Program Specialist (CRSA Supervisor)-Mental Health Personnel Support Manager

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This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Salisbury VA Health care system, Mental Health Service Line and Administrative Support Section. This position directs the work and supervises the work of administrative employees assigned to the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences service line while ensuring the administraitve processes within the service line are performed in an expeditions manner in support of internal and external customers. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/24/2026. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 grade level. 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 and/or education as described below:GS-9: Specialized Experience GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include, knowledge of principles of management and organization, including administrative practices and procedures of organizations, such as those pertaining to areas of responsibility, changes of communication, delegations of authority, routing of correspondence. Knowledge of and skill in applying analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to analyze and assess programs and projects. Knowledge and skill in operating computers, application software such as word processing. graphics, spreadsheets, electronic mail, and various office equipment. Skilled typist. Knowledge of travel requirements and documents, including a thorough knowledge of travel policies, processes, and procedures sufficient to create, review, edit, process, and trouble-shoot travel authorizations and vouchers. Knowledge of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation to prepare material in required formats. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; ability to train and instruct staff in administrative procedures; ability to plan and organize work; ability to interpret and apply rules and regulations. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond in excess of the first year (18 semester hours) may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-09 level. 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/.

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