- Position Title
- Program Specialist (Webmaster)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSU-11517529-22-MH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, June 14, 2022 to Tuesday, June 28, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the GS-301-11/12, Program Specialist position at VISN 19. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. Choose the one answer that best describes how you meet the qualification requirements for the GS-301-11/12, Program Specialist position as described in the Qualifications Section of the Vacancy Announcement.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION:
This announcement is only open to (Current & Permanent) employees within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38 employees, that meet interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
Are you a (Current & Permanent) employee within the Veterans Health Administration?
This announcement is only open to (Current & Permanent) employees within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38 employees, that meet interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
Are you a (Current & Permanent) employee within the Veterans Health Administration?
2.
GS-12 TIME-IN-GRADE:
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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal Service. An SF-50 that your shows your Time in Grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
Do you meet the time-in-grade for this position?
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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal Service. An SF-50 that your shows your Time in Grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
Do you meet the time-in-grade for this position?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
GS-11 Time-In-Grade
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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal Service. An SF-50 that your shows your Time in Grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
Do you meet this 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal Service. An SF-50 that your shows your Time in Grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
Do you meet this requirement?
4.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
To qualify for the position, you must possess the specialized experience that equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position at, above (or) equivalent to the next lower grade level. The required specialized experience for this position includes:
Do you have one year of specialized experience(at, equivalent to, or above) the next lower grade level?
To qualify for the position, you must possess the specialized experience that equips you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position at, above (or) equivalent to the next lower grade level. The required specialized experience for this position includes:
- applying current Intranet/Internet technologies, standard Internet/Intranet protocols, usability concepts (i.e., navigational aids, site architecture), accessibility factors and standards and programming and scripting languages to provide guidance in determining the most appropriate methods for delivering information via the Internet/Intranet.
- training, utilization, and research regarding principles, concepts, policies, and objectives applicable to the agency
- use of qualitative and quantitative methods and techniques for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or the improvement of complex management processes and systems
- analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of administrative and technical programs accounting for mission, organization, and work processes of programs through the agency and the relationships of administrative support activities to such missions
- training, utilization and research regarding administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the administration of Internet and Intranet programs and systems
- extensive experience planning, organizing and directing team study work and negotiating effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations
- understanding and use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and components to ensure optimal use of commercially available products.
- maintaining current knowledge of new and emerging information technologies and/or industry trends
- analyzing data to prepare and present reports
- communicating effectively with internal staff and external customers
- preparing clear, concise, and effective memoranda, user instructions, policy, reports, and project documentation
- training on, research of, and use of software design principles and methods to ensure high reliability and optimal availability of applications and functionality and operability of the current operating environment to evaluate the feasibility of implementing new technologies and current environments
- training on, research of, and use of pertinent government regulations, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and VA Regulations to ensure that applications comply with regulatory requirements.
- training on, research of, and use of database management systems, query languages, table relationships, and views in order to generate complex queries and reports.
Do you have one year of specialized experience(at, equivalent to, or above) the next lower grade level?
5.
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:
This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume.
Do you have: Expert level knowledge of and extensive experience utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite?
This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for- satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume.
Do you have: Expert level knowledge of and extensive experience utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite?
For the next 23 items, please rate your level of technical competence using the scale provided. All responses must be supported in your comprehensive resume.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
Responsible for all technical planning, writing, edits, content coordination, design,
development, testing, implementation, updating, and management of the VISN 19
Internet and Intranet websites as well as oversight over the local web sites.
development, testing, implementation, updating, and management of the VISN 19
Internet and Intranet websites as well as oversight over the local web sites.
7.
Aligns content with the organization's strategic plan. Continually reviews web content for
freshness and appropriateness, and edits content as appropriate or works with internal
stakeholders to coordinate updates.
freshness and appropriateness, and edits content as appropriate or works with internal
stakeholders to coordinate updates.
8.
Creates Intranet/Internet applications that enhance user-developed content and meets business and technical requirements; provides Intranet and Internet services that optimize customer experiences.
9.
Creates web pages that enable all potential users to access information contained on the web pages.
10.
Ensures Internet and Intranet services comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, VA mandates, and other related requirements.
11.
Reviews, tests, and implements new web pages on the organization's Internet and Intranet sites by editing HTML source code and placing new pages in the appropriate location on the web site.
12.
Utilizes advanced HTML and java scripting to implement advanced web features such as embedded multimedia, photo galleries, rotating banner images, web-based forms and other dynamic/automated content.
13.
Routinely tests new pages to ensure correct formatting and optimum display of graphics, video, other multimedia formats. Verifies all hyperlinks and repairs any non-functioning hyperlinks.
14.
Ensures that all content on the web sites comply with VA Directive 6102. Ensures that
all content on the VISN and local facility web sites and linked documents/PDF files
comply with federal Section 508 accessibility guidelines including but not limited to
adding alternative text on all images and closed captions for all videos.
all content on the VISN and local facility web sites and linked documents/PDF files
comply with federal Section 508 accessibility guidelines including but not limited to
adding alternative text on all images and closed captions for all videos.
15.
Reviews and interprets website/social media metrics and uses the data to improve
information to enhance user experience.
information to enhance user experience.
16.
Provides web development assistance and advice to other VA health care systems to ensure web sites comply with VA regulations. Provides education and support in web development and design.
17.
Maintain relations with VHA Web Communications, VA Web Operations, VA Web Solutions and ECMS Support for ongoing support, policy updates, new feature enhancements, troubleshooting, and feedback.
18.
Assists with website support for VISN in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic.
19.
Independently researches and evaluates new and emerging methods for web product development and assesses these methods with respect to their suitability for potential costs and benefits and adaptability to organizational requirements.
20.
Coordinates with IT staff and network engineers to integrate new technology applications in support of content delivery. Coordinates implementation and administration software necessary for hosting and facilitating specific web site communications.
21.
Continuously promotes the use of website content and capabilities through available internal and external marketing media and resources.
22.
The incumbent serves as the VISN 19 Internet/Intranet expert on committees and workgroups concerned with implementing state-of-the art advancements in Internet and Intranet design and technologies.
23.
Has oversight over VISN social medical activities at both the VISN and local level. Provides
basic graphic design support and helps generate print and web-based content on an as
needed basis.
basic graphic design support and helps generate print and web-based content on an as
needed basis.
24.
Identifies and analyzes issues and develops recommendations to address digital content challenges and problems with Internet or Intranet, or implements changes that affect the efficiency and effectiveness of work operations of a function or program.
25.
Reviews, tests, and implements new web pages on the organization's Internet and intranet sites by editing HTML source code and placing new pages in the appropriate location on the web site.
26.
Proficient in a variety of software applications necessary to create web-pages, graphics, images, and multimedia presentations.
27.
Continuously promotes the use of website content and capabilities through available internal and external marketing media and resources.
28.
Serves as the VISN 19 Internet/Intranet expert on committees and work-groups concerned with implementing state-of-the-art advancements in Internet and intranet design and technologies.