- Position Title
- Supervisory Librarian (Law)
- Agency
- Offices, Boards and Divisions
- Announcement Number
- JMD-LS-22-11393664-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, February 18, 2022 to Friday, March 4, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Justice?
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of this 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 from; 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 from; AND,
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful, or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
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Are you an employee that was involuntarily separated from another agency due to a reduction-in-force (RIF)?
The Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is an inter-agency program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (not their current or former agency), by giving these employees selection priority over other applicants from outside the agency.
You may be eligible for ICTAP if:
- You're a current federal employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced employee—you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF).
- The agency you're applying to is accepting applications from outside of their workforce.
- The job you're applying to is in the local commuting area.
- You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job you're applying for.
For example, if you work for the Department of Defense and receive a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, you can apply for a competitive service job in the local commuting area at the Department of Justice.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
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In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Conditions of Employment
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Your responses to the Eligibility Assessment and Occupational Questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. Failing to select a response will result in your application packet being removed from consideration.
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You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening. Do you accept this condition?
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You may be required to complete a one-year probationary or two-year trial period. Do you accept this condition?
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Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered must submit an approved exemption. Please select the response that best fits how you meet this condition of employment. Please click here (https://www.sss.gov/faq/#who-needs-to-register) to learn more about who needs to register.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Supervisory Librarian (Law) position with the United States Department of Justice. Please read each statement carefully and select the response that best reflects your experience for the position. Your response to this assessment questionnaire, in conjunction with other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in making screening decisions. Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this application. Incomplete/incorrect responses may result in you not receiving appropriate consideration.
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Basic Entry Requirements: Select the one response that best reflects your education and/or experience in the library sciences.
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Law Librarianship Specialization: Select the one option that best reflects your specialized knowledge of Law Librarianship.
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Please indicate if you meet specialized experience for the Supervisory Librarian (Law) position at the GS-14 level in the Federal Service, as described in the vacancy announcement. Specialized experience is the experience that you have gained throughout your career that has equipped you to perform successfully on the job if selected for this position. Experience must be of at least 1 year in length and equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience must be reflected and clearly verifiable in your resume.
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NARRATIVE: Using the text box below, please describe situations from your experience that supports your response to each of the four items in the specialized experience above. Please identify a specific situation, the specific actions you took, and the results of your actions. Your situation description should be brief, specific, and verifiable in your resume.
For each of the following items, please select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale following each question. Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. Incomplete/incorrect responses may result in you not receiving appropriate consideration.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Develop, implement, and/or execute programs/projects for a law library.
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Develop, plan, execute and/or maintain electronic databases that provide information for library users.
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Collaborate with other librarians and leadership to manage and configure the operation of an integrated library information system.
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Conduct analyses of library operations and services to ensure compliance with new or revised legislation, guidelines or directives.
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Provide legal and legislative reference services to customers and other stakeholders.
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Provide advice and guidance to customers and users on collections of large research libraries and special law collections.
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Contribute to the creation of collection development policies intended to meet the needs of users and to the overall mission of a law library.
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Execute short and long-range plans for the management and development of others to achieve program objectives.
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Provide leadership and direction to others on processes and procedures regarding organizational programs and operations in a library setting.
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Review the work of a group to ensure applicable laws, guidelines and policies are followed and implemented in the accomplishment of assigned tasks or projects.
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Analyzes the overall performance of library operations to provide recommendations on allocation of resources based on progress and goals.
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Establish guidelines and performance expectations in programs, projects, or initiatives.
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Evaluate and measures the delivery of library services to determine stakeholder needs are met.
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Your responses to the Eligibility Assessment and Occupational Questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. Failing to select a response will result in your application packet being removed from consideration.