Facility Services Assistant

Summary

The Facility Support Assistant is assigned to Facilities Engineering Department at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This position is the Store Front for the Department and reports to the Assistant Director of the Facilities Engineering Department. The incumbent performs a variety of administrative tasks associated with maintaining and supporting the work performed within the Facilities Engineering Department.

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Duties

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Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Screen calls for the Facilities Engineering (FE) Department, including emergency and non-emergency calls, vendors, medical center staff, and general inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate personnel.
• Serve as the customer service first point of contact for the FE Department, making sure Veteran and staff needs are met. Review, prioritize, and route work orders submitted by medical center staff for necessary services.
• Coordinate on-demand service calls with shop supervisors to address urgent and emergency repairs throughout the medical center.
• Schedule short- and long-range maintenance, repair, and minor construction requirements, and maintain the preventive maintenance schedule with shop supervisors.
• Manage records for the Facilities Department Records Manager, including establishing, maintaining, and disposing of a variety of files and records.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize daily administrative activities to ensure deadlines are met and the FE Department follows local and national policies, directives, and regulatory requirements.
• Assess and revise processes to improve the quality, timeliness, and efficiency of workflow, and give management possible solutions to problem areas.
• Establish policies and procedures to accomplish administrative services, and identify FE needs for additional equipment, supplies, and personnel.
• Assist with FE correspondence, including creating meeting agendas, completing and communicating meeting minutes, scheduling meetings in Outlook, and preparing required reports and presentations.
• Serve as timekeeper for the department in an accurate and timely fashion, and train employees in entering time and attendance.
• Serve as point of contact for purchasing goods and services, office supplies, and furniture as the department's Government Purchase Cardholder and ordering official, including reconciling orders in IFCAP and U.S. Bank.
• Serve as Fund Control Point Clerk, monitoring balances, entering 2237 requests, and tracking requests sent to contracting.
• Serve as point of contact for government vehicle fleet reservations, track GOV fleet card receipts, and schedule vehicle maintenance, repairs, and loaners.
• Serve as the Automated Data Processing Application Coordinator (ADPAC) for the FE Department, including staff computer and account access.
• Use various software programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and VISTA, to track department projects and staff workload.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Facility Services Assistant/ PD618-60870A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.

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. Advancement to positions up to GS-05, candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-05 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non temporary competitive appointment. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. 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:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience includes: serving as a first point of contact for customers by screening and routing customer calls and service requests, Prioritizing work orders and scheduling maintenance, Maintaining files and records according to established procedures, Processing purchase requests and tracking expenditures, Preparing correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed four (4) years above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. (This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university). 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) years and specialized experience as described above that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of this position.

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledge of analysis and evaluation techniques to review data for accuracy.
• Knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices of a professional, administrative occupation, and skill in applying this knowledge to difficult and complex work assignments to assess, analyze, and solve problems.
• Broad knowledge that helps the Facilities Engineering Department and its programs run effectively and efficiently, including inventory control, staffing, delegation, managing processes, developing standards, and promoting process improvement.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. The position requires work in an office setting with desks, chairs, computers and phones.

You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position.

Work Environment: Work is typically performed in a shared office environment at a desk with a computer and phone.

Education

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

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: 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. For further information, visit:

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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