This position is a non-supervisory technical position in the Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) animal facility in Gainesville, Florida. The primary purpose of this position is to provide extensive animal care assignments as well as managerial assignments and day-to-day oversight of an animal colony for research.

Duties

This is a bargaining unit position. Areas of Consideration for all Other Positions: Any and all Office of Research and Development - VISN 8 Station 573 employees. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Total Rewards Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Duty Location Status: Will work from a VA owned or leased space Position Description Title/PD#: Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal)/ PD147650 Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Physical Demands: The duties performed both regular and recurring walking, bending, and carrying of moderately heavy equipment (

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Pre-employment physical examination/evaluation may be required.
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
• Selectees may be required to serve a probationary period.
• A complete application package, i.e., Resume, Transcripts, etc., as required by job announcement.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the Seasonal Influenza Prevention Program for VHA Health Care Personnel (HCP) is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs HCP.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, . 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-08 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 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. Provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" to indicate your current federal status. You must also submit additional SF-50(s) to clearly demonstrate one year time-in-grade as required in the announcement. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. AND A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. You may qualify based on your experience as described below SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 (next lower grade level) grade level in the federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Experience with caring and handling of animals, filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, planning and organizing work, and working with clients and customers. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Farming experience that was not performed in a controlled environment, or experience as a laborer who was not responsible for planning and scheduling his/her own work, but only performed assigned tasks, would not qualify as specialized experience. OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Successfully completed one full year of graduate education.NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: I have the equivalent combinations of specialized experience and successfully completed graduate education as described above to meet the total qualification requirements to qualify at the GS-08 level. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Animal Husbandry Knowledge Clerical Knowledge Customer Service Administration and Management 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.

Education

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.

Contacts

• Address Gainesville ORD VISN 8 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]