OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Duties

This position is established to provide assistant level support in the area of employee education and training, with duties related to budget, statistical reports and customer service. -Performs work related to preparation, execution and/ or tracking of requests for vendors, contract agreements or contracts covering education training programs within Employee Education utilizing IFCAP. -Maintains and processes education and automated training records and files. -Plans, develops and coordinates training programs for the education tracking software. -verifies that course/program was completed and maintains training records for reports and budgeting purposes. -Assists division education liaisons with configuring special education reports. -Retrieve and formats data for monthly, quarterly, and annual special reports. -Manages documentation related to various local and national tuition and scholarship programs. -Coordinates with Employee Education Instructors and other presenters to ensure effective operation of training program activities. -Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access. -Prepares a variety of written materials, such as letter/memorandums, surveys, labels and other support documents. -Enhances the ability of the educational and training program to support overall mission requirements through the effective and timely performance. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, normal business hours Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Training Technician/PD04069O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/29/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may 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-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Ability to analyze, verify and correlate basic data to support studies and surveys, including budget preparation, planning and justification. Ability to plan, develop and coordinate training programs for the education tracking software. Ability to instruct/teach. Skill in the development and/or review of training/education course material. Ability to use one or more established automated systems to enter, maintain and retrieve curriculum and/or course data and to compile reports, produce charts and graphs, or monitor project or curriculum status. Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, terminology or requirements related to training and education activities and skill in applying these knowledge to work situations. Skill in writing routine letters, memoranda, and simple narrative reports.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Education and TrainingIntegrity/HonestyLearningTeaching Others 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. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary. No special physical demands are involved. Some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as papers and files is required. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.



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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Clement J Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Lesley Hynes
• Phone: 414-712-8259
• Email: [email protected]