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Position Title
Secretary (OA)
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSU-12521776-24-MJP Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 to Wednesday, September 11, 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 facility 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 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.
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2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • 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.
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Preferences
1. 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.
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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.
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. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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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). (limit characters)
2. 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. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Secretary (OA) position for VISN 19, Rocky Mountain Network. (limit characters)
1. You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-06, in the normal line of progression. Examples of specialized experience includes, but not limited to: Provides clerical and administrative assistance to the organization. Responds to requests for information and/or develops one-of-a-kind reports covering organizational or technically oriented matters when information is available in office records and/or files. Drafts replies to general inquiries not requiring a technical knowledge of the program. Secures for the supervisor documents, regulations, specific statistical and narrative program data, or other matters of a technical nature from files of the organization or other organizations by contact with personnel at higher headquarters for other activities. Applies knowledge of how the system works to determine the data categories to be established, to identify the sorting and calculating functions to be performed, and to set up the detailed functional procedures needed to enter and to retrieve the data in the form needed for each report.


Do you meet the specialized experience needed for this position?
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INSTRUCTIONS: For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. (limit characters)
INSTRUCTIONS: The following statements pertain to your Clerical competency. (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. Provides clerical and administrative assistance.
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3. Develops methods for automating administrative reports.
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4. Applies knowledge of the functional capabilities of different software types to select the best software type for reports.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following statements pertain to your Customer Service competency. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
5. Responds to requests for information and/or develops one-of-a-kind reports covering organizational or technically-oriented matters when information is available in office records and/or files.
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6. Drafts replies to general inquiries not requiring a technical knowledge of the program.
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7. Secures documents, regulations, specific statistical and narrative program data, or other matters of a technical nature from files of the organization or other organizations by contact with personnel at higher headquarters for other activities.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following statements pertain to your Communications competency. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
8. Determines nature of call or business of visitors and assists customers to resolve any issues and fulfill requests.
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9. Relay administrative and technical information to callers upon determination of their right to receive it.
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10. Presents information to organizational leaders when further information is required from customers.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following statements pertain to your Organizational Awareness competency. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
11. Applies knowledge of how the system works to determine the data categories to be established, to identify the sorting and calculating functions to be performed, and to set up the detailed functional procedures needed to enter and to retrieve the data in the form needed for each report.
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12. Applies knowledge of desk-top publishing capabilities to enhance and present data to relevant offices across the organization.
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13. Provide advice throughout the organization concerning such matters as the information to be provided by the subordinate organizations for use in conferences or reports.
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