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Housekeeping Aid (Leader)
Veterans Health Administration · Los Angeles, California · Closes in 3 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public.
Only U.S. citizens may apply, unless VA cannot find qualified citizens. Career transition applicants (CTAP or ICTAP) who were displaced federal employees get selection priority.
Experience: No set number of years is required. You must show training or experience with enough scope and quality to do this work, with details on your resume. Applicants are rated under OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
Education: No education requirement is listed for this position.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 3 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Applicants first answer a screen-out question in the online questionnaire, and those who do not meet the minimum are removed. Remaining applicants are rated on dexterity and safety, lead or supervise, physical strength, special aptitude for housekeeping work, and work practices.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must be two pages or less, or you will be found ineligible.
- Describe your cleaning, leading or training duties clearly, and list hours per week for each job.
- Submit the online questionnaire and resume by 11:59 PM EST on 11/06/2026, since applicants are referred in the order received.
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