Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement) - Detail/Temporary Promotion

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement) - Detail/Temporary Promotion

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New York, New York, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas

Salary Range: $106437 - $138370 Per Year

Job Summary: This announcement is to solicit applicants for a detail/temporary promotion to the position of Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement), GS-0201-13 within VISN 21 Human Resources Management service. This position will provide services to the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System (Station 593, Las Vegas NV). This detail/temporary promotion is not to exceed 1 year but may be extended as needed.

Major Duties:

• This position is responsible for supervising VISN Recruitment and Placement Staff and administering the VISN's Federal recruitment, placement, and staffing programs. They provide expert level human resource advice and guidance on these programs to the VISN and medical Centers' management and staff. Major duties for the position may include but are not limited to: Recruitment & Placement Oversight/Evaluation Administers the VISN's recruitment and placement activities supporting the mission and operations of the VISN and its MCs to include plans for hard to recruit positions and executes special recruitment programs to attract well qualified candidates. Provides R&P guidance and renders decisions on complex issues/situations unresolved by subordinates on a continuous basis through review of completed work and production goals achieved. Reviews administrative and technical procedures to attain maximum efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of operations. Manages the daily operations of the R&P SSU with the responsibility for integrating and coordinating all areas of the R&P program. Provides advisory services on staffing actions. Advises management on recruitment strategies, sources, and special programs. Provides managers and employees with information and interpretation of the VA's HR policies. Provides guidance on merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, and the development and use of valid selection criteria. Leads internal reviews of the R&P program and procedures, with teams of specialists, collaborating with other VISN HR functional specialists, ensuring that the full scope of process, records, and information are reviewed for accuracy and that the relationship of the work performed across functions is assessed for overall accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness. Leads or serves as team member on special projects or comprehensive studies to examine a spectrum of problems or issues that may cross VISN/MC organizational lines. Reviews one time and recurring quality control reports and ensures proper follow-up action to include required corrections. Advises management on a wide range of staffing issues such as workforce shaping/reduction-in-force, special placement programs, recruitment methods, and special pay incentives. Ensures the all VISN R&P policies are reflective of current rules, regulations and procedures as mandated through VHA, VA, OPM, and other regulatory agencies. Supervisory Duties Plans and directs staffing section operations. Provides guidance and renders decisions on complex determinations unresolved by subordinates on a continuous basis through review of completed work and assessment of results obtained. Recommends awards or bonuses for nonsupervisory personnel and recommends changes to work assignments, subject to approval by higher-level officials. Effects minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other action in more serious cases and identifies and arranges development and other training needs of employees. Counsels subordinates, develops performance standards, and rates staff. Encourages and acts upon employee suggestions for work improvement. Performs other related duties as assigned. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Work Schedule: Full-time; Monday - Friday; Must work VISN 21 core hours; Subject to change to meet the needs of the Agency Compressed/Flexible: 9/80 alternative work schedule available; ten hour shifts not authorized Telework: Ad-hoc telework authorized Virtual: This is a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement) - Detail/Temporary Promotion/PD99973A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized 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.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/28/2026. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1: Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: knowledge of experience in recruitment and placement policies and regulations; training subordinate staff in recruitment and placement policies and procedures; plans and directs subordinate staff providing guidance and decisions in complex HR Situations. ~OR~ Criteria 2: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes: Experience in a full range of human resources recruitment and placement programs including job analysis, merit promotion procedures and requirements, qualification determinations, pay administration, appointment procedures, special hiring authorities, and alternative candidate sourcing methods. Additionally, this experience includes analyzing personnel procedures, guidelines, regulations and policy reference materials and developing recommendations and solutions based on research and providing guidance and training to peers and lower grade HR specialists. Impact of Time-in-Grade Restrictions: Unless excluded from coverage under 5 C.F.R. Part 300, Subpart F, current (and some former) Federal Grade employees must meet time-in-grade requirements to qualify for the grade level through Criteria 1: graduate degree and specialized experience.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/28/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12943209. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ " target="_blank">"http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Application Deadline: 2026-04-28