This position provides administrative oversight of the childcare operations including but not limited to planning, activation, coordination, and implementation of childcare assistance programs. In addition, the incumbent provides analysis of activities related to the daily administration of childcare services and childcare cost reimbursement.

Duties

Primary liaison between the childcare operations, the local leadership team, and the VCAP Office. The incumbent is responsible for full oversight of childcare operations, including coordinating activities such as program planning, activation, developing, and implementing the childcare assistance program at the local facility level. Quality control and management of all facility reviews necessary to maintain safe and successful operations. Performs supply management, equipment tracking, facilities management, budget, safety program administration, community relations, marketing, personnel administration, business planning, and clerical support. Performs supply management, equipment tracking, facilities management, budget, safety program administration, community relations, marketing, personnel administration, business planning, and clerical support. Assists the VCAP Health System Specialist-Operations Manager COR II with data and analysis for leasing and contracting. Assists the VISN Leasing Contracting Office and the Medical Center's Fiscal Service to ensure funding documents are executed appropriately and timely for continued operations. The incumbent serves as an assistant technical advisor to the Contracting Officer in developing contracts and can serve as the contracting officer's representative, level 1 (COR I) for the local facility. Serves as a primary source of service expertise in collecting, organizing, manipulating, and analyzing data associated with programs created by the VCAP performance measures. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD99384S

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/29/2023. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations carried out by administrative or professional personnel, or substantive administrative support functions (i.e., internal activities or functions such as supply, budget, procurement, or personnel which serve to facilitate line or program operations). This includes knowledge of pertinent laws and regulations, policies and precedents which affect the use of the program, and related support resources (people, money, or equipment) in the program areas. Skill in leading people and the ability to assign and evaluate tasks to staff in the service. Skill in planning, scheduling, and conducting projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations, adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationTeamworkTechnical CompetenceVision 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 is primarily sedentary in nature, however, does require movement throughout the childcare areas, meetings, and travel to meetings. 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 Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Building 200 Northport, NY 11768 US
• Name: Alicia Franklin
• Phone: 716-393-8342
• Email: [email protected]