[nfbwatlk] Job Announcement for OCR HHS

[Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)]

Below is a job announcement posted on USA Jobs.  I pasted information
from the web site.  You can go there to get the information about how to
apply, and what criteria is needed, etc.  Here's the link.
HHS-OS-14-2010-0010- DE

 

 

Good job hunting. This is positively, a good opportunity.

 

/s/

 

Bennett Prows

 




Job Title: Civil Rights Analyst (Olmstead) 


Department: Department Of Health And Human Services 


Agency: Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 


Sub Agency: Department of Health and Human Services 


Job Announcement Number: HHS-OS-14-2010-0010 







SALARY RANGE:

$105,211.00 - $136,771.00 /year


OPEN PERIOD:

Monday, August 16, 2010 to Tuesday, September 07, 2010


SERIES & GRADE:

GS-0160-14/14


POSITION INFORMATION:

Full Time Permanent


PROMOTION POTENTIAL:

14


DUTY LOCATIONS:

1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC


WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:

This is a competitive vacancy, open to all United States citizens,
advertised under the Delegated Examining Authority. 

This vacancy is concurrently advertised under merit promotion 
(MP) procedures for status candidates under announcement 
HHS-OS-14-2010-0011.  Candidates who wish to be considered under 
both procedures MUST apply under both announcements.






JOB SUMMARY:

Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every 
American! At the Department of Health and Human Services you can 
give back to your community, state, and country by making a 
difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. Join HHS and help 
to make our world healthier, safer and better for all Americans.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office for Civil 
Rights (OCR), Office of the Deputy Director for Civil Rights.

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for 
Civil Rights, promotes and ensures that people have equal access to 
and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS 
programs without facing unlawful discrimination or impermissible 
disclosure or use of protected health information.  Through 
prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination and protecting 
the privacy of individually identifiable health information, the 
Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall mission of 
improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its 
many programs.

Position Details:
Tenure: Career/Career Conditional
Bargaining Unit Position: No 
Recruitment Bonus: No
Relocation Paid: No
Probation: A one-year probationary period may be required 
upon selection/ placement.

PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of 
this position as a career/career-conditional employee should also 
apply online under this announcement in order to receive 
consideration. 

Salary range listed includes locality pay.

Additional selections may be made across the Department.

New to the Government Application Process? We want to be sure 
you have an opportunity to be considered, so please review the 
information on the "Qualifications and Evaluations" tab and follow 
the instructions listed on the "How to Apply" tab.

 

 


KEY REQUIREMENTS:


*	You must be a U.S. Citizen by the closing date to qualify. 
*	Travel Required: No 
*	Please carefully read and follow the instructions for HOW TO
APPLY. 

 






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Duties


Additional Duty Location Info:


 

1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC

 

If selected for this position, you will:

-- Offer subject matter expertise in the Americans with Disabilities 
Act, the Rehabilitation Act and the Supreme Court's Olmstead 
decision for design and implementation of outreach, training, and 
education strategies to support OCR's compliance, enforcement and 
policy initiatives.  Assist with the development and implementation 
of these programs, including preparation of materials and writing 
and delivering presentations, as appropriate.

-- Provide expert advice to regional staff in the design and 
drafting of investigative plans, gathering factual evidence 
including data requests and on site facility tours, use of experts, 
settlement and resolution agreements, and letters of investigative 
findings, as ell as counseling regions on resolving particularly 
complex cases involving unusual factual circumstances or novel 
applications of the law in accordance with OCR and/or Departmental 
policy and priorities.

-- Provide expert guidance to HHS Components, Regional Offices and 
external entities with regard to rights and responsibilities under 
enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  Provide analysis, input and 
support to senior analysts and leadership in drafting regulations 
implementing civil rights law or guidance and technical assistance 
materials explaining Federal law or HHS regulations.

-- Independently research legal and policy issues to prepare issue 
papers and other supporting materials for use in advising senior 
policy officials throughout HHS on civil rights policies and the 
application of civil rights laws.  Serve as a member of intra- and 
inter-agency working groups in the development of policies, 
legislative and regulatory proposals and special OCR initiatives to 
ensure that persons are not discriminated against on the basis of 
disability in health and social service programs and prepare 
materials for the working group on relevant civil rights issues.






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Qualifications and Evaluations


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:


Basic Qualifications:
You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has 
equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to 
perform successfully the duties of the position and that is 
typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To 
be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to 
at least the GS-13 level in the Federal government.  

Examples of specialized experience include:  Demonstrated knowledge 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, and the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision in order to 
interpret the requirements of the Acts and decision; to develop 
investigative strategies, evaluate factual information; apply 
legal theories to resolve complex complaint investigations and to 
design outreach, training and educational strategies in support of 
compliance efforts.

You must meet citizenship and all other qualification requirements 
by the closing date of this announcement.  

All male citizens of the United States born after December 31, 1959, 
must be registered for the Selective Service to be eligible for 
Federal employment. For more information about registering with the 
Selective Service visit: www.sss.gov <http://www.sss.gov/regist.htm> .

A favorable background/security investigation under Homeland 
Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) -12 and other applicable laws 
and regulations is a condition of employment for this position.  A 
credit check may be required as part of the investigation.  An 
unfavorable adjudication of a background/security investigation may 
result in your removal from the federal service.






HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:


 

Your resume and responses to the self-assessment job questions are 
an integral part of the process for determining your basic and 
specialized qualifications for the position.  Therefore, it is 
important to support your responses to the applicant assessment 
questions by providing examples of past and present experience when 
requested.

There are several parts of the application process that affect the 
overall evaluation of your application:


1.    Your resume which is part of your USAJOBS profile
2.    Your responses to the core questions
3.    Your responses to the self-assessment job-specific questions
4.    Your supporting documents



High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported 
by information in your resume, essay responses, and/or supporting 
documents may eliminate you from best-qualified status or result in 
a lowered score.

Additional details on the application process can be found at 
the "How to Apply" section of this announcement.

Please be sure to allow yourself adequate time to apply for this 
vacancy. We recommend that you preview the questions for this 
announcement before you start the application process using the 
"click here" link below.To preview questions please click here.






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Benefits and Other Info







BENEFITS:


Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
More Info <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#FEHB> 

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance

More Info <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#life> 

Long-Term Care Insurance

More Info <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#ltci>  

Almost all new employees are automatically covered by the Federal 
Employees Retirement System (FERS). If you are transferring from 
another agency and covered by CSRS, you may continue in this 
program. More Info
<http://www.opm.gov/Insure/health/enrollment/new_employees.asp#retiremen
t> 

Annual Leave 
More Info <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#VACA> 

Sick Leave
More Info <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#SKLV> 

Information on Federal holidays that fall within your regularly 
scheduled tour of duty.
More Info <http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#HOLI> 

Alternative work schedule options may be available.

If you use public transportation, part of your transportation costs 
may be subsidized. Our human resources office can provide additional 
information on how this program is run.






OTHER INFORMATION:


In an effort to promote efficiency in the hiring process, the 
resume and corresponding responses of successful candidates may be 
shared with other Health and Human Services (HHS) organizations 
serviced by the Rockville Human Resources Center (RHRC) with similar 
vacancies (i.e., vacancies with the same title, series, grade and 
promotional potential as the position advertised).  Applicants are 
strongly encouraged to apply directly to the vacancy of interest and 
not rely on this possibility as a means to securing employment.  If 
you do not want your application shared with other HHS 
organizations, you must notify the point of contact listed on this 
vacancy announcement and your record will be noted accordingly.

Selections made under this announcement will be processed as new 
appointments to the civil service.  Current civil service employees 
would, therefore, be given a new appointment to the civil service. 

E-Verify:
If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you 
present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" 
system. Federal law requires DHHS to use the E-Verify system to 
verify the employment eligibility of all new hires, and obligates 
the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies 
identified by the system as a condition of continued employment.  
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an 
E-Verify Participant
<https://www.vis-dhs.com/WebBp/media/resourcesContents/EverifyPosterEngl
ish.pdf> .

Equal Opportunity Employment. 
Equality is held as one of the most important values here at HHS. 
Selection for this - and any other - position will be based solely 
on merit. HHS does not discriminate on the premises of race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital status, sexual 
orientation, physical or mental disability, age or membership or non-
membership in an employee organization.

 

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