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Support Services at VA
Healing is a Team Effort
Helping Veterans and their families attain health and hope is our duty, and every team member at VA has a unique, meaningful role to play. We bring professionals from diverse fields and backgrounds together, united in the mission to serve those who served America. And every day, our Support Services team is making contributions that count.
With a host of training and educational resources available, VA continually invests in the potential of all its support staff, helping them exceed their goals. It’s a way to experience a more satisfying career with the added fulfillment of changing Veterans’ lives.
VETERANS CANTEEN SERVICE
Start your career at the Veterans Canteen Service (VCS), where you’ll contribute to the comfort and well-being of Veterans enrolled in VA health care. Every day, you’ll have the honor of serving the best customers — America’s Veterans.
VCS is hiring dedicated, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic staff to work in retail stores, cafés, and coffee shops in VA facilities across the country. Enjoy a starting salary of $15.75 per hour or more, based on position, and extensive benefits including:
- 13-26 vacation days, sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays
- Premium group health insurance, including dental and vision
- Term life insurance
- The federal three-tier retirement plan
Spotlight on Support Staff Careers
VA’s variety of care environments and educational support gives you limitless room to grow and advance in your career. Take a look at all VA can offer you and pursue a Support Services opportunity that will push your talent to exciting new heights:
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- Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
- Air Conditioning Equipment Operator
- Animal Caretaker
- Boiler Plant Operator
- Carpenter
- Cemetery Caretaker
- Cook
- Electrician
- Engineering Equipment Operator
- Engineering Technician
- Fire Protection and Prevention Specialist
- Food Service Worker
- Gardener
- Housekeeping Aide
- Laborer
- Laundry Operations Specialist
- Laundry Worker
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Mail and File Clerk
- Motor Vehicle Operator
- Painter
- Pipefitter
- Police/Federal Protective Officer
- Printing Officer
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Reasons to Work at VA
Sure, there are lots of places you could build a health care career. But VA can offer you greater challenge, opportunity, teamwork and satisfaction unlike any other. Here are just a few of the many ways a career at VA stands out from the crowd:
Guidance Through Every Milestone
What you could accomplish with VA extends far beyond a career. It’s a calling—a passion for serving Veterans. That’s why we’re proud to invest in your future and offer avenues to further develop your unique talent, so you can realize your greatest impact possible.