Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer

Description:

Serves as Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer in planning, coordinating, and directing short and long-range operating activities of a total program designed to provide a sanitary environment appropriate to an active and diversified hospital. The employee performs designated administrative and supervisory functions as the Assistant Chief, Environmental Management Service (EMS) in carrying out the responsibilities of their office.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/15/2025.

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.

Individual Occupational Requirements (Basic Requirements): You MUST meet the Basic Requirements and the Minimum Qualifications to qualify for this Health Care Education Specialist position.

Education

• Undergraduate Education: Major study -- chemistry or biological sciences, sanitary science or administration, institutional sanitation or administration, hospital administration, hotel administration, public administration, business administration, or other fields related to the position.
• Graduate Education: Major study -- public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration.

OR

Experience

• Specialized Experience: Experience in two or more of the following areas, or other work related to the position to be filled:
  • Experience that demonstrated 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 a knowledge of pest management, including alternative methods of control and the selection and application of chemicals.

In addition to meeting the above requirements, 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: assisting in the planning, organizing, directing, evaluating, and management process for the service which includes setting qualitative and quantitative standards; assist in the development and provides the Medical Center Management and the clinical staff information on the methods, techniques and procedures necessary to integrate the Environmental Management Service into the mission of the medical center; develops and implements an orderly system of management objectives and program review and evaluation procedures which will result in an effective service.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administration and Management
• Financial Management
• Industrial Equipment Operation
• Leadership
• Managing Human Resources
• Oral Communication
• Organizational Awareness

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: The work is sedentary, but does require frequent walking or standing for short periods or carrying light loads of papers, book, or reports that do not require special physical demands. Light lifting (under 15 pounds); Light carrying (under 15 pounds); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 3 hours); Standing (up to 3 hours); Repeated bending (up to 1 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Hearing aid permitted.

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/ .