The purpose of this position is to provide support for the Veteran Transportation Program (VTP) and reports directly to the Mobility Manager. This position is a Supervisory Transportation Supervisor for the Veterans Transportation Service (VTS), Motor Vehicle Operators and Transportation Assistants.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Incumbent will independently plan, direct, and manage the Medical Center's VTS program; Incumbent will develop, adapt, and implement policies and plans to support the mission of the VTP; Promotes the enhancement and facilitation of access to transportation services, including the integration and coordination of services; Analyze, develop, plan, and advise on VTS passenger movement policies and programs. Supervision: The incumbent provides direct supervision to a minimum of eight employees: four Transportation Assistant GS-2102-06, and four Motor Vehicle Operators WG-5703-6: Provides daily supervision and guidance. Performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to staff support; Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff, which are clearly articulated and measurable through the formal employee performance management system: Survey and evaluate transportation program operations to access compliance with applicable regulations, policies, procedures, and sound management practices for VTS operations, drivers and vehicle compliance.+ Administration of Community Development: Establishes and maintains knowledge of various groups and organizations, such as stakeholders, other hospital, public health officials and organizations, volunteer work groups, and the community at large; The incumbent communicates and interacts with patients in a manner which is appropriate to cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult and/or geriatric patient: Meets the needs of customers while supporting the Medical Center and Service missions; Incumbent will provide the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supv Transportation Assistant/PD10340O

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/16/2024. 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-08 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.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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Make many decisions on a daily basis without counsel; Assigns specific projects in terms of issues or problems to be studied and sets priorities and deadlines for completing the work; Assigns workload to staff based on priorities, timeframes, and the capabilities of employees; Provides advice, counsel and instructions to employees on work and administrative matters; Incumbent interviews new employees, recommends appointments, evaluates and approves promotions, and makes judgments on reassignments based on workload. Addresses minor disciplinary measures and recommends action for more serious cases, and collaborates with Human Resources Labor/Relations specialists when employee issues arise. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: ClericalCommunicationsComputer SkillsLead or SuperviseReasoning 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 is primarily sedentary, but will require some walking, bending, stooping, standing, stretching and carrying objects such as files/binders and light lifting. You may have moderately heavy lifting of item(s) weighing no more than 50 pounds, such as a box of paper. Multiple trips via walking, elevator and/or stairs to different work stations is required to communicate with other staff members. The heavy, varied nature, high volume, need for accuracy, frequency of interruptions and changing demands of the work can be quite stressful. 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 Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30901 US
• Name: D'Andre Flint
• Phone: 404-219-3292
• Email: D'[email protected]