Job Summary

The Fisher House (FH) Program provides temporary accommodations and support for families, support persons, and Caregivers of Veterans and Active Duty Military receiving treatment at major military and VA medical facilities. VA Fisher House accommodations are provided at no cost to guests and located within walking distance of the treatment facility. The Assistant Fisher House Manager reports directly to the Fisher House Manager.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 06/17/2026. 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-09 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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: GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: assisting with the financial, operations, and managerial processes of a multi-family housing program; monitors expenditures and uses cost benefit thinking to set priorities; coordinates guess services referrals; reviews current expenditures of operations, maintenance functions, estimating cost and developing managing the annual budget to accomplish the operations and functions; maintaining a staffing schedule of employees, creating and maintaining an activity calendar; scheduling activities and volunteer events to support guests; and scheduling transportation for Veterans and families. This experience must have been gained at or above the GS-7 or equivalent level. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or LL.B or J.D., if related. (Transcript required) OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education as described above. GS 11 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: a higher level of experience that promotes the assisting with the financial, operations, and managerial processes of a multi-family housing program; monitors expenditures and uses cost benefit thinking to set priorities; coordinates guess services referrals; reviews current expenditures of operations, maintenance functions, estimating cost and developing managing the annual budget to accomplish the operations and functions; maintaining a staffing schedule of employees, creating and maintaining an activity calendar; scheduling activities and volunteer events to support guests; and scheduling transportation for Veterans and families. This experience must have been gained at or above the GS-9 or equivalent level. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level, you must have three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or Ph.D. or LL.M. if related. (Transcript required). OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education as described above 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. 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/.