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Position Title
Supervisory Workforce Development Specialist
Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Announcement Number
MS-23-DAL-ETA-12010475-PSM Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, June 16, 2023 to Thursday, June 22, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former DOL 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?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit copies of the appropriate documentation, such as a reduction in force (RIF) separation notice, a SF50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area. You must also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record.
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3. Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who has been issued orders for a permanent change of station (PCS)?

Note: To verify eligibility, you must provide the following documentation:
•    Proof of marriage to the service member - can be found on PCS orders or via marriage certificate; 
•    A copy of PCS order authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member to a new duty location;
•    New duty location on PCS orders must be within local commuting area of position to which you are applying.

- OR - 

Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating of 100 percent at the time of retirement or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs?

Note: To verify eligibility, you must provide the following documentation:
•    Proof of marriage to the service member;
•    The spouse's DD-214 showing Proof of honorable discharge;
•    A letter from the Veterans Administration (VA) that shows a rating of 100% disabled; 
•    Proof that the veteran spouse is unfit to work (via the VA letter or a completed SF-15) and not employed.

- OR - 

Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status?

Note: To verify eligibility, you must provide the following documentation:
•    Proof of marriage to the service member;
•    The spouse's DD-214 showing Proof of honorable discharge;
•    DD-1300 Report of Casualty documentation. 

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources for Military Spouses.
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4. Were you formerly employed as a Federal civilian employee on a permanent competitive appointment, or did you obtain career-conditional status and are within 3 years of the date of separation, but have NOT held a position with a promotion potential of the position being advertised?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. 

Your SF-50 must reflect:

•    Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2) - refer to Tenure Box #24 on the SF-50
•    Position Occupied: Competitive service (1) - refer to Tenure Box #34 on the SF-50

For more information, review USAJOBS resources for Federal Employees.
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5. Are you a current Federal employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have NOT held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. 

Your SF-50 must reflect:

•    Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2) - refer to Tenure Box #24 on the SF-50
•    Position Occupied: Competitive service (1) - refer to Tenure Box #34 on the SF-50

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources for Federal Employees.
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6. Are you a current Federal employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. 

Your SF-50 must reflect:
•    Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2) - refer to Tenure Box #24 on the SF-50
•    Position Occupied: Competitive service (1) - refer to Tenure Box #34 on the SF-50

For more information, review USAJOBS resources for Federal Employees.
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7. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than DOL 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 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?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit copies of the appropriate documentation, such as a reduction in force (RIF) separation notice, a SF50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area. You must also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record.
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8. Are you a current (or former) employee of one or more of the following Land Management Agencies (Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation) and meet all of the following:
(a) worked for the agency/agencies on a time-limited (temporary or term) basis;
(b) held those jobs totaling more than 24 total months;
(c) did not have more than a 2-year break between those jobs; AND
(d) had performance ratings at or above the "acceptable" level during your employment?

Note: To verify your eligibility, applicants must submit ALL Appointment and Resignation/Termination SF-50 personnel actions, along with copies of performance ratings that cover each of those service periods. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status (such as LWOP) is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met.
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9. Were you formerly employed as a Federal civilian employee on a permanent competitive appointment, or did you obtain career-conditional status and are within 3 years of the date of separation, and the position the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?

Note:  To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. 

Your SF-50 must reflect:

•    Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2) - refer to Tenure Box #24 on the SF-50
•    Position Occupied: Competitive service (1) - refer to Tenure Box #34 on the SF-50

For more information, review USAJOBS resources for Federal Employees.
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10. Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency that has a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management?

-OR- 

Are you a current:
• Postal Career Service Employee;
• Postal Rate Commission Employee;
• Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee; OR
• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your eligibility under the OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities. 

For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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11. Do you have a severe intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?

Note: To verify your eligibility, then you must provide a disability letter from you doctor or a licensed medical professional that proves your eligibility for the Schedule A hiring authority 5 CFR 213.3102 (u) for people with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities or psychiatric disabilities. 

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
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12. Are you:

• a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND you served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (Note: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility); OR,
• eligible for veterans' preference?

Note: To verify your eligibility, you must provide supporting documentation with their application. If you are currently on active duty you may be considered under the two provisions above provided you submit  a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.  

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources for Veterans.
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Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. I understand that the responses I selected in this questionnaire must be fully supported by detailed descriptions of my work experiences in my resume. In the event that my responses are not supported by my resume, the human resources office will amend my responses to more accurately reflect the level of competency demonstrated in my resume. (limit characters)
3. I understand submission of supporting documentation, e.g., transcripts, DD-214, SF-50, Most recent performance appraisal dated within 18 months (or reason explaining why one cannot be provided) may be required for this position. I also understand that my application will not be considered if the required supporting documentation is not submitted or is not submitted in accordance with the time frames indicated in the announcement. (limit characters)
4. Where did you first learn about this Department of Labor (DOL) job opportunity? (limit characters)
5. Please provide the name of the institution/college/university or organization/program/network where you first heard about this Department of Labor (DOL) job opportunity. If you learned about this DOL job opportunity through a DOL Sponsored Career Fair, please provide the name of the career fair. If you learned about this job through OCIO, please specify if it was through OCIO LinkedIn, OCIO Twitter or another OCIO Outreach Method. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 250 characters)
Core Questions
1. Are you are a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
2. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate pay plan of the highest graded position you held. (limit characters)
3. If you selected "Other", please enter the Pay Plan. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 100 characters)
4. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the highest-grade level you held. (limit characters)
5. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the dates of the highest title, series, graded position you held (MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY or Present, or if not applicable, please enter N/A.).

Note: Time-In-Grade restrictions apply in relation to advancement to General Schedule positions of employees in the competitive service.
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6. If you are, or were, a Federal employee who held a permanent position in the competitive service, what is the highest full performance level* of that position?

*Full Performance Level: The highest grade level in an employment career ladder. For example, if the position is a Secretary, grade GS-5 with a target grade or promotion potential to GS-7, the GS-7 grade level is the full performance grade level of the position. It is the highest grade in the Secretary position's employment career ladder (i.e., GS-5, GS-6, GS-7).
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7. Does the Department of Labor employ any member of your family? (limit characters)
8. If yes to previous question, please provide the name, relationship, organization in which employed, and location if known. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 250 characters)
9. Are you a retiree receiving a Federal annuity, either military or civilian?

Note: If you are an annuitant, your salary or annuity may be reduced upon employment.
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10. Have you accepted a buyout from a Federal agency within the past 5 years? (limit characters)
11. For DOL employees only, what is your bargaining unit status? (limit characters)
12. Are you currently serving or have you served in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this Supervisory Workforce Development Specialist, GS-0142-14, position with the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. (limit characters)
1. This is a two-part question.
Part 1: Select the one statement that best describes the experience you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Supervisory Workforce Development Specialist work at the GS-14 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
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2. Provide the position(s) and date(s) held as listed in your resume that supports your selection above.
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3. Part 2: Select the one statement that best describes the experience you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Supervisory Workforce Development Specialist work at the GS-14 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
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4. Provide the position(s) and date(s) held as listed in your resume that supports your selection above.
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5. Choose the statement that best describe your experience and involvement with labor workforce development programs and knowledge of applicable federal laws, regulations, and program policies relevant to the labor workforce development and employment-related systems as they pertain to Job Corps and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Your answer must be demonstrated by the experience described in your resume.
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6. Provide the position(s) and date(s) held as listed in your resume that supports your selection above.
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7. Select the responses that reflect work you have performed, as a regular part of your job, in the field of labor and/or Job Corps workforce development and educational programs.
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8. Select the responses that reflect work you have performed, as a regular part of your job, in a Job Corps related field.
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9. Please check each of the following which describes your experience assessing compliance programs in order to make recommendations.
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10. Choose the statement that best describes your experience providing on-going program assessments in order to execute effective changes to program processes, policies, standards, and resources of a national program. Your answer must be demonstrated by the experience described in your resume.
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11. Provide the position(s) and date(s) held as listed in your resume that supports your selection above.
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12. Which response best describes your knowledge or level of experience analyzing and interpreting statutes, regulations, and program guidance and communicating the results of that analysis through formal program guidance and technical assistance. Be sure to include evidence of this experience in your resume.
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13. Provide the position(s) and date(s) held as listed in your resume that supports your selection above.
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14. Please select the answer option that best describes your experience holding self and others accountable for rules and responsibilities and ensuring projects within areas of specific responsibility are completed in a timely manner and are of high quality.
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15. Select all responses to the following statements that apply to your experience. I have experience communicating with others regarding complex labor workforce development problems by:
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16. Choose the statement that best describes your experience in program and project planning and management, specifically the setting and implementing of goals and strategies and attaining measures and targets for assigned programs.
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17. Select the response that describes your highest level of experience in supervising others and in teamwork (e.g., encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals). Evidence of your answer must be demonstrated in your resume.
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18. Provide the position(s) and date(s) held as listed in your resume that supports your selection above.
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19. Choose the response that best describes your highest level of experience developing, leading, directing, and motivating a diverse staff including individual goals, values, and sensitivities.
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20. Please select the response that best describes your proven skill at balancing interests of a variety of stakeholders and readjusting priorities as needed based on changing demands. Be prepared to justify your responses during a job interview if you are invited.
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21. Select the response that best describes your experience in analyzing, prioritizing, and organizing information from a variety of sources and providing feedback to senior management.
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22. 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. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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