This position is located under the Domiciliary Chief of the Residential Rehab Treatment Program (RRTP), Mental Health Service Line, St. Cloud VA Medical Center, St. Cloud, MN. Incumbent serves as administrative and program support for RRTP. The incumbent will also provide program analysis and data analysis as primary for RRTP, and secondarily for the Mental Health Service Line.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to: Maintain accurate record of moves and activations. Provide administrative, program accountability, and oversight to RRTP and Mental Health programs, as assigned. Obtain, organize, file, retrieve reports, correspondence, and numerical data for use in preparing status reports, briefings, and presentations. Recommend ways of improving procedures and processes. Initiate and draft executive level memoranda, letters, commendations, and notifications within established timeframes. Responsible for data entry, trend tracking and reporting, accurate evaluation of results, and enhancement of procedures to meet workload demands and program goals. Advise on reports to measure progress and effectiveness of operations objectives. Ensure compliance with federal law and VA regulation. Analyze data and develop data collection routines for the utilization in a variety of reports. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm or 7:30am - 4:00pm (Evenings and weekends may be required.) Virtual: This is NOT a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD904040 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit Position: Yes - AFGE Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. 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

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/07/2023. Minimum Qualifications for GS-05: You must 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: maintaining accurate records/files; providing administrative support to an organization (such as supply/equipment orders and audits); preparing various correspondence, such as executive level memoranda, letters, and notifications; and creating or analyzing a variety of reports to measure progress or effectiveness of operational objectives. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed 4 years of education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial or technical college, junior college, college, or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours (the second year) that totals 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements you meet, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed semester hours beyond the second year (EX: 75 semester hours - 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalCommunicationsComputer SkillsManages and Organizes Information 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

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: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.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.

Contacts

• Address St Cloud VA Medical Center 4801 Veterans Drive St Cloud, MN 56303 US
• Name: Sarah Drey
• Phone: 319-339-7047
• Email: [email protected]