Secretary (OA)-TEMP PROMO NTE 120 days

Summary This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Fayetteville VA Medical Center (FVAMC) under the Associate Director Clinical Business Operations Office. This position performs public contact work, administrative and clerical support, maintains appointments, schedules and calendars, prepares special reports, coordinates travel arrangements, takes minutes and performs other duties in support of the Associate Director Clinical Business Operations. Responsibilities Prepares a wide variety of recurring correspondence, reports, and other documents and reviews and finalizes correspondence or documents prepared by others in handwritten or electronic drafts. Composes routine non-technical correspondence, such as instructions on office procedures, requests for information, and letters of acknowledgement or notification. Proofreads and edits documents for correct grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and format. Uses multiple office automation software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents that often require complex formats, such as graphics or tables within text, editing and reformatting electronic drafts, and updating or revising existing databases or spreadsheets. Reviews outgoing correspondence prepared by others for procedural and grammatical accuracy, conformance with general policy, and factual correctness. Returns incorrect material prepared by others with revisions marked. Provides advice and guidance on clerical and procedural requirements and instructions to other clerical personnel and staff members Establishes and monitors suspense dates and brings to supervisors attention those that cannot be met by requested date or when there is a conflict. Serves as a liaison between supervisor and subordinate units. Consolidates and finalizes information for various reports in accordance with established reporting procedures. Gathers and summarizes information from a variety of files and documents for supervisors use in responding to inquiries. Receives telephone calls, greets visitors, and ascertains the nature of the calls or visits. Refers telephone calls and visitors to appropriate staff or office. Sponsors employees for identification cards and appropriate access badges. Functions as the ADP Coordinator for the service, which includes troubleshooting PC, telephone, and fax problems, and submits wort orders, as appropriate, for problems that employees cannot resolve. Personally answers non-technical requests for information such as status of reports, suspense dates for matters requiring compliance, and similar information readily available from files or from knowledge of organization. Provides follow-up requests for information. Maintains supervisors calendar, coordinates meeting arrangements, and schedules meetings and/or conferences. Takes minutes of staff meetings and compiles them info final form. Makes travel arrangements, such as: scheduling transportation, making reservations, and preparing travel orders and vouchers. Prepares, consolidates, submits, and maintains time and attendance records in accordance with established procedures. Performs other directly related duties as required. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Secretary (OA)-TEMP PROMO NTE 120 days/PD084090 Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) – See “Additional Information” below for details. SUPERVISORY APPROVAL: Please submit your resume along with your most current SF50. Resume must include details of work experience (hours, month/year). Written Supervisory approval must be obtained prior to applying for this detail opportunity and included with your request for consideration. Qualifications This is a temporary promotion, not to exceed one 120 days; may be made permanent without further competition. Upon termination of the promotion, you will be returned to your original position of record, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay. Temporary promotions may be terminated at any time based on the needs of management. If you are currently employed at a grade equivalent to, or higher than the advertised position, the action will be considered a detail for processing purposes, and no salary increase will be associated with accepting the position. Details are processed in 120-day increments and may be extended up to one (1) year total; additional extensions may be approved at the discretion of management. Upon termination of the detail, you will be returned to your original position of record. Details may be terminated at any time based on needs of management. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/27/2024. 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-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: clerical and administrative experience related to secretarial support for a large organization and/or in a large medical center setting. Examples may include but are not limited to: organize the work of an office and perform clerical and administrative duties; receive all correspondence; prepare travel arrangements; maintain executive schedule/calendar; meeting minutes; perform full range of secretarial and administrative duties You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Clerical Computer Skills Customer Service Reading Comprehension Reasoning 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.