Housing Manager-Fisher House
What you'd do
The Fisher House Program provides temporary accommodations and support for families, support persons and Caregivers of Veterans and Active Duty Military receiving treatment at major military and VA medical facilities. VA Fisher House accommodations are provided at no cost to guests and located within walking distance of the treatment facility. The Housing Manager serves as supervisor of the Fisher House program reporting directly to the facility Assistant Director.
Major duties
Duties include but are not limited to: The Housing Manager is responsible for the financial, operational, and managerial processes involved with the Fisher House program. The Housing Manager 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. The Housing Manager is responsible for identifying the appropriate course of action to address the issue or complete the task at hand. The Housing Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fisher House Program to include creating and maintaining a staffing schedule, creating and maintaining an activity calendar, scheduling activities and volunteer events to support Fisher House guests; and scheduling transportation for Veterans and families. The Housing Manager conducts management reviews of the Fisher House program to identify problems and initiate corrective actions. The Housing Manager serves as a primary medical facility representative and community partner liaison to the community at large regarding Fisher House matters. The Housing Manager is responsible for providing a safe and comfortable environment for Veterans, Active Duty Servicemembers and their support persons to relax and socialize outside of the clinical hospital setting. The Housing Manager identifies guest issues, problems, or conditions and seeks alternative solutions based on evaluation of the intent of applicable rules, regulations and procedures. The Housing Manager provides administrative and task supervision to staff, volunteers and contractors assigned to the Fisher House program. The Housing Manager oversees the orientation of new Fisher House guests, employees, volunteers & contractors, maintaining a thorough knowledge of the operation of all medical facility outpatient clinics and inpatient units and acting as a liaison between administrative and clinical staff. This is a Temporary Promotion/Detail for 120 days and as such may be terminated at any time or may be made permanent without further competition. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 730am to 4pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Housing Manager-Fisher House/PD99946A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/17/2026. 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: Responsible for the financial, operations, and managerial processes involved with the Fisher House program; utilizes resources to effectively and efficiently maintain services to achieve VA facility, Fisher House Foundation and VHA program goals; builds and manages workforce based on program goals, budget considerations, and staffing that supports optimal program operations and the needs of the Fisher House program and guests; 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; reviews current expenditures of operations, maintenance functions, estimating cost and developing managing the annual budget to accomplish the operations and functions; manages the control point and tracks utilization of budget; responsible for coordinating Fisher House accommodations for a large complex VA facility that serves as a VISN, regional, and national referral center for Veterans traveling for specialty care; responsible for providing a comfortable environment for Veterans, Active Duty Service members, their family members, and caregivers to relax and socialize during the Veteran's hospitalization or extended episode of care; oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fisher House Program to include creating and maintaining a staffing schedule, creating and maintaining an activity calendar; scheduling activities and volunteer events to support Fisher House guests; and scheduling transportation for Veterans and families. 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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