- Position Title
- Equal Employment Specialist
- Agency
- Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Announcement Number
- DE-11300520-22-ALB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, November 22, 2021 to Tuesday, December 7, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Assessment 1
For each of the following questions, choose the response that best describes your education and experience. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application, as well as information provided in your transcripts. Failure to respond to these questions will result in an ineligible rating.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Are you a certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter?
2.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Equal Employment Specialist at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Utilizing law, regulations, procedures, and policies governing Federal equal employment opportunity to implement the provisions of the program
4.
Developing information and substantiating facts through interviews, examination of records, analyzing the data obtained, and deriving sound conclusions to complaints.
5.
Evaluating complaints to determine if within the purview of 29 Code of Federal Regulations 1614, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, AR 690-600, and other statutory and regulatory guidance/amendments.
6.
Identifying institutional barriers to equal employment and their causes through detailed analysis of the organization's policies, practices, structure and workforce
7.
Utilizing American Sign Language (ASL) syntax, grammar and semantics sufficient to render interpretations involving difficult
subject matter.
subject matter.
8.
Providing interpreting/translating services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing employees and visitors.
9.
Determining the need for interpreter services.
10.
Assessing assignments and resolves conflicting requests for interpreting services
11.
Presenting and defending findings and conclusions clearly and convincingly, both orally and in writing.
12.
Utilizing English grammar, idiom and pronunciation sufficient to render interpretations using a wide range of technical and non-technical vocabulary
13.
Obtaining factual material to prepare reports, records, and employment statistics.
14.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.