This position is located within the Clarksburg VA Medical Center, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The person in this position serves as supervisor of the Veteran Transportation Service (VTS) motor vehicle operators & Fleet management for the Veteran Transportation Program (VTP) and reports directly to the Mobility Manager.

Duties

Uses office copier, fax machine and scanning equipment. Performs routine telecommunication duties addressing Veteran needs on Beneficiary Travel Self Service System (BTSSS) to Veterans and employees. Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statutes and position, as well as VHA policy. Communicates with Veterans and/or family members according to VHA and HAS ethics and code of conduct. Abides by federal policy, Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and confidentiality regulations, and exhibits professional, ethical conduct at all times. Supports patient safety standards. Sets priorities, deadlines, and adjust the flow and sequencing of work. Attends Health Administration Service (HAS) and Louis A Johnson VAMC/VISN and other stakeholder meetings as necessary. Experience with email, Teams, Microsoft word, excel, office and outlook. Thoroughly understands and has the ability to explain policies / procedures associated with Beneficiary Travel Self Service System (BTSSS) to Veterans and employees. Projects a positive, professional, ICARE attitude and appearance. Performs the high-level management of many variables, including Veteran transportation needs in their particular catchment area, unique circumstances to be addressed, i.e., rural / high rural; lack of community resources, limitation of VA service availability, regulatory requirements of DOT, CHA policy beneficiary travel regulations, etc. Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm or 7:30am-4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Transportation Specialist/PD231820 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): 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, 11/01/2023. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 described below: These qualification standards are used used in conjunction with Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) described below. Individual Occupational Requirements: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position. OR, Experience: Specialized experience (for positions above GS-5) is experience that demonstrated a knowledge of the transportation function(s) of the position to be filled. Specialized Experience GS-9: Do you have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Supervisory Transportation Specialist at the full performance level (GS-9), and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled? To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience such as using an office copier, fax machine and scanning equipment. Performing routine telecommunication duties addressing Veteran needs on Beneficiary Travel Self Service System (BTSSS) to Veterans and employees. Protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statutes and position, as well as VHA policy. Communicates with Veterans and/or family members according to VHA and HAS ethics and code of conduct. Abides by federal policy, Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and confidentiality regulations, and exhibits professional, ethical conduct always. Supports patient safety standards. Thoroughly understands and can explain policies / procedures associated with Beneficiary Travel Self Service System (BTSSS) to Veterans and employees. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. OR, A Master's Degree or equivalent graduate degree; two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, orLL.B or J.D., if related. OR, Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified above, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. (When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.)Applicants who possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or anLL.B. or J.D., may also use education to qualify for this position. Major study -- accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Creative ThinkingCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Data ManagementLeadership 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 position requires an average physical agility, such as standing, prolonged walking, driving, and sitting. There is some bending, lifting, carrying, and stretching involved. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 US
• Name: Larry Hill
• Phone: 813-514-7521
• Email: [email protected]