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Equal Employment Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 41 days ago
Hybrid Amarillo, TX $75K – $97K Apply by Aug 11, 2026 Equal Employment Opportunity ENFJENTJESTJ Education
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Executive Director (ED), Amarillo VA HCS, retains responsibility for administering overall VHA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) & Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programs. Incumbent serves as principal advisor in EEO & Affirmative Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution & DEI management for the ED service line executives, supervisors & employees. Responsible for program development, administration, etc. Requires knowledge of Federal EEO regulations/principles, compliance, etc.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Assisting the Office of Resolution Management Diversity and Inclusion (ORMDI) and Administrative Judges with investigations and hearings.
- →In collaboration with the ORMDI Field Office, serving as the local liaison for all aspects of the facility's complaint processing program.
- →Including assistance to ORMDI field office personnel (EEO Counselors, Investigators, and Intake Specialists) during both the counseling and investigative stages.
- →Such involvement includes providing documentation as requested; locating and identifying employees involved in the complaint process; discussing resolution efforts; negotiating settlements; and drafting the same on behalf of management.
- →Providing advice and assistance during the post-investigative stages (e.g., hearings, appeals, and compliance phases) for each formal complaint.
- →Including working with EEOC Administrative Judges, Regional Counsel staff, Office of General Counsel, Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, as well as local supervisors and managers.
- →Serving as technical expert for processing the following federally conducted external complaints, which are not processed by ORM including: Title IX complaints, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities that receive federalfinancial assistance.
- →Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally conducted programs or activities and recipients receiving federal financial assistance.
- →Title VI Complaints of Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- →Age Discrimination Act of 1975, prohibiting age discrimination to any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs directly or through another recipient.
- →Directing and developing an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program, which is any procedure or combination of procedures voluntarily used to resolve issues in controversy without the need to resort to litigation.
- →Including, but not limited to, assisted settlementnegotiations, conciliation, facilitation, medication, fact-finding, minitrials, and arbitration, that require an impartial advisor or neutral third party.
- →Attempting through reviews and discussions with both parties, to assist in negotiating a settlement.
- →Assisting parties to: structure the negotiation; clarify the core issues in dispute; avoid personality conflicts that disrupt the negotiation; identify the strengths and weaknesses of each person's position and examine alternative approaches which facilitate a compromisedagreement.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓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.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and 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, 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.
Personality Fit
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