Hospital Housekeeping Officer-Chief

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/22/2026. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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: Basic Requirements Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): You must meet one of the following Education or Experience requirements to qualify for this occupation.

Education: Undergraduate Education: Major field of study - Chemistry or biological sciences, sanitary science or administration, institutional sanitation or administration, hospital administration, hotel administration, public administration, business administration, or other fields related to the position. -OR- Graduate Education: Major field of study -Public health or business administration with emphasis in hospital administration. (Copy of transcripts must be provided with your application package) -OR- Experience: Specialized Experience: Possess experience in in two or more of the following areas or other work related to the position to be filled such as: (1) Experience that demonstrated a practical working knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry, biology, and bacteriology as applied to environmental sanitation, infection control, and to the choice and use of antimicrobial agents in the disinfection, sanitization, and sterilization of surfaces and equipment; (2) Experience in laundry and linen management; (3) Experience in interior design management; (4) Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of waste management, including the requirements relating to hazardous, toxic, and infectious wastes and provisions for their final disposal; (5) Experience that demonstrated a knowledge of pest management, including alternative methods of control and the selection and application of chemicals. In addition to the Basic Requirements above, you must also meet the following Grade Requirements below to qualify for this occupation at the GS-13 grade level: GS-13 Grade Requirement: Specialized Experience: Possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Hospital Housekeeping Officer-Chief position and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Performing or assisting in performing duties associated with planning, directing, managing and monitoring all aspects of an environmental management services in a healthcare setting; exercising administrative, managerial, and budget responsibilities in overseeing areas to include environmental sanitation, pest management, waste management, transportation and motor pool, grounds maintenance, and laundry/linen service; assisting with determining long range, intermediate and short-range environmental management program goals and policies; participate in employee training, counseling, disciplining, and establishment and evaluation of employee performance measures.

Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held. Please include this documentation on the resume. 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/.