The Fisher House 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 Housing Manager serves as supervisor of the Fisher House program reporting directly to the facility Assistant Director.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 09/18/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 as described below:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Responsible for the financial, operations, and managerial processes involved with the Fisher House program; utilizes resources to effectively and efficiently maintain services to achieve VA facility, Fisher House Foundation and VHA program goals; builds and manages workforce based on program goals, budget considerations, and staffing that supports optimal program operations and the needs of the Fisher House program and guests; collaborates with Facilities Management, Engineering, Interior Design, and facility leadership to develop and manage long and short range Fisher House budgets including costs of daily operations, maintenance and periodic refurbishments; reviews current expenditures of operations, maintenance functions, estimating cost and developing managing the annual budget to accomplish the operations and functions; manages the control point and tracks utilization of budget; responsible for coordinating Fisher House accommodations for a large complex VA facility that serves as a VISN, regional, and national referral center for Veterans traveling for specialty care; responsible for providing a comfortable environment for Veterans, Active Duty Service members, their family members, and caregivers to relax and socialize during the Veteran's hospitalization or extended episode of care; oversees the day-to-day operations of the Fisher House Program to include creating and maintaining a staffing schedule, creating and maintaining an activity calendar; scheduling activities and volunteer events to support Fisher House guests; and scheduling transportation for Veterans and families. 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/ .