Housing Assistant
What you'd do
The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to provide housing lists for Veterans, to conduct housing seminars, and serve as the housing resource person for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Major duties
As the Housing Assistant, you will: Provide housing lists for Veterans, to conduct housing seminars, and serve as the housing resource person for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Active member of the HUD/VASH Program and is able work independently within multiple VA and community settings to provide for the housing development, landlord orientation and homeless Veteran outreach efforts. Active member of the HUD-VASH Program and primarily provides housing development, landlord and homeless Veteran outreach and direct housing search and other support services for Veterans in the HUD-VASH program. Responsible for educating individuals and organizations on the benefits of leasing to HUD-VASH Veterans as well as the role of the VA case manager in helping to promote housing stability for program participants. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Housing Assistant/PD02164A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/10/2026. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Uses computers (to include word processing software and office automation functions); communicates and deals effectively with populations that may suffer from disabling physical and/or emotional conditions; teaches and engages in problem solving and conflict resolution strategies; and use resources, benefits, and administrative procedures to find affordable housing. 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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