm to 11:30pm on weekends and holidays. How do you personally manage that kind of shifting schedule over time?

realistic self-assessment of reliability and stamina for the actual shift pattern

A family member complains that a patient's room wasn't cleaned to their satisfaction before a procedure. How do you respond in the moment and what do you do afterward?

customer service instincts and how they translate feedback into team correction

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The full job description

As published by Advocate Health.

Department: 11906 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Environmental Services Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: • Monday - Friday 11am to 8pm • Rotating weekends and holidays 2pm to 11:30pm Pay Range: $21.85 - $32.80 Essential Functions • Coordinates and directs routine and non-routine Environmental Services operations for assigned are or shift. • Orients and trains assigned teammates. • Prepares schedules and resolves work-related staffing issues. • Performs environmental service assignments. • Prepares, processes or maintains records, reports, forms and other documents. • Assumes responsibility for the operation and care of the departmental equipment used by assigned teammates. Physical Requirements Requires continuous walking, bending, stooping, lifting up to 50-pounds; also pushing, pulling, reaching, climbing ladders that is generally inside. Contact with water and cleaning solution, potentially contaminated waste, including sharps and other bio-hazardous waste. Based on the physical requirements for this position all applicants for this position are required to undergo a physical ability test as a condition of employment. Education, Experience and Certifications. High School Diploma or GED required. A minimum of one year of institutional housekeeping required. Previous supervisory experience preferred. Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more • Paid Time Off programs • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs • Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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