This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of the Administrator, Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion. The duty location for this position is in Rockville, MD and is not eligible for remote work. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement.**

Duties

As a Lead Equal Employment Specialist, you work closely with the Deputy Division Director to provide leadership in terms of equal employment opportunity program functions and subject matter expertise to the staff within the Reasonable Accommodation/Accessibility team and across other teams within Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion. Your major duties and responsibilities include: Leading decision-making for the team related to Reasonable Accommodation/Accessibility operations oversight (e.g., workload distribution, task assignment, strategy development, analysis of team performance on achieving goals and formulation of corrective actions if targets are not met). Providing managers and employees expert advice on matters relating to Reasonable Accommodation/Accessibility plans, policies, and decisions. Monitoring the processing of requests for Reasonable Accommodation and/or Accessibility pursuant to the Executive Orders, EEOC's guidance, the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and established case precedent. Researching and applying a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze, and improve team effectiveness, efficiency, and work products. Processing Reasonable Accommodation/Accessibility requests, drafting coherent correspondences. Designing, implementing, and conducting educational components, consisting of orientations and trainings to provide program participants an understanding of the Reasonable Accommodation (RA) process and support HRSA's compliance efforts. Developing and evaluating Reasonable Accommodation Training effectiveness for the agency. NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 04/02/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. In order to qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service. Examples of the minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-13 level include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: Managing the coordination, tracking, and drafting of requests for services related to Disability Service Programs such as Reasonable Accommodations and Equal Employment Opportunity Programs. OR Processing requests for Reasonable Accommodation and/or Accessibility pursuant to federal laws, case precedents, regulations, and procedures. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A competency is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DISABILITIES PROGRAMS - Applies knowledge of, and promotes compliance with, appropriate federal statues, regulations, policies, and procedures (e.g., Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans Disabilities Act Amendments Act, Executive Orders, case law) relevant to EEO and disability programs. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. TECHNICAL WRITING - Prepares written documentation to transfer technical information about concepts, situations, products, services, or results to audiences with varying levels of technical knowledge. TRAINING - Seeks, develops, and delivers useful, relevant training for growth or performance enhancement. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12353500 Current status candidates must meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) by the closing date of this announcement. To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, provide any of the following SF-50s: Please Note: Current year pay adjustments are not acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2024 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG). Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does not include 120 day temporary promotions) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade. SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 04/02/2024. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]