This position is located at VA Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS). The primary purpose of this position is to function as the Outreach Coordinator performing a variety of duties in a fast-paced environment. This position supports the organization's goals through the ideation, planning, coordination, and evaluation of Veteran outreach programs and initiatives. This position serves as the expert in outreach for VAIHCS.

Duties

VA Illiana provides services at six locations of care including Bloomington, Danville, Decatur, Mattoon, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois Works collaboratively with the public affairs and production teams to ensure outreach efforts supports the strategic goals of the organization or service line. Works independently to coordinate staff, communication materials, and logistics for community outreach events and facilitate the scheduling of outreach events. Responsible for developing and updating the health care system's outreach plan including analyzing data from a variety of sources to determine the program success and make recommendations to improve or increase future outreach efforts. Draft written materials that transmit information concerning the nature and purpose of the various Veteran outreach activities and programs, activities, operations, and projects to the general public. Gather information post-event and reports on effectiveness of outreach efforts and identifies the areas for improvement. Maintains the inventory for the outreach program by labeling, categorizing, and organizing materials to ensure items can be found, packed, and shipped as necessary. Attend team meetings with the intent to proactively identify opportunities for the integration outreach efforts into the organization's strategic communication efforts. Works collaboratively with staff across the health care system to ensure outreach events have the adequate supplies to include promotional literature, and any necessary tool to equipment (tables, chairs, multiplugs, etc.). Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist - Outreach Coordinator/PD240770 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/15/2024. 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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-09 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience GS-07: Must have one (1) 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. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in Federal service. Specialized experience related to this position includes assisting in the planning and coordinating of outreach programs; assisting in improving informational materials; assisting in gathering and reporting feedback from completed events; assist in coordinating communication materials and logistics for an event; and assist in maintaining inventory for events to include labeling, categorizing, and organizing materials.. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfullycompleted 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement that demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE, Transcriptsmust be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation 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 equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. Specialized Experience GS-09: Applicants must have one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties at the GS-09 level. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in Federal service. Specialized experience related to this position includes planning and coordinating of outreach programs; improving informational materials; gathering and reporting feedback from completed events; coordinating communication materials and logistics for an event; and maintaining inventory for events to include labeling, categorizing and organizing materials. OR, Education: Have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. of J.D., if related that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR Combination: Possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience to meet total experience requirements. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationCreative ThinkingPlanning and Evaluating 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 includes standing, walking, bending, stooping, lifting, twisting, occasionally carrying up to 50 pounds and sitting at a computer for extended periods of time. Flexibility is required to accommodate events and activities occurring in other than normal duty hours. Mobility is required in terms of staging and assisting staff with equipment and other required materials. Work Environment: The work environment involves normal everyday risks discomforts of an office setting. The work area is lighted, temperature controlled and ventilated. Coordination and participation in meetings, and other community relation's activities require presence in a variety of in-house and off-station areas and facilities. The incumbent has access to fax, copier, and computer equipment. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Danville VA Medical Center 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 US
• Name: Brooke Cremonesi
• Phone: 217-499-7292
• Email: [email protected]