Supervisory Veterans Service Representative (AVSCM).
Veterans Benefits Administration · Phoenix, AZ · 1 mo ago
LegalFull-time
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We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes some EEO-like statements: "Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency..." that's not boilerplate? Might be considered fluff but it's substantive? It's about candidate commitment; maybe keep as part of Qualifications? It's not a requirement but a statement. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still generic. Safer to omit? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The statement about candidates being committed... is not EEO but could be considered fluff. Might be okay to keep but it's not a specific requirement. I'd keep it under Qualifications as a note? Might be considered filler. Safer to omit.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract:
Duties (list):
- Oversees the claims and appeals processing program by planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the work of the division.
- Directs staffing, placement, assignment and training of division personnel to manage division workflow/productivity.
- Exercises final authority for the full range of Division's personnel actions (i.e., merit promotion, reassignment, details, etc.)
- Conducts long and short-range planning relating to prospective changes in functions, programs and comprehensive evaluation of goals, objectives and accomplishments.
- Manages budgetary matters for efficient and economical methods of production.
- Revises and develops work methods to support division priorities.
- Reviews written correspondence to individuals, Congressional, White House, or other special inquiries for approval.
- Monitors Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Inclusion policies to ensure guidance is enforced.
- Establishes and builds relationships with stakeholders to exchange or distribute information regarding agency programs or policies.
- Serves as technical advisor to Regional Office Director, other station personnel, other organizations and agencies and other VA personnel for the administration of Compensation and Pension programs.
- Consult with supervisors and union representatives/officials to discuss and resolve employee performance issues, complaints or grievances.
- Collaborates with station management and Division Chiefs in deciding on and/or coordinating work related changes affecting other units or divisions.
Work Schedule:
- Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
- Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
- Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Conditions of employment (Requirements):
- 1-year probationary period; evaluation criteria.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- May be required to serve a probationary period (duplicate).
- Selectees required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Acceptable form(s) of identification required; effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued ID that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be used.
Qualifications:
- Time-in-grade requirement: For GS-14, must have served 52 weeks at GS-13 level.
- If current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this announcement, must currently hold GS-14 or higher and promotion potential of current position must be at least None? The text: "the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None." That seems weird; maybe it's a placeholder. We'll keep as is: "must currently hold the GS-14 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None." Might be considered filler; but it's in the posting. We'll keep.
- SF-50 required showing time-in-grade eligibility.
- Minimum qualification: GS-14 Grade Level Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Veteran benefit programs or VBA business lines and laws affecting Veterans' compensation and pension benefits to provide guidance and direction on claims and appeals processing.
- Supervised, managed, or served as a project lead to accomplish performance and project goals; possesses knowledge of employee relations (e.g., performance or conduct based actions) and/or labor relations (e.g., grievance process or negotiations) practices.
- Volunteer experience counts.
- Full vs part-time: full-time >=35 hrs/week; part-time credited pro rata; specify average hours.
- Physical Requirements: work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion; mostly sedentary; may involve walking, standing, carrying light items.
Education:
- Education cannot be used to substitute specialized experience.
Benefits:
- 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. 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.
Also mention: "Additional information VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process." That's about telework, but we already have schedule/telework details; could be included under Benefits or Schedule? It's more about telework policy. Might be considered redundant; we can include under Benefits? But it's not a benefit per se. Could be omitted as it's somewhat generic. However it's substantive about telework eligibility discussion. Might keep under Schedule? But we already have telework details. Might be considered duplicate. We'll omit to avoid duplication.
Also CTAP etc: that's about placement policy; could be considered boilerplate? It's about CTAP eligibility. Might be considered specific content about placement policy. Could include under Requirements? It's about eligibility for displaced VA employees. Might be considered a requirement? It's more about placement policy. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, but not necessarily remove placement policy. However it's somewhat generic. I'd keep it under Requirements as a note about CTAP eligibility.
Also "Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment." That's also placement policy. Could be included under Requirements? It's about hiring process. Might be considered boilerplate but it's specific to VA policy. I'd keep under Requirements.
Also "Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the 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 (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis." That's a lot of boilerplate about accommodations, fair chance, etc. Likely to be removed as EEO/boilerplate. So omit.
Also "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." That's fluff; maybe omit.
Now construct HTML:
for section headings: maybe "Responsibilities". Also "Requirements", "Qualifications", "Education", "Benefits"? The posting mentions benefits in a paragraph: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package...". That's benefits info. Also "Work Schedule" is given: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, Compressed/Flexible: Not Available, Telework: situational only, etc. According to rules: include a section only when posting has real, specific content. Work schedule is specific, so we can include a "Schedule" section. Pay: not mentioned, so omit. Benefits: we have a paragraph about benefits, so include Benefits section. Also maybe "Qualifications" includes time-in-grade, specialized experience, etc. "Education" says education cannot substitute specialized experience; we can include Education section with that note. Also "Requirements" includes conditions of employment (probation, citizenship, selective service, etc.). We'll separate Requirements and Qualifications.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes some EEO-like statements: "Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency..." that's not boilerplate? Might be considered fluff but it's substantive? It's about candidate commitment; maybe keep as part of Qualifications? It's not a requirement but a statement. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still generic. Safer to omit? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The statement about candidates being committed... is not EEO but could be considered fluff. Might be okay to keep but it's not a specific requirement. I'd keep it under Qualifications as a note? Might be considered filler. Safer to omit.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract:
Duties (list):
- Oversees the claims and appeals processing program by planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling the work of the division.
- Directs staffing, placement, assignment and training of division personnel to manage division workflow/productivity.
- Exercises final authority for the full range of Division's personnel actions (i.e., merit promotion, reassignment, details, etc.)
- Conducts long and short-range planning relating to prospective changes in functions, programs and comprehensive evaluation of goals, objectives and accomplishments.
- Manages budgetary matters for efficient and economical methods of production.
- Revises and develops work methods to support division priorities.
- Reviews written correspondence to individuals, Congressional, White House, or other special inquiries for approval.
- Monitors Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Inclusion policies to ensure guidance is enforced.
- Establishes and builds relationships with stakeholders to exchange or distribute information regarding agency programs or policies.
- Serves as technical advisor to Regional Office Director, other station personnel, other organizations and agencies and other VA personnel for the administration of Compensation and Pension programs.
- Consult with supervisors and union representatives/officials to discuss and resolve employee performance issues, complaints or grievances.
- Collaborates with station management and Division Chiefs in deciding on and/or coordinating work related changes affecting other units or divisions.
Work Schedule:
- Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
- Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
- Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Conditions of employment (Requirements):
- 1-year probationary period; evaluation criteria.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- May be required to serve a probationary period (duplicate).
- Selectees required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Acceptable form(s) of identification required; effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued ID that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be used.
Qualifications:
- Time-in-grade requirement: For GS-14, must have served 52 weeks at GS-13 level.
- If current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this announcement, must currently hold GS-14 or higher and promotion potential of current position must be at least None? The text: "the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None." That seems weird; maybe it's a placeholder. We'll keep as is: "must currently hold the GS-14 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None." Might be considered filler; but it's in the posting. We'll keep.
- SF-50 required showing time-in-grade eligibility.
- Minimum qualification: GS-14 Grade Level Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Veteran benefit programs or VBA business lines and laws affecting Veterans' compensation and pension benefits to provide guidance and direction on claims and appeals processing.
- Supervised, managed, or served as a project lead to accomplish performance and project goals; possesses knowledge of employee relations (e.g., performance or conduct based actions) and/or labor relations (e.g., grievance process or negotiations) practices.
- Volunteer experience counts.
- Full vs part-time: full-time >=35 hrs/week; part-time credited pro rata; specify average hours.
- Physical Requirements: work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion; mostly sedentary; may involve walking, standing, carrying light items.
Education:
- Education cannot be used to substitute specialized experience.
Benefits:
- 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. 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.
Also mention: "Additional information VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process." That's about telework, but we already have schedule/telework details; could be included under Benefits or Schedule? It's more about telework policy. Might be considered redundant; we can include under Benefits? But it's not a benefit per se. Could be omitted as it's somewhat generic. However it's substantive about telework eligibility discussion. Might keep under Schedule? But we already have telework details. Might be considered duplicate. We'll omit to avoid duplication.
Also CTAP etc: that's about placement policy; could be considered boilerplate? It's about CTAP eligibility. Might be considered specific content about placement policy. Could include under Requirements? It's about eligibility for displaced VA employees. Might be considered a requirement? It's more about placement policy. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, but not necessarily remove placement policy. However it's somewhat generic. I'd keep it under Requirements as a note about CTAP eligibility.
Also "Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment." That's also placement policy. Could be included under Requirements? It's about hiring process. Might be considered boilerplate but it's specific to VA policy. I'd keep under Requirements.
Also "Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the 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 (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis." That's a lot of boilerplate about accommodations, fair chance, etc. Likely to be removed as EEO/boilerplate. So omit.
Also "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." That's fluff; maybe omit.
Now construct HTML:
Responsibilities
- ...
Schedule
- Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
- Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
- Telework: This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.
- Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Requirements
- Must serve a 1-year probationary period; evaluation based on performance and conduct, agency needs, organizational goals, and efficiency of Federal service.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Selectees required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants must complete an online onboarding process.
- Acceptable identification required; effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued ID that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be used.
- CTAP: Eligible displaced VA competitive service employees receive selection priority; must submit agency notice, most recent performance rating, and SF-50 showing current position, grade, duty location; must be well-qualified (final rating ≥85).
- Placement Policy: Position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement; VA does not deny employment based on financial hardship or unemployment.
Qualifications
- Time-in-grade: For GS-14, must have served 52 weeks at GS-13 level.
- If current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade, must currently hold GS-14 or higher and the promotion potential of current position must be at least None.
- Submit SF-50 demonstrating time-in-grade eligibility.
- Specialized Experience (GS-14): One year of experience equivalent to GS-13, including:
- Comprehensive knowledge of Veteran benefit programs or VBA business lines and laws affecting Veterans' compensation and pension benefits to provide guidance and direction on claims and appeals processing.
- Supervised, managed, or served as a project lead to accomplish performance and project goals; possesses knowledge of employee relations (performance or conduct based actions) and/or labor
- Comprehensive knowledge of Veteran benefit programs or VBA business lines and laws affecting Veterans' compensation and pension benefits to provide guidance and direction on claims and appeals processing.
- Supervised, managed, or served as a project lead to accomplish performance and project goals; possesses knowledge of employee relations (performance or conduct based actions) and/or labor