This position is located in with the Lincoln VA Regional Office, Fiduciary Hub. The employee serves as a quality review and training coordinator and completes actions for the division's quality assurance and training program. Applicants will be required to work from the Lincoln RO and be telework eligible; however, if the applicant is a current out-based employee this position will be 100% remote.

Duties

Specific duties include: Responsible for the propriety and technical sufficiency of the Fiduciary Hub's workload activities. Serves as a technical expert for the division's workload processing through conducting reviews and mentoring and training employees. Communicates any trends or problem areas identified during training and/or the local and national quality review process. Provides guidance and training on how to improve the effectiveness of the division's workload processing. Develops methods to ensure quality processing of fiduciary actions. This includes developing local operating procedures for the division to supplement regulations and directives, as needed. Assists in preparing the division's annual training plan and preparing training outlines and lesson plans. Assists in delivering training to new and journey-level employees, in many formats to include in-person training and through the use of technology. Performs individual quality reviews of completed and in-process actions to monitor employee performance. Develops methods for mentoring members of the team on the technical aspects of the job in a manner that addresses individual learning needs and effectively offers feedback to identify and correct deficient areas Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS-11, GS-12. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm (Flexible) Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist (Training Coordinator); 41105A, 37120A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• 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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 11/16/2023. 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. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as experience applying laws and regulations applicable to the Fiduciary Program and experience performing training in investigation, adjudication, and/or authorization of claims for benefits or compensation. Education Substitution: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related to the competencies. GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience developing training in investigation, adjudication, or authorization of claims for benefits or compensation; and experience quality reviewing the work of others to determine the quality and accuracy of completed work. Education Substitution: There is no education substitution at the GS-12 level. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. Volunteer 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: Work Is usually sedentary but may require walking and standing during training sessions. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Contacts

• Address Lincoln Regional Benefit Office 3800 Village Dr Lincoln, NE 68516 US
• Name: Devin Searcey
• Phone: (303) 236-6189
• Email: [email protected]