Housing Management Specialist

The Fisher House Program provides temporary accommodations and support for families, support persons and Caregivers of Veterans and Active Duty Militarty receiving treatment at major military and VA medica facilities. VA Fisher House accommodations are provided at no cost to guests. The Housing Manager serves as supervisor of the Fisher House program reporting directly to Chief of Community Engagement.

Major duties

As the Housing Management Specialist the incumbent duties may include but are not limited to: Reports operations and status directly to the National Program Manager, VA Fisher House located in VA Central Office. Responsible for financial, operations and managerial processes involved with the Fisher House program Utilizes resources to effectively and efficiently manintain services to achieve program goals Collaborates with facilities management, Engineering, Interior Design and facility leadership to develop and manage long and short range Fisher House budgets including costs of daily operations, maintenance and periodic refurbishments; Coordinates Fisher House accommodations for a large complex VA facility; serves as a VISN, Regional and National referral center for Veterans traveling for speciality care Providing a comfortable environment for Veterans, Active Duty Service members, their family members and caregivers to relax and socialize during the Veterans hospitalization or extended episode of care. Coordinates with the facility Public Affairs Officer for any Fisher House media and public affairs issues. Housing Managers represent the Fisher House at conferEnces and community events with special interest groups, and other agencies Coordinate Chaplain referral, case management referrals and childcare and transportation referrals Manage donations from public or private donors of expendable and non-expendable/durable items, securing appropriate thank you letters or responses from the VA facility designee Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0800-1630 Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Housing Management Specialist/PD143290 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/14/2026. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of financial processes, administer program budgets, monitor expenditures; skills in providing customer service with diverse communities; develops, collaborative relationship; Decision making ability to make sound decisions. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.