Summary The Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist performs technical, administrative, and professional supervisory work involving managing, administering, operating, and supporting programs related to Environmental Management Service (EMS) operations at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and other offsite VA facilities. Tibor Rubin History Welcome to Long Beach VA Responsibilities Job Duties include: Provides technical and administrative supervision over the Environment of Care (EOC) and Textile Care Operations sections of EMS. EMS supports facility operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Responsible for indirectly supervising one (1) Environment of Care Specialist; one (1) GS-9 Environment of Care Trainer; and one (1) GS9 Program Specialist one (1), and direct supervision of four (4) Housekeeping Aid Supervisors. Provides oversight of EOC and Textile Care Operations sections' daily operations, ensuring all provides oversight of EOC and Textile Care Operations sections' daily operations, ensuring all facility and service level operational goals are accomplished in accordance with agency, station, and service policies. Plans, assigns, and directs Supervisory EOC Technicians' workload for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual requirements providing appropriate deadlines for completion of work. Plans, assigns, and directs Supervisory EOC Technicians' workload for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual requirements providing appropriate deadlines for completion of work. Provides overall technical oversight to all frontline operational functions. Assists with personnel administration including knowledge of personnel operations, position classifications, grievance procedures, performance standards, functional statements, scopes of practice and disciplinary action. Responsible for time and attendance for all employees under his/her supervision. Primary point of contact (POC) for all sanitation and textile needs for the main facility, CBOCs and other offsite VA facilities. Responsible for working with all service lines to include frontline staff, service chiefs, and executive leadership to address issues supported by EMS frontline operations. Responsible for emphasizing maintaining maintenance of facility environment of care within acceptable bacteriological levels and visual cleanliness. Develops policies, SOP's and tracking mechanisms for EMS EOC and Textile Operations sections. Serves as primary Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Solid Waste Disposal, Recyclable Waste Disposal exceeding $250,000, and any additional EMS multi-year service contracts that may be necessary for operational functionality. The incumbent will be required to attend quarterly meetings with the Contracting Officer (CO) to review mandatory reporting requirements, conduct performance audits, conduct fiscal audits, review potential adjustments, maintain current certification and funding justifications. Serves as the EMS Safety Coordinator and an active member of the Safety and Leadership Committee. Work Schedule: Variable Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist/PD14361-0 Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026. 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: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Maintaining high quality performance and customer service to ensure the department is following policies, procedures and regulations pertaining to infection control, cleanliness, and sanitization. Applying knowledge in organizing, directing, operating and project evaluation for safety and Environmental health programs in a healthcare setting. Using Environmental training techniques enough to conduct training for all levels of medical center staff on safety and environmental health concepts and procedures. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and successfully completed masters or equivalent graduate degree. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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 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. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
