In accordance with meeting the criteria of a Lead position, the Lead Transportation Assistant will lead a minimum of 9 full-time employees in the following areas 3 (GS-0679-05) and 6 (GS-0679-06), at least 25% of their regular and recurring work responsibilities and ensuring the Beneficiary Travel office staff provides transportation at Government expense to beneficiaries and their attendants traveling to and from VA facilities and other places for examination, treatment, or care.

Duties

Lead Transportation Assistant Major Duties: Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization, ensure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and ensure that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Keep in touch with the status and progress of work, and make day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities, obtaining assistance from the supervisor on problems that may arise, such as backlogs that cannot be disposed of promptly. Estimate and report on the expected time of completion of work maintain records of work accomplishments and time expended and prepare production reports as requested. Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, reference materials, and supplies. Give on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices. Maintain current knowledge and answer questions from other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc., and obtain needed information or decisions from the supervisor on problems that come up. Check on work in progress or spot-check work not requiring review (e.g. filing or direct services) and review completed work to see that the supervisor's instruction on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. Amend or reject work not meeting established standards, refer to supervisor questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards. Monitor working conditions such as seating, ventilation, lighting, safety, etc. Approve leave for a few hours or for emergencies. Inform employees of available services and employee activities. Resolve simple, informal complaints of employees and refer others to the supervisor. Report to supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on behavior problems. Provide information to the supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs. Work Schedule: Full-Time;Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Telework: This position is not authorized for telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Transportation Assistant/PD23131-A 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, 12/07/2023. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 must be qualified 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-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Knowing travel rules and regulations in VA Beneficiary Travel regulations and VHA Directives; organizing and maintaining documentation and records supporting beneficiary travel reimbursements and vendor payments; validating, controlling and maintaining accounting records for many travel accounts and make frequent dollar amount adjustments of those accounts; Knowing beneficiary travel reimbursements; Knowing computer software programs equivalent to Microsoft Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word processing; pulling data and create reports showing volume and cost; Knowing the review process for special transportation of Veterans requiring unusual accommodations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationDecisivenessFlexibilityLeadershipPlanning and Evaluating 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: The work requires no special physical demands but will require some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending, or sitting. 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.

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 Washington VA Medical Center 50 Irving Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20422 US
• Name: Denicia Moten
• Phone: 228-2951358
• Email: [email protected]