Division Chief

Summary

This position is in the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Job Corps (OJC), Division of Education Services (DES).

The official position title of this position is Supervisory Program Manager.

This position is a non-bargaining position.

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Duties

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Major duties for this position are listed below:

• Serves as Division Director, Division for Education Services responsible for managing, directing, supervising, staffing, coordinating, and evaluating division functions and/or activities through subordinate supervisors.
• Manages and provides oversight of federal staff in execution of education service and wrap around support service requirements for the Job Corps program.
• Oversees the program's academics, career technical training, career transition services, and applied academic programming within the Job Corps training and education system, aimed at improving employment outcomes for economically disadvantaged youth.
• Directs the development of standard operating procedures and policy guidance for key division and the oversight/monitoring functions of the regional offices, often in collaboration with other divisions and the regional offices.
• Monitors key regional activities and reviews data to facilitate analysis of regional office performance, ensure regional program integrity, and assist in planning corrective actions for regional operations when necessary.
• Provides authoritative advice and consultation to Employment & Training Administration (ETA) officials and customers related to career transition services.
• Evaluates, recommends, and facilitates implementation of new approaches and alternatives to address current or anticipated workforce development needs.
• Develops partnerships with employers and service providers.
• Provides leadership in formulating methods for getting results through cooperative efforts, including outreach for other ETA and Department of Labor (DOL) offices, other Federal, State, and local agencies, all program constituents, and customers.
• Coaching subordinates in the selection and application of problem solving and work methods, practices, and procedures, and assisting with solutions.
• Articulating and communicating to subordinates the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and deadlines/timeframes.
• Coordinates Division activities with other Divisions and other ETA organizations to assure a seamless implementation or ETA initiatives and the overall accomplishment or the ETA Mission.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-14 in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Qualifying specialized experience includes all of the following:

• Implementing academic and assessment, and applied training programming within an education and training system with oversight of schools spread across a wide geographic area (national or global);
• Conducting research and analysis for program effectiveness, and managing program that support students from diverse backgrounds;
• Experience providing oversight or managing Federal contracts and/or contractor performance; and
• Experience planning, directing, executing, and making final decisions related to the day-to-day operations and resources of a program or team.

WHEN DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. NO ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

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Supervisory Financial Disclosure (If applicable): This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.

For more information, click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions.

All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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