Environmental Care Specialist

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/29/2026. 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: Experience that demonstrate knowledge of public laws, code of federal regulations and veterans administration directives; and experience controlling and coordinating admissions to a medical centers; providing reports to leadership; ensuring data is procured and filed in accordance to policies and procedures; The incumbent must be experienced in Safety and Occupational Health or Industrial Hygienist functions, and have experience with Environment of Care rounding and compliance inspections.

These functions are critical to managing the Environment of Care program for the Atlanta VA Health Care System.. 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 . OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the Master's degree level.

Physical Requirements

The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. 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/.

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Required to perform the full range of duties to include training subordinates, coordinating time/motion studies and accomplishing routine reassignment of a fixed staff with unusual workloads. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and writing with all levels of staff personnel.

Incumbent must exercise in high degree of judgment in planning quality control measures, work schedules, production standards, and cleaning frequencies for the health care facility. Conducts and/or supervises special tasks, projects and studies as assigned and analyzes data to determine the most efficient operation for all sections of Environmental Management Service including Sanitation Control, Linen, and Pest Control.

Conducts comprehensive quality control inspections of areas of responsibility and ensure correction of deficiencies on a timely basis. Responsible for budget formulation, planning of staffing resources and the determination of supplies and equipment required for environmental care functions. Serve as Contracting Officer Technical Representative on all Waste Management and environmental Sanitation contracts. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm. Must be able to work Weekends and Holidays.

Work schedule subject to changes based on agency needs. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Environmental Care Specialist/PD072810 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized