This position is organizationally aligned to the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service within the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center located in North Chicago, IL. The incumbent functions as a General Schedule Leader over lower graded staff performing one grade interval work including workload distribution, progress reports, on the job training, communication and interpersonal relations, and equipment operation.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Distributes and balances the workload among employees. Status/ progress checks on work; update supervisor on completion estimates. Provide written/ recorded instructions and reference materials to employees for work. On the job training. Maintain knowledge of procedures, policies, directives, etc. Monitor working conditions. Resolve simple, informal complaints and refers others to supervisor. Submit reports of performance, progress and training needs to supervisor. Communication and interpersonal skills. Infections control and equipment operations. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am--4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Purchasing Agent/PD20193A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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, 12/06/2023. 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-8 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: workload distribution, prepare reports, job training, spot checks, performance reviews, communication and interpersonal relations, performance improvement, infection control and equipment operation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingComputer SkillsContracting/ProcurementCustomer Service 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. 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.

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Kristina Ilich
• Phone: 1-447-792-8151
• Email: [email protected]