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. This position is a temporary detail/promotion NTE 120 days with the possibility of extension. This detail could become permanent.

Duties

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: Monday-Friday, 3:30pm-Midnight Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position. This is not a remote position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Environmental Care Specialist/PD14361O 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, 11/07/2023. 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: 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Contracting/ProcurementEducation and TrainingLead or SuperviseTechnical Credibility 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. Preferred Experience: Current COR-II Certification Physical Requirements: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted 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 Long Beach VA Medical Center 5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach, CA 90822 US
• Name: Lindsay Tillery
• Phone: 8164913680
• Email: [email protected]