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Position Title
Olmstead and Community Integration Senior Manager
Agency
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
Announcement Number
HHS-OCR-DE-23-12073150 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, August 7, 2023 to Monday, August 21, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?

If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
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4. In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you been or are you currently an employee in the Executive Branch serving on a political, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment? If yes, and you are selected through this vacancy announcement, you may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment. (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. (limit characters)
2. Are you an HHS employee in a Bargaining Unit (such as the National Treasury Employees Union) (limit characters)
Assessment 1
We will evaluate your resume and responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be fully supported by your resume and supporting documents. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience for an Olmstead and Community Integration Senior Manager, GS-0301-15.
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For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that most accurately describes your experience and/or training. Select only one letter for each item. Failure to support your answers to this questionnaire in your resume may result in a lowered score or loss of consideration. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Provide subject matter expertise under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to lead and supervise investigations, compliance reviews, and policy matters in Olmstead and Community Integration.
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3. Develop templates and models for proving a case, data collection, interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents, analyzing evidence, preparing letters of findings, and settlement agreements.
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4. Monitor legal developments in community integration and adjust enforcement and policy activities to be consistent with these developments.
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5. Develop and implement a compliance enforcement plan to promote compliance by regulated entities.
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6. Identify potential litigation in federal courts and develop recommendations.
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7. Use knowledge of community-based service systems to conduct, lead, and guide investigations and compliance reviews and devise appropriate resolutions.
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8. Draft policy guidance, technical assistance, and outreach materials.
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9. Identify policy and technical assistance gaps regarding how to comply with civil rights laws on community integration in order to develop and implement a plan to fill any gaps.
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10. Review and analyze major reports and research for relevance to community integration work, mission, and program implementation.
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11. Provide recommendations and develop proposals for how agencies can work more effectively with states, localities, and covered entities to ensure compliance with community integration legal requirements.
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12. Contribute actively as a member of intra-and inter-agency working groups in the development of policies and legislative and regulatory proposals related to community integration.
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13. Work effectively with multiple teams to ensure coordination and consistency in enforcement and policy.
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14. Communicate effectively strategic plans, missions, visions, and values and integrate them into the strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, work products and services.
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15. Design and implement strategies that maximize employee potential, connect the organization horizontally and vertically, and foster high ethical standards in meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals.
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16. Facilitate collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork to support constructive resolution of conflicts.
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17. Lead and facilitate creative problem-solving and strategies to accomplish goals.
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18. Establish productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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19. Prepare memoranda and other supporting materials to advise senior policy officials, other federal agencies, and/or Congress on community integration and the application of community integration civil rights laws.
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20. Analyze legal, legislative and regulatory issues related to community integration and prepare summaries for leadership.
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21. Prepare sub-regulatory guidance and technical assistance documents in a way that is legally sound and understandable to stakeholders.
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22. Prepare outreach material about legal obligations and rights in a way that is understandable to the public.
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23. Assist in briefs filed in community integration cases.
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24. Communicate clearly, effectively, and persuasively to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
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25. Ensure that staff understand the assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and program issues under review, including deadlines and timeframes for completion.
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26. Develop effective ways to communicate with providers, consumers, and the public about legal obligations and rights, including through social media.
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27. Provide effective communication and representation during meetings with complaints and subjects of investigation, including persuasive negotiations on resolutions.
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28. Deliver effective presentations through national conferences and webinars.
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