Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer

About the role

This position is located within the Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, reporting directly to the EMS Chief and assuming total responsibility during his absence. The primary purpose is for the administrative and management of the overall EMS Program and its operational services at this prestigious Inter City location in the local community and the VA Healthcare System. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/01/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. All current, permanent federal employees applicants must ensure that they have included one or more SF50's showing both current (SF50 dated 2023 for GS OR SF50 dated 2022 for WG) employment status AND if applicable, include additional SF50s to demonstrate AT LEAST FULL ONE year equivalent to a GS-11 grade level or higher. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Experience at the GS-11 level in TWO or MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS OR OTHER WORK DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS POSITION ( This occupational series includes an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) as identified by OPM) Experience demonstrating a practical working knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry, biology, and bacteriology as applied to environmental sanitation, infection control, and to the choice and use of antimicrobial agents in the disinfection, sanitization, and/or sterilization of surfaces and equipment. Experience in laundry and linen management. Experience in interior design management. Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of waste management, including the requirements relating to hazardous, toxic, and infectious wastes and provisions for their final disposition. Experience that demonstrated knowledge of pest management, including alternative methods of control and the selection and application of chemicals. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Environmental Engineering Hazardous Materials Lead or Supervise Pest Control Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is mostly sedentary, generally performed in an office setting and involves very little physical effort. Some walking, standing and occasional moderate lifting is required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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