Secretary

Summary The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Secretary. The Secretary will function within the Chief of Staff's Office and will oversee a variety of administrative programs, including the distribution and dissemination of incoming mail, internal controls, records management, publication and forms management, labor mapping and timesheets. Learn more about this agency Duties Help The Secretary duties include, but are not limited to: Providing administrative support for the Chief of Staff, as well as the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other service areas that need support. Performing secretarial duties, such as screening calls and visitors, scheduling appointments and meetings, making referrals and communication information appropriately. Answering questions regarding internal processes, scheduling, staffing, payroll, recruitment, directives, policies and procedures and reports. Preparing documents for meetings such as Power Point presentations, graphs, spreadsheets, and meeting agendas. Taking and transcribing meeting minutes and developing standardized documents. Coordinating numerous HR related support actions including daily use of Management Self-Service (MSS) as well as managing the full life cycle of performance appraisals via ePerformance for employees reporting to executive leadership. Serving as record control officer for the Chief of Staff's Office, which may include employee competency folders, service records, and personnel actions. Serves as Timekeeper (VATAS), Training Management System (TMS) Administrator, and ADPAC. Ensuring appropriate leave requests are entered into VATAS for sick, annual and military leave and overtime and compensable time. Monitoring use of services, supplies and equipment for the department and ensuring par levels are sustained. Track suspense actions for programs related to programs changes, congressional inquiries, VISN reports and EEO inquiries. Having knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques or requirements (for example, Federal Acquisition Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration. Using data from multiple sources, develops resource needs business cases and presents them to ELT and others. Develops sound analyses and presents in such a way that could be understood by those knowledgeable with the subject. Diagnosing problems or issues, identification and gathering of relevant information, formulation and evaluation of alternative solutions or courses of action, and selection or recommendation of the preferred solution or course of action. 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. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad-hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Secretary/ PD95282-0 and PD95283-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. 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 ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification 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 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, 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, you must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days of the closing date listed on the announcement. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a

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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. Applicants must be eligible under the VA Interchange Agreement, having served continuously for at least one year in the other merit system under this interchange agreement. For more information regarding the VA Interchange Agreement please visit: All Title 38 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) employees must have served in their Excepted Service position for at least 90 days in order to be eligible for a position within the Competitive Service. Applicants who were previously selected under a Competitive Delegating Examining Office (DEO) announcement must have served in their position for at least 90 days prior to being eligible for other positions within the Competitive Service. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-6 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: receiving telephone calls and visitors to the office; scheduling and managing a calendar of appointments; preparing correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication; serving as a timekeeper; utilizing various computer applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.; and maintaining files. GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing administrative support such as screening calls and visitors, scheduling, staffing, payroll, recruitment, policies and procedures and reports. Preparing documents for meetings using Microsoft Office Suite, taking and transcribing meeting minutes and developing standardized documents. Monitoring use of services, supplies and equipment for the department and ensuring levels are sustained. Preferred Experience: Served as a timekeeper, with knowledge of VATAS, time and leave rules and regulations. Experience creating memos/letters for variety of needs (congressional responses, clinical appeals, resource requests, Veteran requests, etc), meeting agenda setting and minute taker. Experience with Outlook calendar management, Share-point management, MS teams creation and management, LEAF, 2237 & procurement process, suspense/action items. Experience with VA data sources (VSSC, productivity cubes, HR paid files, workload, supply/demand, clinic utilization); ability to manipulate and provide analysis and recommendations on pathway forward. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Education There are no educational requirements or substitutions at this grade level. Additional information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Receiving Service Credit for 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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. 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. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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 "VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran." 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. Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION