Purpose: to serve as a first level supervisor, provide planning, direction, organization, and exercise control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to VANTHCS Library Service staffed centers of operation, Bonham and Dallas, and ensure provision of library services to the rest of VANTHCS. Organizational Location: Library Service for VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS). Duty Location: Dallas, TX

Duties

A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a Highly Qualified Individual. Duties include but are not limited to: Managerial Responsibilities (25%) Administrative/Operational Policy and Compliance Librarian Responsibilities (25%) Acquisition and Collection Development Cataloging Reference, Research, and Literature Searching VISN Responsibilities (25%) Literature Searching Resource Acquisition and Contract Management Resource Assessment Supervisory Responsibilities (25%) Supervise (1) Librarian (Biological and Medical Sciences), GS-1410-11; (1) Librarian (Biological and Medial Sciences), GS-1410-09; (2) Library Technicians GS-1411-0 7, one local position and one remote position and (1) Library Technician, GS-1411-05 positions. Identifies requirements, plans for, organizes and distributes authorized personnel resources. Prepares and presents justification for organization structure, manpower and personnel requirements to accomplish assigned mission and functions. Ensure development of organizational work plans, short/long-range schedules, priorities, work assignments and position structures to effectively, efficiently, and economically carry out the work of the organization. Work Schedule: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday Compressed/Flexible: not available Telework: not eligible Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Librarian (Biological and Medical Science) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive/PD549-8735-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentive: may be authorized for a highly qualified individual Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses: 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, 10/05/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current or former 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 this GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. 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: Basic Requirements: All librarians must meet the requirements for professional education in library science or possess equivalent experience and education as required for GS-7 entry level, which is: Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree; OR A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: analyzes the overall information needs of the VANTHCS and develops library policies, procedures and programs as well as long-range plans for meeting such needs; develops and monitors the library budget requirements for the Library Funds Control Point; provides input for all local, VISN and VACO reports, surveys, and information requests; serves as local systems administrator/project manager for Library Service; determines scope and coverage required to develop the library's collection; and provides comprehensive reference services to professional staff by conducting general and specialized research including literature searching of current and retrospective information sources. Education cannot be substituted for the GS-12 level required specialized experience. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Leadership Reasoning Technical Competence 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: This work requires moderate physical exertions such as long period of standing; recurring activities such as bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching; pushing loaded book trucks; and lifting of moderately heavy items such as boxes of books or journals. 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

Your transcript must be submitted with your application to meet the Basic Requirements as listed above.

Note: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.

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 Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 South Lancaster Road Dallas, TX 75216 US
• Name: VISN 17 SSU USAS Group
• Email: [email protected]