[blindlaw] Hiring for Equal Opportunity Specialist in the OCR Denver Office (THIS IS NOT A VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT)

[Nightingale, Noel]

OCR-Denver is considering resumes for Equal Opportunity Specialist positions (GS-360-7/9/11/12 grade levels) if the applicant meets one of the qualifications below.  If you know of interested and qualified persons, please have them submit resumes and documentation supporting eligibility by Friday, January 8, 2016, by e-mail to the OCR Denver Mailbox (OCR.Denver at ed.gov<mailto:OCR.Denver at ed.gov>) or by mail to U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 1244 Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582.

Please note the following qualifications below:

Schedule A Persons with Disabilities

Schedule A, 5 CFR 213.3102(u), for hiring individuals with severe physical and other disabilities. This authority can be used to hire individuals with disabilities at any General Schedule (GS) or equivalent grade level through (GS) 15 including attorneys and non‐attorneys. This position may be converted by the hiring manager or supervisor to the competitive service.

Veterans

Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA).  Hiring managers can appoint under this authority at any grade level up to and including the GS-11 grade level.
For veterans who:

*        are a recently separated veteran (within the last 3 years), OR

*        are in receipt of a campaign badge for service during a war or in a campaign or expedition; OR

*        are in receipt of an Armed forces Service Medal for participation in a military operation, OR

*        are a disabled veteran (CP), AND

*        separated under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge)

After completing 2 years of satisfactory service, the agency must convert the non-attorney veteran to career or career-conditional status in the competitive service.


Disabled Veterans


*        10 Point Compensable Disability Preference (CP).  Eligible veterans can be appointed without soliciting through vacancy announcements to positions at any grade level through GS-11.  This appointment authority is for veterans with a compensable service‐connected disability rating of at least 10% but less than 30%.    For non-attorney veterans, this position must  be converted by the hiring manager or supervisor to a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service after two years of satisfactory service.

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*        10 Point 30 percent Compensable Disability Preference (CPS). Eligible veterans can be appointed without soliciting through vacancy announcements to positions at any grade level through GS-15.  This appointment authority is for veterans with a compensable service‐connected disability rating of 30% or more. For non-attorney veterans, this position may be converted by the hiring manager or supervisor to a career conditional appointment in the competitive service any time after the 60th day of service.



Thank you for your consideration of this request.

J. Aaron Romine
Director
U.S. Department of Education,
  Office for Civil Rights
Region VIII - Denver




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