Summary The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist and this position is responsible for the planning, organizing, directing and coordinating emergency response and programs for the VAPAHCS Emergency Management Program. Advises the Chief of Safety and Emergency Management Services. Responsibilities Duties to include but not limited to the following: Service Administration: 25% Supervises, organizes, plans and coordinates various emergency response programs with Federal, state, and local entities. Guides crisis management planning and execution in the event of all hazards/threats affecting the Healthcare system and tenant organizations. Provides planning advice to the Chief of the Safety and Emergency Management Service and staff on policies, resolution of complex vulnerabilities and risk, crisis management, and possible threats to the Healthcare system. Emergency Management Technical Duties: 25% Develops, coordinates and executes Healthcare system level exercises to test compliance and readiness in accordance with published Emergency Management plan. Plans, Coordinates and facilitates the conduct of Healthcare system exercises, in coordination with all healthcare system staff, units, agencies, etc. to include tenant units/agencies. Plans, develops and administers vital Protection projects and programs of the organization and tenant units. Supervisory Duties: 25% Planning, coordinating, scheduling and reviewing work. Oversees daily operation, ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed. Gives counsel and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Interviews candidates for positions in the section. Recommends appointments, promotions and reassignments to unit positions. Identifies and provides for training needs. Policy Program and Procedures: 25% Conducts informal training of subordinates, approves all leave including vacation schedules, handles complaints, holds corrective interviews with employees and initiates disciplinary actions when necessary. Drafts exercise directives for all hazard scenarios or national emergency exercises. Develops and coordinates emergency exercises for continuity, consistency with requirements and work ability. Work Schedule: Monday Through Friday 08:00am - Friday 04:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist/PD031370 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/18/2024. 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 13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 12. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Supervises, organizes, plans and coordinates various emergency programs with Federal, state and local entities Guides crisis management planning and execution in the event of all hazard/threats affecting Healthcare system, Plans, formulates and coordinates with Police services on all matters pertaining to protection and security of personnel, Performs briefing data, plans, coordinates, schedules and reviews work, Provides technical assistance to subordinates. Knowledge of various management principles and computer skills are required to include the ability to adapt existing organizations and resources to meet the mission requirements, capabilities, and administration of assigned functions. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Compliance Emergency Management Fire Management Public Safety and Security Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary although some physical effort may be required to meet fieldwork requirements. Lifting 50 pounds, moving, pushing, performing decontamination as a member or supporting the FRDP team, building alternate care sites, etc. During emergency events, the incumbent would be expected to work significant extended hours, perhaps under very austere conditions. there will be walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile, etc. Fieldwork may involve traveling to interviews, meetings and sources of information. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or 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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. 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.