- Position Title
- Associate Director
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBZY-12496115-24-HB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, July 31, 2024 to Wednesday, August 14, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the department/service line indicated for this position?
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 may be required submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Please review the instructions in the announcement. 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 may be required submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Please review the instructions in the announcement. 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.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/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.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of 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,
- 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.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/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.
3.
Please indicate the highest grade you have held in the Federal government.
TRANSCRIPT REMINDER - If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
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:
- 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
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
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).
3.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Associate Director position with ILEAD. Please select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that experience and education are subject to verification. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers.
Required 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. The grade must have been held in the Federal service but may have been in any occupation. You must provide the correct SF50 verifying time in grade, please see qualifications section.
For this vacancy, applicants must have held the following for at least a year:
For a GS-14 position you must have held a GS-13 or higher.
Note: Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
Required 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. The grade must have been held in the Federal service but may have been in any occupation. You must provide the correct SF50 verifying time in grade, please see qualifications section.
For this vacancy, applicants must have held the following for at least a year:
For a GS-14 position you must have held a GS-13 or higher.
Note: Examples of appropriate SF-50's include:
- Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
- Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
- SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Open to the following:
This announcement is only open to current, permanent VHA Human Capital Management (HCM) employees, including, Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD), National Center for Organizational Development (NCOD) and Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC), Station 131, and CTAP (Career Transition Assistance Plan for surplus/displaced employees) eligible employees.
Are you a current, permanent HCM employee or has the VA given you documents stating that you are CTAP eligible?
NOTE: If you work for a VISN, a Medical Center, a Clinic, a CBOC you are not a current HCM ILEAD or Facility employee.
This announcement is only open to current, permanent VHA Human Capital Management (HCM) employees, including, Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD), National Center for Organizational Development (NCOD) and Workforce Management and Consulting (WMC), Station 131, and CTAP (Career Transition Assistance Plan for surplus/displaced employees) eligible employees.
Are you a current, permanent HCM employee or has the VA given you documents stating that you are CTAP eligible?
NOTE: If you work for a VISN, a Medical Center, a Clinic, a CBOC you are not a current HCM ILEAD or Facility employee.
2.
This is NOT a remote position; you must live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the following duty locations:
Do you live in the commuting range of one of these cities or are you willing to immediately relocate to one of these cities?
Pick the relevant response.
- St. Louis, MO;
- Birmingham, AL;
- Cleveland, OH;
- Little Rock, AR;
- Washington D.C.
Do you live in the commuting range of one of these cities or are you willing to immediately relocate to one of these cities?
Pick the relevant response.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
3.
This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR).In order to meet the basic requirement of the Education Program Specialist, 1720 series, you must have:
- Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in Education, Health Care Administration, Human Resources, Business Administration or a Clinical related field, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in education courses.
or
- Combination of education and experience -- at least 24 semester hours in Education, Health Care Administration, Human Resources, Business Administration or a Clinical related field, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in education courses, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience must reflect the level and kind described in number 3 below.
or
- Four years of experience that demonstrated a thorough understanding of the principles and practices underlying the work of this series. This experience must have been of such character and diversity to demonstrate that the applicant possesses an understanding of the field comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university.
or
- At least 1 full academic year of professional teaching experience. This experience is defined as full and primary responsibility, under general supervision, for instruction of assigned students in an accredited school or institution. This includes responsibility for preparing and presenting lessons and for evaluating students' progress, including a determination of the students' success or failure according to established criteria. Serving in an assistant capacity to a professor without the authority to determine the students' success or failure to meet course requirements does not meet this criterion.
4.
In addition to the IOR, to qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience is experience that included all or most of the following:
GS-14 Specialized Experience:
GS-14 Specialized Experience:
- Ensuring the team plans, promotes, and develops educational design strategies for education and training projects by leading effective teams and providing clear direction on interpretation and implementation of the design.
- Evaluating on-going customer feedback and organizational priorities, and establishing and managing staff in support of VHA and program office strategic plans.
- Providing direct administrative supervision to employees under purview, conducting periodic performance reviews, performance coaching and mentoring, and assigning work.
- Providing leadership and direction in implementing VHA national education and training projects of varying scope, size and complexity.