HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT at Charleston

JOB SUMMARY:

Southern charm, hospitality and history imbue Charleston, one of the most well-preserved cities in the United States. 

 

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 950118

 

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincolns promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are Americas Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

 

Located in the historic part of the city of Charleston, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center serves more than 57,000 veterans in 22 counties along the South Carolina and Georgia coastline in our main Medical Center or one of six community-based outpatient clinics.  The main Medical Center provides acute medical, surgical, and psychiatric inpatient care, as well as outpatient primary and mental health care to low country veterans. The Medical Center currently operates 96 beds and a 20 Community Living Center beds.  Charleston VAMC supports the Vet Centers in North Charleston, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia.  Charleston is a DOD/VA Joint Venture Site and has a robust Academic Affiliation with the Medical University of South Carolina.  The Ralph H. Johnson VAMC also has over 100 Researchers with some 300 research protocols.

 

Special Employment Consideration:  VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.

 

 

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must submit most recent SF-50 reflecting grade, step and tenure

DUTIES:Back to top

The Housing Management Assistant is assigned to the Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program and works under the administrative and clinical supervision of the Health Care for Homeless Veteran (HCHV) within the Mental Health Service Line at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, Charleston, South Carolina.

 

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Schedules, initiates, and facilitate housing opportunities for potential HUD VASH Veterans through housing development activities.
• Assist HUD VASH Veterans in their search to find housing that will meet the minimum qualifications of a Public Housing Administration (PHA) Inspector.
• Participates in the interviewing process to determine eligibility and a needs assessment.
• Assist with housing related issues relevant to obtaining/fulfilling lease requirements such as initial household set up, budgeting, housekeeping, health, safety/security concerns and contacting the landlord about repairs and other problems in the home.
• Develops action plans to promote community landlords interest and willingness in renting to Veterans with a voucher.
• Prepares reports, maintain records and databases.

 

Work Schedule: Monday -  Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, may require evenings and weekends 

Position Decription/PD#: 01618A

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

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

 

Basic Requirments

2 years of general experience

OR

Successful completion of four years of education above high school in an accredited business, secretarial or technical, junior college, college or university in any field in which high school graduation or the equivalent is a prerequisite may be substituted for specialized experience

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Generally, work is sedentary. Some walking, handling and carrying of light to moderately heavy objects (such as files and records) are required. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

 

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at  http://www.opm.gov/qualifications

 

You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) based on your application for this position.

1. Knowledge and skill in identifying and acquiring housing for low-income individuals and families.
2. Knowledge of Housing and Urban Development guidelines and regulations.

3. Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing.

If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.

 

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE . If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.)   Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:   http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html   All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.

 

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

 

 

 

 

Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.)or dates of impending separation. 

Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form.  For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.

New appointees will be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.

 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements.  To determine if you are qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire.  The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire.  The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position.  If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities.  Please follow all instructions carefully.  Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

 

Applicants responsibility:  It is the applicants responsibility to submit documentation to support his/her application for this position.  Applicant is responsible for ensuring that all experience, education, formal training, award recognition, etc. are documented in the application package.  Experience may include voluntary or other non-paid experience in the appropriate field.  If you feel that your training record contains information pertinent to your qualifications, then you must submit a printed copy of your training record with your application package.  Your training record will become a part of the specific vacancy file and will not be filed in Official Personnel Folder. 

 

This announcement is not intended to cover all aspects of the duties, responsibilities or qualifications of this position.  Request for copies, return of forms or transfer of consideration to another announcement will not be honored.

 

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS will receive a rating of IFM (ineligible due to missing forms).  Requests for reconsideration of ratings will not be considered for applicants who fail to submit a complete application package.  We cannot be held responsible for incompatible software, fax transmissions, delays in mail service, etc.

 

Interviews: Management may interview candidates for this position and may elect to use the Performance Based Interviewing (PBI) process. If PBI is used, questions will be job-related, reasonably consistent and fair to all candidates.  You can visit the following website http://www.va.gov/pbi to learn more about PBI, frequently asked questions and aids to prepare for an interview.  Additionally, printed reference material is available at each Human Resources Office.

Country: USA, State: South Carolina, City: Charleston, Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.