- Position Title
- Cemetery Administrative Specialist Lead
- Agency
- National Cemetery Administration
- Announcement Number
- RP-25-RMW-12750699-916-BU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, June 17, 2025 to Friday, June 27, 2025
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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.
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.
2.
Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
- have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
- retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
3.
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.
4.
Do you have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the assessment, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
GS-9: Do you possess least one (1) one or more years of specialized administrative/office work experience to perform successfully the duties of the Lead Cemetery Administration Specialist position? To be creditable, the experience must have been equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include work experience that includes, but is not limited to: motivating, training, and working with others in distributing and balancing workload, maintaining quality assurance control for a group of employees, interacting with customers and staff, analyzing data; preparing graphs, charts, presentations, maintaining a database system; tracking and logging expense items; scheduling appointments; coordinating meetings and scheduling conferences; establishing and maintaining an efficient filing and reference system for all files; using automated data processing equipment to generate a variety of reports; typing letters, memos, reports, etc. in final form; processing incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication; establishing priorities and setting deadlines; providing an interpretation of policies; gathering data; preparing reports, and making recommendations; develop findings, recommendations, and justifications, etc.
2.
GS-09: Do you possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate level education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position? This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
3.
GS-09: Do you possess equivalent combinations of graduate education and specialized experience (as described above)? This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
4.
GS-09: Time-in-Grade Restriction - 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. These applicants must have held the GS-07 grade or higher for a year to meet this requirement for the GS-09 level of this vacancy. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
Do you possess the ability to type a minimum of 40 words per minute and have experience with personal computer office automation software such as: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and/or Spreadsheets?
6.
Do you have a valid driver's license?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Incumbent independently leads a diverse group of employees performing work.
8.
Serves as a lead liaison to Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on issues related to the scheduling of services and interments for the cemetery.
9.
Oversee all case establishments, verification of military service activities, headstone formatting, and scheduling of interments.
10.
Responsible for timely and accurate completion of required daily schedules.
11.
Subject matter expert (SME) for the verification of military service and scheduling of time of need interments for casket, cremation burial, and memorial services.
12.
Responsible for conducting interment case analysis to determine trends and develop plans with management to correct processes.
13.
Serves as a lead liaison to Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on issues related to the scheduling of services and interments for the cemetery.
14.
Coach Administrative staff in the most appropriate and effective means of accomplishing work.
15.
Responsible for conducting interment case analysis to determine trends and develop plans with management to correct processes.
16.
Observe nine incumbents in those roles and provides training feedback as needed.
17.
Serve as team leader for the administrative office staff, which consists of nine (9) employees in a variety of activities.