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Budget Analyst-Technical Career Field (TCF) Trainee
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within a two-division teaching hospital at the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Murfreesboro, TN. The incumbent serves as a participant in the Technical Career Fields Program under the direction of a qualified preceptor. The Technical Career Field (TCF) is a national workforce development program within VHA that was designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions.
What You'll Do
- →The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department.
- →The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries.
- →The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence ("I CARE").
- →That's why we created the Technical Career Field (TCF) Program - one of the largest training programs at VA.
- →TCF positions equip professionals (including veterans) with the specialized knowledge they need to support the delivery of quality health care for our Nation's veterans.
- →TCF is a national workforce development program within VHA designed to replenish technical staff in critically identified positions.
- →The TCF career fields represent those technical areas where VA-specific knowledge and experience are essential for success.
- →Selectees will follow a structured two-year individual development plan and will receive training and mentorship from a subject matter expert (preceptor).
- →Trainees must remain at the hiring grade for a minimum of one year.
- →Selectees will also be required to sign Mobility, Training, and Continued Service Agreements.
- →The TCF career fields represent those technical fields where VA-specific knowledge and experience is desirable for success in the field.
- →Individuals selected follow a formal training plan for two years during which they are trained, coached, and supervised by a preceptor.
- →As part of the VA's succession planning, the Technical Career Field (TCF) training program was created to ensure individuals are trained in critical areas that have current or predicted shortages.
- →The program is nationally funded to include salary, benefits and training/travel dollars.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓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/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 30deb0df-2fb7-458c-88bb-36596dcb4939
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