This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VISN 6) at the Salem VA Medical Center (VAMC). As the Textile Care Manager for Environmental Management Division (EMD)/Facility Management Service (FMS), managing a state-of-the-art; institutional laundry that provides laundering service and responsible for developing, staffing, coordinating, and monitoring functions under the Textile Care program.

Duties

Major Duties to include but not limited to the following: Personnel Management: Develops position descriptions, performance standards and competency assessments; initiates personnel actions, e.g. recruitments, promotions, disciplinary actions, performance and incentive awards, etc. Certifies official for all posted laundry employee time cards; serves as an alternate certifying official for EMO employee time cards. Determines training needs of laundry staff; develops training plans to achieve established training goals; researches sources for appropriate employee education. Strategic Planning / Budget: Prepares and submits to the Assistant Hospital Housekeeping Officer, short- and long-range goals for Textile Care operations. Formulates and submits annual budget forecasts that support Textile Care program requirements and provides justifications for those requests. Plans, executes, monitors and adjusts the laundry budget plan to accommodate Medical Center objectives or resource conflicts. Recommends laundry equipment replacement or modernization and ensures that equipment is properly maintained. Production / Distribution: Responsible for operational decisions dealing with any and all aspects of Textile Care program management. Incumbent has a working knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry, biology and bacteriology as they pertain to the laundering process and infection control. Is knowledgeable of the use, effectiveness and proper handling of laundry alkalis, surfactants, softeners, sours, bleaches, antichlor and other laundering agents. Establishes linen processing and delivery schedules taking into consideration Medical Center needs and client requirements. Reviews linen quotas and updates as necessary. Responsible to utilize and maintain the Textile Usage Workbook Calculator that was provided to us by Environmental Programs Services. Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm or to meet facility needs. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Laundry Operations Specialist/PD017650 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/18/2023. 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: planning and/or management of budget and human resource operations; provider direction on daily tasks, clinic operations, or process improvement. Assist with short and long-range goals; research and analyze problems. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or two full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D. 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 two years of graduate education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: AccountabilityAdministration and ManagementDecision MakingFinancial ManagementFlexibilityInterpersonal Skills 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. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Work is typically performed in an adequately lit and climate controlled office. 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, VA 24153 US
• Name: Alician Lott
• Phone: 478-272-1210 X72908
• Email: [email protected]