This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs, at W.G Bill Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. within Prosthesic and Sensory Aid and serves as a Program Support Clerk. The Program Support Clerk support and manage the operational, process, and fund controls of the VA Medical Center Prosthetics and Sensory Aids special program funding, VBA Home Improvement Structural Alterations, Automobile Adaptive Equipment, Clothing Allowance Programs.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Assists the Chief in planning, developing and adjusting the program in such a way as to provide services and appliances to eligible and entitled beneficiaries, from the appropriate source and in a timely manner, which benefits both the veteran and the VA. Compiles and prepares a variety of special administrative and statistical reports which are for local, VISN or Central office needs. This includes non-recurring reports and surveys where there is no precedent and where guidelines have not been established. Analyzes and reviews such reports to inform Prosthetic Facility Service Manager of any areas of concern which might impact on services budgetary priorities or overall mission. Performs office maintenance duties such as, preparing requisitions for office supplies, ordering office equipment and publications, requesting work orders, submitting special equipment and other resource requests to the requesting office, preparing necessary forms to dispose of boxes containing documents for shredding, and organizing and maintaining P&SAS filing system following the RCS-10 regulations and systematic filling and/or scanning of P&SAS reconciled purchase orders and invoices. Establishes, updates, purges, distributes and maintains files for the service such as vendor files, directives, manuals, incoming correspondence etc. and maintains suspense file for all service reports and due dates. Assisting in the planning review, and reporting of statistical data results of program studies and serving as the timekeeper for assigned T&Ls, initiating, and maintains all required records. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Position Description/PD#: Program Support Clerk/PD018480 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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, 07/17/2024. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You 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. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: performing data collections, corroborations, and evaluations, tracking of variety of program expenses, utilizing computer equipment with varies software, producing letters, memorandums, analyzing problems and present written and oral recommendation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and ManagementCommunicationComputer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical) 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 requires constant walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items such as books, medical devices/supplies, papers, and files. 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 WG Bill Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144 US
• Name: Kanda Ware
• Phone: 205-933-8101 X336516
• Email: [email protected]