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OUR MISSION: 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?
Shreveport, Louisiana stands prepared to offer you the ‘lagniappe’, which means a little something extra! Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is situated on the Red River in northwest Louisiana. Commonly known as the ‘Ark-La-Tex’, the point where Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas meet. The Shreveport-Bossier City area is home to Barksdale Air Force Base, as well as numerous colleges and universities, theaters, lakes, golf courses, beautiful housing areas, churches, and great schools. With a population of nearly 400,000 in the city’s metropolitan region, the area promises much to while maintaining a reasonable cost of living and an excellent, temperate climate. You’ll enjoy a unique combination of two great American heritages: a little Cajun, and since we’re less than 15 minutes from the Texas border, a little Lone Star, too. Shreveport-Bossier boasts elegant Southern charm and a relaxed attitude that suggests you kick your boots off and stay a while to enjoy year-round festivals, Vegas-style gaming, great local dining experiences, live music and family attractions.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator.08/11/2017 to 08/25/2017
$72,168 - $93,821 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Some travel to include conferences, meetings and training required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
Yes
YE-17-CA-1997104
476485600
The Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist is assigned to the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC), and is responsible for supporting the Director's key in the execution of internal and external public relations, public information, and information program responsibilities of the facility. The Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist manages the day-to-day information and public relations activities, including media relations, marketing communications and reviews operations and activities periodically to assure conformance with policies and procedures. Duties will include, but a not limited to:
· Developing media outreach programs to publicize OBVAMC’s programs and policies to varying audiences.
· Creating and advising upon communication plans incorporating electronic media strategies and techniques.
· Developing and monitoring strategic plans for public relations programs.
· Managing public relations activities related to high-profile and controversial situations.
· Leading and supervising a highly motivated public relations/customer service team.
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday(8:00 am to 4:30 pm)
Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist/PD#7149-0
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive are not authorized.
Physical Requirements: The work environment of the Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist is in a traditional office setting. Movement/occasional visits to all areas of the medical center are required (i.e., clinics, ICU’s kitchen, etc). The work is sedentary with some walking, bending, lifting of light files, etc. The position does not have specific physical requirements.
Time-in-grade: 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 For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level.
Supervisory Probationary Period: If selected, you may be required to serve a Supervisory probation period. Determination for this requirement will be made upon selection.
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
· Developing and implementing organizational strategic communication strategies, information, education, and outreach efforts for a health care environment
· Ensuring public affairs interests are communicated and incorporated into overall organizational plans
· Designing and coordinating public affairs policies and activities in support of program goals
· Initiating and coordinating the development of public affairs products/materials.
There is no educational substitution for the GS-12 level.
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: 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.
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.
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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.
WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
You will be rated on the following competencies based on your application for
this position.
Competency #1: Skill in developing written materials on the programs, policies and missions/goals, and functions of the organization.
Competency #2: Skill in developing public relations programs.
Competency #3: Ability to manage public relations programs.
Competency #4: Ability to lead and supervise.
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.
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.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
·Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:
Your resume must include the following information: Job title, description of duties, beginning and ending date (month/year to month/year) of employment; and average hours (FT 40, PT 20)worked per week.
If you are a current federal civilian employee, you must provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" which reflects your grade and step. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year time-in-grade. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade
Please
use this checklist to ensure you have included other
documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if
using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference
claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will
not be contacted for additional information.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal
Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational
Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your
DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows
dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of
impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for
10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also
submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with
required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the
information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.
Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply
online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your
application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your
supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located
at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job
opportunity announcement is 1997104.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax
the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online
responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, August 25, 2017 to receive consideration.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate
documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
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.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/476485600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.