U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 7 hours ago
Housing Management Assistant
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$47K/yr - $62K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is dedicated to serving veterans, and they are seeking a Housing Management Assistant to support the Veterans Health Administration. This role involves assisting veterans in locating housing and maintaining relationships with community landlords and agencies.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
Responsibilities
Responsible for providing services to identify landlords and safe - clean and quality apartments in communities throughout the VA Long Beach Medical Center's (VAMC) service area
Function as an interdisciplinary team member in the HUD-VASH Program by working collaboratively with the Housing Case Management Team to assist Veterans to locate appropriate housing - housing applications - holding fees - security deposits - and furniture assistance
Develop working relationships with various community landlords - community agencies - and Public Housing Authorities - serving as a VA liaison or contact person
The incumbent must maintain a strong relationship with them to foster collaboration and allow for coordinated care for Veterans
Keep all data analysis and track trends of landlords - Landlord Satisfaction Surveys - application fees - and other relevant data
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 02/17/2026
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Not Required at the GS-05
Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 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
You must have one year of specialized experience - equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization
Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: applying knowledge of housing assistance programs; providing property search services; supplying information or instructions to clients regarding tenant rights and responsibilities; linking veterans into permanent housing; following written policies and operating procedures maintain information and providing customer service
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience
To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4-years of education above high school
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level
You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer Service (Clerical/Technical), Teamwork, Technical Competence
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)
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
The work is primarily community based
Typically - the employee will sit to do the work
However - there will be walking - standing - bending - carrying of light items (such as books - papers) - accessing transportation - and/or driving a government vehicle
The work requires patience and control of emotions
Must be medically cleared and trained before operating a federal vehicle - pursuant to VHA Directive 2008-020
REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED as an Incidental Driver
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