This position is assigned to the Suicide Prevention Program in Behavioral Health Service at the Mann-Grandstaff VAMC in Spokane, WA. The incumbent provides program support and coordinates outreach services throughout rural and remote areas of North Idaho, NW Montana and Northeast Washington, to the local community and at Stand Down events in rural and remote areas.

Duties

Incumbent gathers data, initiates reports, delivers presentations and provides recommendations to the Suicide Prevention Coordinator and/or supervisor to improve program efficiency and effectiveness. Major duties include but are not limited to: Serves as an active member of the Suicide Prevention Program Team. Plans and schedules outreach events and coordinates outreach services to rural areas, organizations, and events. Manages an outreach calendar, tracks outreach events and prepares reports as requested. Provides training and information to VA staff, other federal agencies, and community agencies regarding Suicide Prevention and VA resources. Gathers data, tracks information, provides program support, obtains and organizes files, and retrieves information and numerical data for use in preparing status reports, briefings, and presentations. Assists the Suicide Prevention Coordinator with data reporting, data entry, and development of reports and other documents. Assists in developing data reports requiring some data analysis, compilation, and examination of the methods used in collection. Analyzes records and data collected through the Suicide Prevention Program for detail and accuracy. Leads in the collection and analysis of the data, tracks outcomes, and assists in the development of reports of such. Reviews data and performance monitors being tracked to ensure the usefulness of the data. Tracks local statistics for suicide completions and attempts, including means and other relevant data for local statistics. Incumbent generates and transmits monthly, quarterly and annual reports. Uses the Veterans Health Information and Technology Architecture (VistA) and other relevant programs to access information in the Medical Center Computer System. Preferred Experience: Government Purchase Card holder experience Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Ad-hoc VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Administrative Support Assistant (OA)/PD705300 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, 09/13/2024. 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. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. Typing Requirement: In addition to meeting experience requirements, applicants for these positions (Office Automation - any grade) must demonstrate a typing speed of at least 40 words per minute. For GS-6 grade level: 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: Specialized experience includes: Preparing reports, correspondences, researches files, and assembles background information. Plans and schedules outreach events and coordinates outreach services to rural areas, organizations, and events. Uses word processing software to execute several office automation functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents and files; formatting letters, reports, and memoranda; and transmitting and receiving e-mail. Knowledge of medical terminology. Proficient with office automation such as Microsoft word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Publisher, and ProClarity. Knowledge of services, programs, procedures, and filing practices used in the Medical Center. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-06 level. As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Customer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsManages and Organizes InformationProblem Solving 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 position is mostly sedentary with daily requirements of intermittent standing, walking, bending, reaching, and stooping. Frequent light lifting and carrying is required, under 15 pounds, such as papers, binders, books and reports. In addition, there is some physical strain associated with outreach event set up, take down and transporting; for example, the lifting and carrying of an outreach tent and supplies requires infrequent heavy lifting and carrying, above 50 pounds. A high-level of physical energy is required, as the incumbent will be expected to meet with many people in many different locations in the course of a workday. The position uses a keyboard to access a computer and use software to generate and update data and reports. 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/.

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 Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4815 North Assembly Street Spokane, WA 99205 US
• Name: Stephenie Merrill
• Phone: 509-525-5200 X26794
• Email: [email protected]