Description:
The VA St. Louis Health Care System is currently recruiting for a Program Specialist which serves as the Assistant Fisher House Manager (FHM). This is a developmental position. The Fisher House is used by families of Veterans or active-duty military personnel who are receiving care at the STLHCS or have been transferred to a local medical facility by the STLHCS and for Veterans and active-duty military personnel who are providing familial support to a hospitalized family member.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/17/2026.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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07..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:
To qualify for the GS-9:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: planning and evaluating, administrative management, human resources management, database management, and budget/financial guidance and administration. OR,
- Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree 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 an combination of specialized experience and education beyond one (1) full year of graduate level education. *TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED*
- Specialized Experience : You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: planning and evaluating, administrative management, human resources management, database management, property and procurement management, analyzing and resolving problems, and budget/financial guidance and administration. 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. *TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED* OR ,
- Combination : Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond two (2) full years of graduate level education. *TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED*
Feb 3, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov