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Posted: January 30, 2026 (5 days ago)

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Chief Resident Services

Armed Forces Retirement Home

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

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Salary

$125,776 - $163,514

per year

Closes

March 3, 2026

GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading resident services at a retirement home for military veterans in Gulfport, Mississippi, overseeing programs like admissions, recreation, dining, and volunteer activities for about 600 independent living residents.

The role includes managing a team of around 20 staff, handling budgets, personnel issues, and enforcing discipline while ensuring a supportive environment for seniors.

It's ideal for an experienced manager with a background in senior living facilities, especially those familiar with geriatric care and administrative leadership.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, applying management techniques in senior living programs such as admissions, recreation, food services, chaplaincy, and volunteer activities
  • Experience providing administrative direction including budget development and management, recruiting, staffing, personnel actions, performance reviews, and grievance resolution
  • Ability to direct, coordinate, and supervise a team of approximately 20 employees in resident services
  • Responsibility for managing independent living facilities for up to 600 residents, including multifaceted programs for admissions, religious services, recreation, dining, and entertainment
  • Skills in conducting administrative hearings, enforcing discipline, and serving as a hearing officer for resident infractions
  • Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients highly desired
  • Knowledge of budgeting, human resources coordination, and participation in advisory boards like the Resident Fund Advisory Board

Full Job Description

This position is that of Chief, Resident Services which is a senior-level management position located at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), Gulfport.

The Chief, Resident Services reports to and receives general direction from the Director, AFRH-Gulfport. The Director provides broad policy guidance to the Chief, Resident Services.

The incumbent is appointed by the Director subject to the approval of the AFRH Chief Operating Officer. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized Experience for the GS-14 level: You must have at least one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position.

Specialized experience is defined as: Applying management techniques and methodologies in the development of programs in a Senior Living environment, such as admissions, recreation services, food services, chaplain programs, and volunteer programs; AND Providing administrative direction in a Senior Living environment, to include: budget development and management, recruiting and staffing, authorizing personnel actions, conducting performance reviews, and conducting grievance resolution.

SPECIAL NOTE: Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired. Major Duties:

As Chief Resident Services, you will: Direct, coordinate, and supervise the efforts of approximately 20 employees in the Resident Services area.

Serve as Resident Service's budget Program Manager with responsibility for planning, programming, estimating and budgeting in his/her functional area(s) of mission support.

Coordinate with the Agency's Chief Human Capital Officer and the Bureau of Fiscal Services' (BFS) Human Resources team regarding Requests for Personnel Action for Resident Services employees.

Review facts of individual disciplinary cases prior to endorsement to ensure proper level of discipline is administered and the discipline is equitable in relationship to other disciplinary.

Participate in AFRH Grievance System at directorate level. Be responsible for Independent Living (IL) residential facilities of the Home with capacity of approximately 600 residents.

Provide multifaceted admissions, religious, recreational, sports, dining, and entertainment programs for IL Residents of the Home.

Manage physical spaces in which programs are delivered/performed, i.e., bowling alley, facility exercise rooms, the central auditorium/movie theater, a variety of hobby and craft shops, card rooms, the members' visitor lounge and day rooms.

Conduct the Leisure Learning program for continuing adult education, self-improvement, and skills development.

Act on behalf of the Director on all matters of order and discipline for the Home IL Residents.

Hearing Officer responsible for examining all infractions of Resident discipline and violations of Home directives and policies. Conduct administrative hearings and issue disciplinary judgments.

Coordinate rehabilitative efforts for Resident with other functions of the Home. Serve as a member of the Resident Fund Advisory Board (RFAB).

The Chief, Resident Services, the Chairman of the Resident Advisory Council (RAC) and the Resident Members of the RFAB, as members of the RFAB are responsible for the preparation of the annual fiscal budget for the benefit of the Residents of the Home.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/30/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-AFRH-12866296-P