Equal Employment Assistant

Summary The primary purpose of this position is to perform work that utilizes knowledge of the methods, procedures, regulations, and purposes of the equal opportunity or civil rights functions the position supports.

This position performs technical work and substantive clerical work in support of equal opportunity and civil rights programs or activities.

Learn more about this agency Help Overview * Accepting applications * Open & closing dates 05/02/2024 to 05/17/2024 * Salary $49,713 - $64,628 per year * Pay scale & grade GS 7 * Help Location 1 vacancy in the following location: * Hampton, VA 1 vacancy * Remote job No * Telework eligible No * Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed No * Appointment type Permanent - * Work schedule Full-time - * Service Competitive * Promotion potential 7 * Job family (Series) 0361 Equal Opportunity Assistance * Supervisory status No * Security clearance Not Required * Drug test No * Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk * Trust determination process Suitability/Fitness * Announcement number CBTA--YG * Control number 789049800 Help This job is open to * Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

* Federal employees - Competitive service Current or former competitive service federal employees.

* Individuals with disabilities * Internal to an agency Current federal employees of this agency.

* Military spouses * Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista * Veterans Videos Help Duties * Prepares special and recurring reports on discrimination complaints, including both informal and formal complaints.

Uses Microsoft computer-software packages in the preparation of special reports and charts.

* Interviews employees and applicants having discrimination complaints.

Advises on the EEO complaint process, and refers individuals to the appropriate resource if complaints are not under the purview of the EEO program.

* Provides administrative support in the processing of EEO complaints by performing a variety of tasks, such as, preparing appropriate notices for complainants, and compiling and maintaining EEO case files.

* Prepares training forms and tracks/monitors training activities.

Collects data for the EEO office operating budget; consolidates material into an annual office budget, ensuring proper format and compliance Drafts nominations for incentive awards.

* Serves as records coordinator for the Manages the administration of the special emphasis programs * Works under the general supervision of EEO Officer or higher grade specialist who makes assignments by defining objectives, priorities, and deadlines.

* Performing non-technical and some technical assignments to solve a variety of problems, administrative and EEO related.

Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday- Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Equal Employment Opportunity Assistant/PD028780 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Help Requirements 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 * 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.

Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/17/2024.

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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06.

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 as described below: * You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying specific rules, regulations, or procedures to issues that affects the accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency of investigations and conciliations performed by the office and the efficiency with which charges are taken and referrals to another agency are accomplished.

Technical work involves performance of assignments that comprise a portion of the complaint processing cycle including intake of complaints, determination of jurisdiction, and referral of complaints.

Clerical work involves controlling, reviewing, and maintaining files including filing and retrieving material, reporting on the status of cases, and preparing files for administrative closure.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: * Financial Analysis * Manages and Organizes Information * Planning and Evaluating * Problem Solving * Research 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: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.

You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: Additional information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.

Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.

Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.

Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.

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 OPM's Career Transition Resources website at 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.

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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.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.