This position is located in the Nursing Service at Brockton VA Medical Center in Brockton, MA. This position is full time at 40 hours a week.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for interpreting the time schedules submitted by the supervisors in order to electronically record daily time and attendance for Nursing Service employees with different appointments, i.e., part-time, intermittent, full-time. Responsible for maintaining/editing the Tour of Duty list for assigned Nursing Service employees. Incumbent is responsible for checking leave balances of employees to ensure balance is adequate for leave taken. Responsible for entering electronic requests for overtime, compensatory time for assigned Nursing Service employees. Responsible for advising appropriate Nursing supervisors on a variety of items pertaining to pay plans, tours of duty, timekeeping coding, premium pay, compensatory time, etc. Responsible for analyzing time and leave coding errors and processing required corrections in the time and attendance records and obtaining the higher level supervisory approvals. Responsible for initiating corrected timecards to stimulate Payroll to review an employee's account for changes that must be edited by Payroll to remain in compliance with different laws affecting pay, that have not yet been incorporated into the PAID system. Responsible for participating in a five (5) percent post audit on time and attendance records on a semi-annual basis or as directed by the Associate Director for Nursing/Patient Care Services. Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Telework: Ad-Hoc work can be performed on an as needed basis anywhere other than a VA facility or using VA-leased space (example: home). Position Description/PD#: Time & Leave Clerk/PD00498A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not require.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/16/2024. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 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 clerical duties utilizing the knowledge of time and leave regulations, various pay setting, regular/irregular tours of duty for an organization, utilizing Microsoft software such as Word, Excel and Outlook, dealing with a large number and variety of organization staff at all levels; and working effectively with staff in other services such as Fiscal Service and Human Resource Management Service OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite is creditable. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 4 years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationCompensationPerceptual SpeedSelf Management 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: Physical demands placed on employee involve long periods of sitting, with some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items. 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, MA 02301 US
• Name: Karina Santos
• Phone: 401-752-6750
• Email: [email protected]