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Hospital Housekeeping Program Specialist - Technical Career Field (TCF) Trainee
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 days ago
On-site Little Rock, AR $62K – $80K Apply by Aug 3, 2026 Hospital Housekeeping Management ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareHospitality
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These positions are located at the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) within Environmental Management Service located in Little Rock, AR. The employee serves as a participant in the Technical Career Fields Program under the direction of a qualified preceptor. The Technical Career Field (TCF) is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions.
What You'll Do
- →TCF is a national workforce development program within VHA designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions.
- →The TCF career fields represent those technical areas where VA-specific knowledge and experience are essential for success.
- →Selectees will follow a structured two-year individual development plan and will receive training and mentorship from a subject matter expert (preceptor).
- →Trainees must remain at the hiring grade for a minimum of one year.
- →Selectees will also be required to sign a 3-year Mobility, Training, and Continued Service Agreement.
- →This is a developmental position leading to a GS-11, performing assignments intended to broaden skills and provide practical experience leading to progressively more complex assignments performed under progressively less supervision.
- →Applicants will be eligible to be non-competitively promoted to the GS-11 level after successfully completing 1-year in the TCF Program where you will ultimately acquire the background necessary to perform at the full performance level of GS-11.
- →Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds.
- →The primary purpose of this position is to assist the Manager of Environmental Management Service (EMS) with the following duties: Performs technical and administrative work involving managing, administering, operating and/or supporting services and programs related to the operation and safety.
- →Plans, develops, organizes, staffs, controls, directs, and evaluates a complex EMS program.
- →Develops and implements organizational structures and operating plans and procedures to achieve program goals, monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of operations within the established framework.
- →Develops and implements procedures, policies, and practices that meet requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Joint Commission (JC), American Hospital Association (AHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and any other applicable accrediting bodies.
- →Ensures that effective procedures are implemented for minimizing patient, employee or visitor exposure to infectious disease in accordance with medical center policy.
- →Develops and implements standards for cleanliness and sanitation, including frequency of cleaning; methods, procedures and safety precautions to be followed selection, measurement and proper use of housekeeping and cleaning supplies; and use and maintenance of housekeeping equipment.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Training-Service Agreement and Mobility Agreement required Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Employee walks through the medical center, will be trained in all aspects of EMS which requires stooping, bending, walking, lifting, twisting.
- ✓Occasional travel will be required.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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.
- ✓IMPORTANT: 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.
Personality Fit
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