This position is located in the Support Services Division (SSD) at a VA Regional Office (RO) and the incumbent serves as a senior support services specialist. The purpose of the work is to plan, organize, administer and ensure adequate administrative support regarding supplies, Personal Identity Verification (PIV), mailroom, timekeeping, continuity of operations (COOP) and facility and fleet management.

Duties

Specific duties include: Plans and directs programs that provide total support services functions that require the application of highly specialized knowledge and skills. Develops and applies rules and guidelines for the RO's administrative operations. Recognizes the necessity for additional policies and notifies the SSD Chief of such policies. Provides management and operational officials guidance and support on all administrative issues. Serves as a subject matter expert on all aspects of administrative activities. Performs property management duties such as equipment needs analysis, maintaining records (on service received, service deficiencies, equipment received and excessed, etc.), establishing repair and replacement parameters, conducting periodic inventories, providing detailed analyses on forecasted usage rates, and/or disposing of excess property. Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on all Fleet Management issues. Oversees the day- to-day functions of the Regional Office Fleet Management Program including, but not limited to, the documentation of authorized operators, scheduling of vehicle use, oversight of vehicle maintenance, and review of vehicle safety recalls. Serves as the primary PIV Card Issuance (PCI) Manager for the RO, the incumbent is responsible for the administration of the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) system. The incumbent views information for each role assigned and reviews applications in the Portal area of the PIV website that are in process or have been processed. The incumbent ensures that all role members have the authorization or rights to be able to access and perform their assigned duties. The incumbent backs up the Support Services Supervisor for all of the following responsibilities: Safety Officer, Continuity of Operations (COOP) Coordinator, Parking Coordinator (Carpools), centralized mailroom oversight, and Building Liaison. Ensures compliance with RO and CO directives on requisitions for printing, reproduction, and distribution of forms. Ensures that regulations and publications are promptly distributed to all divisions of the RO and organizations off station. Ensures vehicles are properly maintained and stored when not in use. Responsible for maximum utilization of all assigned vehicles and funds allotted for payment of rental and mileage. Assists the Support Services Supervisor in coordinating building security with GSA building management, Federal Protective Services (FPS) security personnel, VA Police, and / or other security personnel to include monitoring of alarm system, guard service as required, bomb threats, and related incidents. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Support Services Supervisor;PD39968-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:07/22/2024. 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. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 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. If you are a current VBA employee requesting a reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-13 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-13. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: One (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12). Specialized experience is defined as the following: 1) Experience leading, training, mentoring and challenging subordinates; 2) experience with equipment, service operation design projects, facility challenges and analysis and evaluation of the effectives of various administrative programs; 3) experience with office renovation, team or office relocation, facility upgrades, workstation modifications, minor construction; 4) experience enforcing environmental, health, safety and/or security regulations that would typically be involved in overseeing safety and/or security inspections, managing a safety and/or security program or identifying and/or addressing safety and/or security vulnerabilities and 5) experience in identity card program administration and management, including paper inventories, issuing cards, monitoring role-holders administratively and issuing cards. Volunteer Experience: 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Contacts

• Address St Paul Regional Benefit Office 1 Federal Dr, Fort Snelling St Paul, MN 55111-4050 US
• Name: Lara Perryman
• Phone: (303) 236-6165
• Email: [email protected]