This position is located at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. The Interior Design Assistant will collaborate with engineers, IT, supply chain, housekeeping and other service lines in order to efficiently complete furniture installations and optimization and renovations of work spaces.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Assisting with installation of projects, including hanging artwork, placing furniture, and styling accessories. Conducting post-project follow-up with clients to ensure satisfaction. Acting as the coordinator for planned and unplanned furniture and other related moves from one location to another. Coordinating all incoming furniture deliveries and moves with the Facility Planning office. Overseeing the assembly, disassembly, and reassembly of various types of furniture. Coordinating storage of furniture, and equipment in designed areas arranged by the Facility Planning office. Responsible for storage space utilization of all stock and furniture in accordance with regulations. Independently plans maximum space utilization and protection of materials by consolidating and relocating materials as needed. Preparing inventory reports, overseeing the receiving and logging of all incoming furniture and equipment. Checking shipping documents to verify and ensuring incoming and outgoing shipments are in proper order prior to final receiving. Unloading and stacking incoming furniture and equipment. Identifying damage to furniture and equipment through visual inspection. May be required to operate large warehouse vehicles such as cargo trucks, pallet jacks, and regular vehicles. May operate forklifts and related vehicles in holding areas on unpaved, un-improved or difficult terrain in the warehouse. Using pallet jacks, side loaders, dollies, and other appropriate moving equipment to complete assigned jobs. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-5 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess 1 year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service, that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to this Interior Design Assistant position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes assisting with installation of projects, including hanging artwork, placing furniture, and styling accessories; coordinating storage of furniture and equipment; coordinating the move of furniture to other facilities; preparing inventory reports and receiving/logging all incoming furniture and equipment. (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE.) ~OR~ SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: You must have successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. One full year of graduate education is considered to be 18 semester hours. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION) ~OR~ COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You must possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements at the GS-5 level. (THIS EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR RESUME TO BE CREDITABLE AND COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Computer SkillsSelf-DirectionTechnical CompetenceVeteran and Customer Focus IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion, such as continuous standing, walking, crouching and stooping at design project location. Recurring Lifts, carries, and moves objects weighing over 50 pounds with assistance. Works both inside and outside, occasionally in bad weather, exposed to hot and cold temperatures, difficult terrain, blowing dirt and dust, drafts, noise, grease and fumes. As required, uses safety equipment and clothing such as coveralls, ear protectors, safety glasses and shoes, gloves, and hardhats. 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

IMPORTANT: 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 Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30901 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]