[rehab] VA Blind Rehab Chief/director--Long Beach, CA
Leslie Fairall
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Thu May 27 01:01:03 UTC 2010
Veterans Health Administration
Job Title: Supervisory Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Job Announcement Number: VIN 331929 MP-10-31 IJ
SALARY RANGE:
107,701.00 - 140,008.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD:
Thursday, March 18, 2010 to Friday, March 18, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:
GS-0601-14
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full TimeCareer/Career Conditional
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
14
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy - Long Beach, CA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
United States Citizens
JOB SUMMARY:
VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 331929 (Include on all documents)
POSITION TITLE: SUPERVISORY BLIND REHABILITATION SPECIALIST,
GS-0601-14
ANNOUNCEMENT PERIOD: Open Until Filled
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall
have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving
and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would
you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to
veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many
openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of
opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is
it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care
system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to
veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to
balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a
variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go
to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
* Open to all U.S. Citizens
* Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
* Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
* Work Schedule: Full Time (M-F)
* This vacancy is Open Until Filled
* Position Description #600-090960
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Duties
Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Long Beach, CA
DUTIES: The incumbent serves as the Director, Blind Rehabilitation
Center (BRC) which is located on the campus of the VA Long Beach
Healthcare System. The Director will have broad and overall
responsibility for a large blind rehabilitation center. The Director
makes decisions with great autonomy that affect section supervisors,
assistant chiefs, clinical and clerical staff, and other resources
associated with the department. The Director exercises supervision,
administrative management, and direction of professional areas in the
blind rehabilitation center. This position is part of a new program at
the VA Long Beach, and as such will have a strong emphasis on
development and teamwork for the new Blind Rehabilitation Center. The
Director provides supervision of clinical and/or training programs, and
overall technical and administrative oversight for operations within
the service. The Director develops, organizes, directs, manages,
supervises, controls and implements policies and procedures for the
BRC, demonstrating exceptional achievement, professional competence and
leadership in promoting rehabilitation services to blinded veterans
experiencing restrictions and loss. The Director manages a substantive
blind rehabilitation center that delivers specialized, complex,
professional services. The incumbent has responsibility for overseeing
research programs that evaluate effectiveness and efficiency in service
delivery, provide evidence to inform best practice, and evaluate and
recommend technology for the entire blindness program. The Director
exercises supervision, administrative management, and direction of all
professional areas in a unified blind/vision rehabilitation
program.
TRAVEL, RELOCATION AND BONUS INFORMATION
- Relocation Expenses Are Not Authorized
- Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized
- Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized
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Qualifications and Evaluations
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
GS-14: Requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to
GS-13. Specialized Experience is directly related to the position to
be filled and which has equipped the candidate with the particular
knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of
that position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the
position to be filled. Specialized experience can be defined as the
experience making decisions with great autonomy, exercising
supervision, administrative management, and direction of professional
areas, providing supervision of clinical and/or training programs,
providing overall technical and administrative oversight for
operations, developing, organizing, directing, managing, supervising,
controlling and implementing policies and procedures, overseeing
research programs, and making decisions.
Unofficial transcripts required whenever qualifying based on
education. Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to do the work. A transcript or course listing must
be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of
your qualifications on education.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit
OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
DESIRABLE CERTIFICATION: Full, current, and unrestricted
certification. Certification must be granted by the Academy for
Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals
(ACVREP), or another equivalent, related professional credential in
special education, rehabilitation or health care. NOTE: The ACVREP
administers three certification programs: Orientation and Mobility
Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, and Low Vision Therapy. Once
certification candidates are approved, they receive an official letter
of acceptance, a certificate, and a logo pin. A person may then use
the designation for the certification he/she holds as listed in 2 a, b
or c below: (2) BRSs who provide the following service must obtain
certification granted by ACVREP as follows: (a) Orientation and
mobility training - Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists
(COMS). (b) Communication and daily living therapy (formerly
Rehabilitation Teaching) - Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
(CVRT). (c) Low vision therapy - Certified Low Vision Therapists
(CLVT)
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting
institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for
it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a
positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only
attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting
institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants
can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education
claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency
accordingly. *** 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. ***
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT
MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
1. ABILITY TO SUPERVISE, MOTIVATE, AND MANAGE EFFECTIVELY A DIVERSE
CLINICAL STAFF APPLICABLE TO A LARGE BLIND REHABILITATION CENTER OR
EQUIVALENT PROGRAM.
2. ABILITY TO ASSESS QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES OF CURRENT AND
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AND MANAGE LARGE BUDGETS.
3. ABILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MONITOR PRODUCTIVITY STANDARDS AND
PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE PRIORITIES AND TO APPLY ADMINISTRATION AND
HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES EFFECTIVELY.
4. ABILITY TO ORGANIZE WORK, SET PRIORITIES, DELEGATE TASKS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO MANAGE AND DIRECT THE WORK OF OTHERS TO
ACCOMPLISH PROGRAM GOALS AND MISSIONS.
5. ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE TO NEW AND CHANGING WORK CONDITIONS AND
CONTINGENCIES AND STAFFING.
6. ABILITY TO APPLY SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN THE OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT
OF HIGHLY CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND COMPLEX BLIND REHABILITATION
RESEARCH; ABILITY TO CONVEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGICAL
PRINCIPLES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE LEVELS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.
7. ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTIVE
PROCEDURES IN BLIND/LOW VISION REHABILITATION NATIONALLY, AND SERVE AS
A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE FIELD OF BLIND/LOW VISION REHABILITATION.
8. ABILITY TO DEVELOP PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC PARTNERS
AND AFFILIATED MEDICAL SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY IN THE DISCIPLINES OF
OPTOMETRY, BLIND REHABILITATION AND RELATED DISCIPLINES.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please
follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your
rating or consideration for employment.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible veterans should claim
preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming 10-point
preference must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran
Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted 5
points tentative preference on the basis of information contained in
their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 prior to
appointment to document entitlement to preference.
For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp.
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Benefits and Other Info
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive
benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave,
holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the
Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional
"dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to
help balance work and life. For more information please visit us
at http://www4.va.gov/jobs/job_benefits/benefits.asp.
OTHER INFORMATION:
WHO MAY APPLY:
US Citizens.
Status Eligibles - Current and former permanent Federal Employees
eligible for Reinstatement, Reassignment, and Transfer [Must upload a
copy of their most recent/last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50)
into MyPortfolio under MyUSAJOBS]. *Status Eligibility -
http://www.opm.gov/employ/students/fedhire.asp#meaning
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1988 - Preference eligibles OR
veterans who have been honorably discharged after substantially
completing 3 or more years of continuous active service are eligible to
apply under this authority. You must include a copy of your DD-214 for
the period of service for which you are claiming eligibility, and which
shows character of service or type of discharge [Must upload a copy of
their most recent/last Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active
Duty (DD-214) into MyPortfolio under MyUSAJOBS]. *VEOA -
https://www.opm.gov/Strategic_Management_of_Human_Capital/fhfrc/FLX0202
0.asp#item3
Veterans Recruitment Act (VRA) - To be eligible for a temporary
noncompetitive excepted VRA appointment, you must meet one of the
following criteria: Be a disabled veteran or; have served on active
duty in the Armed Forces during a war, campaign or expedition for which
a Campaign Badge has been authorized or; while serving on active duty
in the Armed Forces, participated in a military operation for which an
Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded or; be a "recently separated
veteran" - meaning veterans last separated from active duty within the
past 3 years. Additionally, you must be "qualified" (i.e. able to
perform the essential functions of the position with or without
reasonable accommodation for a disability and meet the basic
qualification requirements of the position as described in the vacancy
announcement. The maximum grade level at which appointments may be
made is GS-11. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement
under the VRA, in addition to the required application materials as
stated in the vacancy announcement, you must submit your DD-214 (Member
Copy 4) for the period of service for which you are claiming
eligibility. [Must upload a copy of their most recent/last Certificate
of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD-214) into MyPortfolio
under MyUSAJOBS]. *VRA & 30% -
https://www.opm.gov/Strategic_Management_of_Human_Capital/fhfrc/FLX0202
0.asp#item1
30% or More Disabled Veterans - You must include a copy of your latest
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214), which
shows character of discharge. You must also include a completed
Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference (SF-15)
http://www.va.gov/vaforms/va/pdf/SF15.pdf, and a Letter from the
Department of Veterans Affairs or a branch of the Armed Forces
certifying receipt of compensation for a service-connected disability
of 30% more. [Must upload a copy of their most recent/last Certificate
of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD-214), Application for
10-Point Veterans' Preference (SF-15), & an Official Letter from the
Dept. of VA into MyPortfolio under MyUSAJOBS]. *30% -
https://www.opm.gov/Strategic_Management_of_Human_Capital/fhfrc/FLX0202
0.asp#item2
Employment Programs for People with Disabilities - Programs for people
with a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life
activities. You must provide documentation from a state or Federal
vocational rehabilitation office, dated within one year, which
certifies your ability to perform the duties of the position as
described in the description of duties. [Must upload a copy of their
Schedule A Letter from the Dept. of Rehabilitation into MyPortfolio
under MyUSAJOBS]. *Schedule A Authority -
http://www.opm.gov/disability/mngr_3-13.asp
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career
Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal
competitive service employees with selection priority over other
candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must
submit appropriate documentation and be found well-qualified (have a
final rating of 90 or more before any veterans preference points) for
this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's
Career Transition Resources website at
http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ctap. [Mu
st upload a copy of their Reduction In Force (RIF) documentation into
MyPortfolio under MyUSAJOBS]
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 employees 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.
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How To Apply
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position: You must provide a complete Application
Package which includes:
1. Your Résumé or Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)
http://federaljobs.net/images/of612.pdf.
2. Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306)
http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf.
3. A complete Occupational Questionnaire (KSAs).
4. Supporting Documents (DD-214 / SF-50 / Schedule A Letter).
5. Unofficial college transcripts.
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an
account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts
to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the
Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
Note: To return to a previously Saved or Incomplete application you may
use the following link: https://applicationmanager.gov/. After
applying, return to Application Manager or your member account in
USAJOBS to see the status of your application, including any messages
that may have been sent to you.
If you cannot apply online:
1. Click the following link to view and print the occupational
questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire,
2. Print this 1203FX form to provide your response to the occupational
questionnaire http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf, and
3. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to
(478)757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax
transmission.
To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload:
1. Complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf
using the following Vacancy ID VIN 331929.
2. Fax your documents to (478)757-3144.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The following documents are required:·
* Résumé or Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612).
http://federaljobs.net/images/of612.pdf
* Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306).
http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf
* Unofficial college transcript if substituting college education for
the experience requirement. (An official college transcript will be
required before being hired.).
* Responses to the assessment questionnaire (KSAs).
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Jesse W. Lee
Phone: (562)826-8000x2352
TDD: 562-826-8000
Email: jesse.lee at va.gov Agency Information:
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Human Resources Management
5901 E 7th Street
Long Beach, CA 90822
USA
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
After we receive your complete application package (including all
required documents), your qualifications will be reviewed and assigned
an initial rating. We will also review your application to make sure
that your résumé supports the answers given in the questionnaire. If
your résumé does not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust
your rating accordingly. Based on your ranking or numerical score, you
may be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and
possible interview. You will be notified when your rating is
determined.
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VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Human Resources Management
5901 E 7th Street
Long Beach, CA 90822
USA
Questions about this job:
Jesse W. Lee
Phone: (562)826-8000x2352
TDD: 562-826-8000
Email: jesse.lee at va.gov
Job Announcement Number:
VIN 331929 MP-10-31 IJ
Control Number: 1850806
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