Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to current, permanent Veterans Health Administration (VHA) employees and CTAP (Career Transition Assistance Plan for surplus/displaced employees) eligibles only. All other applicants will not be considered.

The major duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Develops and implements solutions to work problems presented by subordinates.
• Performs safety reviews and provides information through written and/or verbal reports.
• Provides advice, counsel or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Responsible for continuous program oversight of both personnel and equipment failure that may inhibit the successful operation.
• Assists in developing detailed plans, goals and objectives for the day to day operation.
• Utilizes analytical data reports to help determine short and long-range scheduling or staffing requirements.
• Implements changes to work schedules, as needed, to ensure appropriate coverage of all business lines including phones, chat and text.
• Develops and implements Standard Operating Procedures for the department.
• Uses skills and is proficient in applying clinical principles, concepts and techniques crucial to patient care.
• Monitors adherence to VHA regulations, policies and procedures and program guidelines set by external regulatory agencies such as the American Association of Suicidology (AAS).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm; or as negotiated
Compressed/Flexible: May be available
Remote: This is a remote position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Social Science Program Coordinator/PD04690A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/11/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows 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.

Individual Occupational Requirement: The IOR is a basic requirement that must be met by every applicant in order to qualify for entry into a Supervisory Social Science Program Coordinator, 0101 series, and is something that cannot be waived. To qualify for this occupational series, you must possess one of the following:

1. Degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED)
OR
2. Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED)
OR
3. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Specialized Experience:
In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet 5 of 7 of the following examples of specialized experience:

• Evaluating the performance of supervisors and reviewing/ approving performance evaluations of their subordinates.
• Making recommendations for personnel actions including awards, performance improvement and discipline.
• Identifying, assigning, and planning work to be carried out by the supervisors of the department to ensure deadlines for performance appraisals and implementation of policies are met.
• Addressing unacceptable behaviors and performance appropriately and timely. Taking action regarding conduct issues to include review of verbal and written counseling's, development and recommendations for reprimands and admonishments.
• Developing and implementing appropriate performance improvement plans and rating plans used by subordinates two levels down.
• Utilizing analytical data reports to help determine short and long-range scheduling or staffing requirements and implementing change as needed to ensure appropriate coverage.
• Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures for the department. Performing safety reviews and reporting information to leadership.

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

1. Communication
2. Technical Competence
3. Problem Solving
4. Organizational Awareness
5. Leadership
6. Decisiveness

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.

Note: 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.

Physical Requirements: Work is performed while sitting at a desk, at conferences, briefings, meetings, in classrooms and the equivalent. The work is primarily sedentary but may require prolonged standing in front of groups. Must work multiple projects simultaneously and handle occasional high levels of stress and conflicting priorities. Work also involves travel and may include prolonged standing, walking, and transport of instructional supplies and/or equipment in excess of 30 lbs.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

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.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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

• Resume
  • Federal positions must include series and grade. All positions must include starting and ending dates of employment (month and year) and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Duties you performed must be listed under each individual job title to match your experiences with the positions held.
• Transcript(s) if applicable
• CTAP documentation if applicable
• Most recent SF-50 (Current Federal Employees must provide an SF50 dated 1-11-2026 or later; WG employees must provide one dated within 1 year of the closing date)
  • ATTENTION: You may need to submit more than one SF-50 if we cannot verify you meet time-in-grade (TIG) by your most recent SF-50. For example, if your most recent SF-50 is a General Adjustment, we need your most recent SF-50 dated 1/11/26 and another SF-50 to verify TIG. Examples of SF-50s for TIG verification include your last within-grade increase or promotion to highest grade held. Promotion shows when you started the grade level and a within-grade increase verifies you were at that grade level for at least one year. Failure to provide your most recent SF-50 dated 1/11/2026 or later and other SF-50s to verify TIG will result in you being disqualified. We cannot verify time-in-grade based only on the grade and step you are currently on. Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.

NOTE: 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.

Failure to submit any of the above required documents applicable to your submission may result in loss of consideration and a rating of ineligible due to an incomplete application package. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that their application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. We will not contact applicants for additional documentation, nor will we accept late or missing documents after the close of the announcement.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

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