- Position Title
- Librarian
- Agency
- Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CAYU-10416267-19-TR Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, February 7, 2019 to Thursday, February 28, 2019
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to the following question based on your time in grade.
1.
GS-12: 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. In accordance with the time-in-grade requirements outlined in 5 CFR, Part 300, Subpart F, do you have one year time-in-grade at the next lower GS grade level of (GS-11)?
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position.
2.
From the below responses, please indicate how you qualify for this position at the GS-12 level.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
A- I am considered an expert in performing this task. I have supervised performance of this task or I am normally the person who is consulted by other workers to assist them in doing this task because of my expertise.
B- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior employee.
C- I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was monitored closely by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with proper procedures.
D- I have had education or training in performing the task, but have not yet performed it on the job.
E- I have not had education, training or experience in performing this task.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Experience in the development of bibliographic databases.
4.
Ability to work with commercial vendors on the maintenance and support of a bibliographic database.
5.
Ability to create and maintain thesauri and controlled vocabularies for subject matter that is interdisciplinary in nature.
6.
Demonstrates expertise in the use of reference management, content management, and thesaurus management software.
7.
Devises and continually evaluates publication discovery and ingest strategies.
8.
Conducts comprehensive searches on behalf of the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder staff, applying expert knowledge of advanced search techniques.
9.
Creates and maintains a specialized collection of materials.
10.
Develops mechanisms for making Post Traumatic Stress Disorder pubs available for searching by libraries and other users outside the National Center.
11.
Works with organizations and agencies representing potential users of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder pubs to increase awareness and use of the database.
12.
Ability to supervise staff so that tasks are handled professionally and work is delegated effectively.
13.
Ability to provide ongoing feedback and coaching to improve staff performance.
14.
Conducts mid-term and annual performance reviews.
Certification of Understanding - Select the appropriate answer to the statement below. Failure to provide an answer will result in your not being considered for this position.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
15.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.