Clarification from the agency

Open to current, permanent VISN 12 ER/LR Service line employee's only. Location may vary based on the selected candidate's current reporting location.

This position will be under one of the Shared Services Unit Teams that will service and be responsible for multiple facilities within VISN 12.

Major Duties Include:

• Responsible for Employee Relations/Labor Relations, Performance Management, and Drug-free Workplace for the Network.
• Provides advice and assistance, recognizes legitimate management needs and explores alternatives to meet those needs without sacrificing legal and regulatory compliance.
• Determines need for impact and implementation or full bargaining at the appropriate level (for example, local, network or national bargaining).
• Provides technical guidance, information, and assistance to management and senior leadership officials on sensitive, serious, and controversial employee labor relations issues.
• Responds to inquiries about disciplinary actions, grievances, and appeals concerning timeliness, documentation, and other requirements.
• Plans work and carries out activities to manage employee/labor relations for an integrated healthcare network.
• Ensures subordinates' actions satisfy the agency's obligations to bargain in good faith, performs thorough analysis of policies and practices, and develops policies and practices to prevent unfair labor practices.
• Plans and directs work, assigns tasks, evaluates work performed, advises employees, and selects applicants to fill vacant positions.
• Evaluates unit productivity, quality, regulatory compliance, and technical competence.
• Ensures adequate training of subordinates.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday Admin Hours
Telework: Ad-Hoc telework may be authorized.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR)/PD99980S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/24/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-13 LEVEL GRADE REQUIREMENTS

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: responsible for substantial coordination and integration of a number of major HR areas including employee/labor relations, Performance Management, and other assignments; knowledge of the use of judgment and logic, and the advice and decisions provided by each ER/LR shared service employee or other individuals are consistent with law, regulation, collective bargaining agreements, VA policy, VHA policy, and network policies; knowledge of production requirements are met by recommending resources to devote to complex projects and by maintaining a balanced workload between HR subordinates; knowledge of resolving highly complex employee/labor relations in the network; knowledge of planning work to be accomplished by subordinates, identifies developmental and training needs of employees; and gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; and knowledge of regulatory program guidance, including case law, collective bargaining agreements, United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, and VA Handbooks and Directives.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communications
• Employee Relations
• Interpersonal Effectiveness
• Labor Relations
• Leadership
• Workforce Planning

Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• Resume

The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.

• Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service
• Disability Letter (Schedule A)
• Disability Letter (VA)
• License
• Other (1)
• PCS Orders
• Performance Appraisal
• Professional Certification
• Resume
• Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• Transcript

SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility):

• Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee
• An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade
• Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
• 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.

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