Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 Human Resources Management Service (VISN 10 HRMS) is recruiting for a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR). The incumbent will have oversight at the VISN 10 Detroit SBU team and assist the team with complex issues surrounding all areas of employee relations and labor relations.

Duties

Employee and Labor Relations 75% Plans work and carries out activities to manage employee/labor relations for an integrated healthcare network. The incumbent is responsible for Employee Relations/Labor Relations, Performance Management, and Drug-free Workplace for the Network. Continuously monitors, evaluates, and adjusts plans, considering organizational needs and viewpoints, regulatory and legal limits, and organizational changes. Provides guidance in especially unresolved, complex cases, referring to the supervisor only those problems which exceed the scope of the organizations serviced. Interprets and clarifies policies for managers and employees. Ensures actions are appropriately coordinated with other HR functions, as required. Ensures HR Program specialty training courses for managers and supervisors are delivered. Develops new operating procedures as necessary to deal with emerging human resource management issues within the serviced area. The incumbent provides technical guidance, information, and assistance to management and senior leadership officials on sensitive, serious, and controversial employee labor relations issues regarding employees in a wide variety of occupations, including Title 5 General Schedule (GS) and Wage Grade (WG), administrative and clinical, and Title 38, with substantial differences in working conditions, entitlement, and occupational practices and policies. Technical guidance, information and assistance provided includes subject matter, such as actions of a disciplinary or adverse nature, grievances, demands to bargain, impasse proceedings, local bargaining, performance management and recognition, employee counseling, appeals, complaints, drug testing, and other related functions. Researches and interprets legal and regulatory program guidance, including case law, collective bargaining agreements, United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, and VA Handbooks and Directives. Responds to inquiries about disciplinary actions, grievances, and appeals concerning timeliness, documentation, and other requirements. The incumbent serves as subject matter expert regarding policies and procedures pertaining to Disciplinary Appeals Boards (DAB), Office of Whistleblower and Accountability Protection (OWAP), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), among others. The incumbent analyzes changes to regulations, policies, etc. for impact on the labor relations program; determines need for impact and implementation or full bargaining at the appropriate level. Ensures subordinates' actions satisfy the agency's obligations to bargain in good faith, performs thorough analysis of policies and practices, and develops policies and practices to prevent unfair labor practices. The incumbent reviews third-party involvement in negotiations and represents the network in complex cases, serves as a point of contact on third-party proceedings arising from the labor management programs, such as unfair labor practice charges. Represent management at arbitrations and in situations involving proceedings before other third parties, as appropriate. The incumbent must also apply a high degree of insight and technical competence to recognize and accomplish management objectives without sacrificing fundamental principles. The incumbent must have the stature, foresight, maturity, and ability to negotiate and reach amicable solutions to complex and controversial problems. Supervisory 25% Performs a full range of supervisory duties relating to supervision of ER/LR Shared Services staff. Plans and directs work, assigns tasks, evaluates work performed, advises employees, selects applicants to fill vacant positions, handles complaints, grievances, and disciplinary problems regarding subordinate staff. Ensures adequate training of subordinates. Provides advice and direction regarding production and quality requirements. Evaluates unit productivity, quality, regulatory compliance, and technical competence. Makes changes in work assignments and workflow; balances workload among positions to increase effectiveness of operations. Meets with subordinates to discuss production reports, offers and solicits recommendations for improvement, and ensures staff maintain optimum case load management. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May be Authorized 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#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist ER/LR/PD99980A

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/25/2023. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: The ability to evaluates known problems, deficiencies, and inadequacies. Provide management consultative service and expert advisory service on VHA specific policy and labor organization agreements for Title 5, hybrid Title 38 and full Title 38 positions; employee discipline, labor relations, leave administration, performance management, worklife flexibilities, employee benefits. Advises and provides guidance on all facets of ELR/WLB. Troubleshoots and resolves difficult and controversial internal and external ELR/WLB problems. Develop and provide training for supervisors, managers and HR staff. ~OR~ Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: The ability to evaluates known problems, deficiencies, and inadequacies. Provide management consultative service and expert advisory service on VHA specific policy and labor organization agreements for Title 5, hybrid Title 38 and full Title 38 positions; employee discipline, labor relations, leave administration, performance management, worklife flexibilities, employee benefits. Advises and provides guidance on all facets of ELR/WLB. Troubleshoots and resolves difficult and controversial internal and external ELR/WLB problems. Develop and provide training for supervisors, managers and HR staff. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Managing Human Resources Technical Competence Supervisory Duties Advisory/Consultation 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: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not 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.

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

Contacts

• Address VHA VISN 10 Human Resources 11500 NORTHLAKE DRIVE SUITE 200 CINCINNATI, OH 45249-1642 US
• Name: Erika Bond
• Phone: 317-225-3905
• Email: [email protected]