The Supervisory Field Examiner (Assistant Coach) position is located within the Fiduciary Hub under the Lincoln VA Regional Benefits Office. Current facility employees in the local commuting area will be required to work from the Regional Office in Lincoln, NE and will be eligible for telework. Current out-based facility employees located outside of Nebraska: This position will remain 100% remote. Applicants will need to provide their own high speed Internet.

Duties

The Supervisory Field Examiner (Assistant Coach) position is located within the Fiduciary Hub under the Lincoln VA Regional Benefits Office. Under the administrative supervision of the Fiduciary Hub Manager and the Coach, the Incumbent plans, directs, and assigns work priorities for their subordinates and assists in the duties of the Coach as needed. The incumbent must maintain the highest technical and professional authority in the area of difficult and complex fiduciary issues to make final decisions or commit the Federal Government to unusual liability. Generally, all work is performed on the incumbent's own initiative and responsibility. Supervisory controls are exercised through regular quality reviews and random periodic spot checks. Specific duties include but are not limited to: Analyzes and interprets laws, regulations, and rules as they affect the establishment of new policies, procedures, and methods of operation Makes final determinations on questions of interpretation of regulations, precedent decisions, instructions, and other controlling guidelines; providing for uniform understanding through training conferences, informal discussions, and instructional memoranda Ensures that all workload actions within the Fiduciary Hub division are processed as expeditiously as possible to assess the competence, adjustment, and personal welfare of beneficiaries and protect a beneficiary's assets from loss or diversion Responsible for the cost-effective use of resources to accomplish the team's assigned outcomes Manages the workload and adheres to the division priorities and timeliness constraints Works independently or on a team with peers, to discuss changes, issue instructions and provide technical guidance Understands the relationship of tasks routinely assigned to the employees within the Fiduciary Hub division, to effectively plan and assign work to the team Demonstrates expertise in all phases of the Fiduciary activity that he/she directs As needed, develops ways to improve production or increase the quality of the team's work Solicits recommendations concerning workload management, the optimum mix of staff in consideration of operating costs and program effectiveness, introduction of improvements to work methods and processes Coordinates with other teams' coaches to redirect staff as needed to meet increased workload demands in those other teams Responsible for administrative actions affecting the team Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual employees of the team on both technical and administrative matters Promotion Potential: None, GS-12 is the Full Performance Level (FPL) of this position. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm Compressed Schedule: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Field Examiner (Assistant Coach) (FID HUB); 08801A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Required.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 12/13/2023. 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. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-12 Grade Level: Applicants must have one year of Specialized Experience which was equivalent to the GS-11 level or above in the normal line of progression within the organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience applying Federal, State, and/or Local policies to review or approve decisions for compensation/pension, healthcare, mortgage/lending, insurance, or personal financial management for individuals in exceptionally unique or complex financial situations. There is no education substitution at the GS-12 grade level. Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and is usually performed in an office setting. There may be some walking, standing and carrying light items such as paper, books or files. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Lincoln Regional Benefit Office 3800 Village Dr Lincoln, NE 68516 US
• Name: Abygail Sharrar-Armendariz
• Email: [email protected]