The incumbent serves as the Administrative Officer at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System (AVAHCS).

Duties

The Administrative Officer exercises administrative and technical supervision to 8 Medical Specialty staff. He/she exercises full supervisory line authority as first line supervisor, which requires performance of a broad range of duties such as selecting, retaining and promoting staff; assigning, directing and reviewing work; establishing performance standards; assessing work; reporting requirements; rating and rewarding staff; approving leave and time & attendance records; resolving staff complaints and grievances; investigating instances of misconduct and initiating disciplinary and adverse actions; and identifying staff training and development needs. The incumbent develops performance plans and evaluates performance; directs and prioritizes work; hires; promotes; recognizes through award; gives advice; counsels or instructs; develops improved production; adjusts work procedures; and provides discipline when necessary. The incumbent is also responsible for furthering the goals of Equal Employment Opportunities by taking positive steps to assure fairness and equal opportunity for service line staff.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/27/2023. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Administrative Management skillset to include COR abilities, organizational skillsets, and written and verbal communication abilities. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: master's or equivalent graduate degreeor2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond two full years leading to Graduate Degree. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Administration and ManagementAttention to DetailContracting/ProcurementOrganizational Performance AnalysisPlanning and EvaluatingExperience 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 position is administrative in nature and involves working in an office setting. The position requires frequent use of a computer and phone. The position requires some lifting and carrying of small office items. The position has frequent contact with patient care areas and may be exposed to sick patients. Requires no special physical demands.- The work is in a clinic. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, and patient examination areas. Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled. Tile incumbent may experience some exposure to communicable diseases, or verbal abuse.- May require occasional travel. 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 Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Jeniqua Knuckles
• Phone: 843-577-5011 X201807
• Email: [email protected]