Summary The Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist is responsible for day-to-day operations of Sanitation, Linen Distribution, Supply Distribution, Customer Service, Bed Management Solution (BMS), Pest Control, Service Oriented Architecture Research and Development (SOARD) Maximo, Veterans Affairs Time and Attendance System and Waste Management operations in Environmental Management Service (EMS) within established policies and procedures at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). Responsibilities Duties : Performs technical, administrative, and professional work involving supervising, administering, operating or supporting services and programs related to the operations and safety at CAVHS. Responsible for managing, ordering, stocking, and maintaining equipment, supplies, and materials necessary to provide environmental services throughout CAVHS. Provides advisory service regarding the requirements and resolution of substantive Housekeeping problems and services provided and coordinates day to day activities of Environmental care section. Furnishes ideas and opinions to Assistant EMS Chief on any subject which may have a direct and indirect bearing on EMS service. Meets with front line supervisors daily to discuss all controversial findings, problems and concerns as well as positive accomplishments, superior performance and upcoming significant events within areas of responsibility and takes actions as needed to correct all findings. Plans and estimates the time, materials, equipment and personnel required to facilitate uninterrupted services provided by EMS throughout CAVHS. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday 07:00 am - 3:30 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the agency) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist/PD04467A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job A valid driver's license is required. Pre-employment physical is required. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 dentification 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/10/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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 and/or education as described below: To qualify at the GS-11 grade, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level or higher and/or meet educational requirements or a combination of specialized experience and education.Specialized Experience: Experience with infection control and aseptic techniques. Experience with technical, administrative, and professional work involving supervising, administering, operating, or supporting services and programs related to the operations and safety. Skilled in managing, ordering, stocking, and maintaining equipment, supplies, and materials Experience resolving substantive housekeeping problems and services provided and coordinated day to day activities Experience with established laws, regulations, policies, procedures, techniques, equipment manuals and material usage OR Education: Substitution of Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M, if related. (Transcripts required) OR Combination of Specialized Experience and Education: Combination of specialized experience as described above and graduate education as described above which totals at least one year. [To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.] (Transcripts required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication Compliance Inspection Project Management Technical Competence 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 primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required, such as walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases. The incumbent may also be required to drive or travel by motor vehicles. 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 A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
