The Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking a highly qualified Transportation Assistant to work in the Facilities Department.

Duties

KCVAMC is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans. The incumbent serves as the Fleet Program Assistant, GS-2102-6 for the Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center. The incumbent's primary responsibilities are dispatching vehicles, coordinating, planning, budgeting, and maintaining consistency in fleet services. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Communicates effectively with internal and external contacts. Collects request data and verifies for complete information. Schedules services based on requests received. Enters information into an established database for service tracking. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7am-330pm Telework: ADHOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Transportation Assistant/PD082830 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: 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, 12/27/2023. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, (GS-05), in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized Experience includes but not limited to the following: -Tracks all vehicle histories from time of purchase/donation. -Reviews budgets and billings and Operates machinery managed and operated by Facilities Management. -Dispatch vehicles, coordinating, planning, budgeting, and maintaining consistency in fleet services .-Communicates effectively both orally and in writing with a wide range of individuals to include personnel within the facility as well as other government and non-government agencies, contractors, vendors, law enforcement agencies, etc.; and submits documentation to contracting in support of vehicle repairs .-Serves as technical advisor to the Chief, Engineering Service in the modification of fleet systems to meet the needs of the facility. Education: There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationComputer SkillsContracting/ProcurementMechanicalWithout more than normal supervision 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: Work is normally accomplished in an office surroundings involving everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions; however, due to the nature of the position and duties occasional climbing, walking, stooping, bending, and reaching. Must maintain applicable training and licensing to operate assigned equipment. Work is primarily performed in normal office surroundings involving everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions. The incumbent will be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. 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.

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 Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 US
• Name: Brody Hillstock
• Phone: 9136839559
• Email: [email protected]