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Employment Specialist
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 60 days ago
Hybrid Montgomery, AL $75K – $116K Apply by Jul 24, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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This position is located in the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Montgomery, AL. The incumbent will serve as a "triage" team member to help disabled Veterans make an informed choice regarding the appropriate employment track that best meets their needs with the understanding that Veterans can move between tracks.
What You'll Do
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →The full performance level of this position is GS-12.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: 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.
- →Position Description/PD#: Employment Specialist, GS-11: 11623A, GS-12: 01623A, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Bargaining Unit: Yes
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the excepted service.
- ✓You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position, if applicable.
- ✓Your employment in this position will be at-will.
- ✓Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under 5 U.S.C.
- ✓Chapters 23, 43, and 75 will not be available to an individual serving in this position.
- ✓Prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices will be enforced by the Office of General Counsel and not the Office of Special Counsel.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness & whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓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.
- ✓Additional Conditions of Employment are as follows: 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 or trial period 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 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.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: ff1789c9-7c61-4419-9734-80bfe52c9c31
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