In this position you will function as an Education Technician within Education Service facilitating New Employee Orientation and providing fiscal and administrative support for all employee education and staff development activities at the VA Black Hills Health Care System, Black Hills, SD. This position is located in Fort Meade, SD.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties include the following: Provides overall management and facilitation of the VA Black Hills' of New Employee Orientation (NEO) program, Serve as the Fund Control Point (FCP) Manager/Fiscal management for Education Service to include obligating funds for all employee academic tuition, required training and continuing education programs Provide logistic support when necessary to ensure the effective operation of training program activities coordinated through Education Service. Ensure that all purchase card uses are pre-approved by the Chief of Education/DLO by policy/Directive. Travel within the VA Black Hills Healthcare System to alternate sites is required. Collects data to determine staff development. Attends assigned meetings. May prepare meeting agendas and minutes, maintain files of minutes, and follows up on action items with appropriate staff members. Prepares and types reports of a technical nature for the Chief of Education/DLO. Provide Library support. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:30AM - 4:00PM Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

THERE IS A TYPING PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT: This position requires the skills of a qualified typist. Applicant must be able to type at least 40 words per minute. PLUS SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to, developing, maintaining and implementing program agenda/schedules, coordinates and conducts meetings, continually assesses programs for improvements; maintains accounting records and uses a purchase card, and processes materials (such as books, journals) for circulation. (This experience must be well documented in your resume or application package.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: ClericalCustomer ServiceManages ResourcesOrganizational Stewardship IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: Work is mostly sedentary, with some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light to moderate weight items such as papers, files, manuals, and occasional requirements to move educational materials, boxes of files, and equipment such as flip charts, video monitors, slide projectors, tables, chairs, etc. Work requires prolonged periods of sitting in one position for typing and other duties, including use of a personal computer. 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 VA Black Hills Health Care System 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]