Summary
The position serves as the Supervisory Workplace Adjustment Program Specialist for the Enterprise Workforce Management Branch (ABI-130), People Services Division (ABI-100), Office of Business Integration (ABI), Aviation Safety (AVS) organization and manages a team of professionals ensuring agency program compliance.Major Duties
The Supervisory Workplace Adjustment Program Specialist directs the work of subordinate employees at the organizational unit level. Work usually includes routine project/program tasks based on established policies, procedures, and guidelines. Managerial duties affect employees in one organizational unit and include setting priorities; assigning tasks; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate. Uses assigned budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish project/program objectives. Manages budget and requests additional resources, as needed. Contributes to budget planning process and projects short-term future needs. Supervisory duties and responsibilities include: Manages and oversees employment matters affecting people with health-related and/or medical issues and serve as an advisor to ABI-1/2 on workplace adjustments and disability issues. Serves as the Point-of-Contact and the Decision Maker for the AVS organization on all workplace adjustment matters; Works with and provide supports to AVS employees and management officials. Investigates employment matters affecting people with health-related and/or medical issues and serve as an advisor to ABI and AVS leadership on workplace adjustments and health-related or disability issues. Collects, prepares, and reports data (used for barrier and trend analysis) on accommodations to identify and eliminate barriers as required by federal, state and local law. Provides advise and general guidance on workplace adjustments, delivering disability accommodation-related training, coordinating requests for reasonable work arrangements, requesting and reviewing medical documentation, advising managers and providing coordination about the approval or denial of employees' requests for workplace adjustments. Engages in an interactive process with supervisors, managers, applicants, and employees on determinations of workplace adjustment requests, whether these requests are received from agency officials, including managers or from employees. Responds to questions and addresses concerns from the requester regarding the process, rules, and regulations governing workplace adjustments. Determines the need for medical documentation; reviews submitted medical documentation; and advises decision-makers regarding approval of requests based on medical documentation. Provides guidance to managers and supervisors on statutory and regulatory requirements of workplace adjustments and related issues. Maintains confidentiality of all medical documentation submitted or obtained for the purpose of determining whether an accommodation should be granted. Provides guidance to employees with disabilities and their supervisors to assist with identifying internal and external resources available to help facilitate the selection of an effective accommodation. Provides advice, guidance, and recommendations on determining effective workplace arrangements; whether additional information is needed from requester, and whether a particular medical issue is covered; whether the requester is a qualified individual with a disability requiring an adjustment; and whether a request for presents an undue hardship to the agency. Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the work directed, a detailed knowledge of budget, human resource, and other administrative policies and procedures, and a detailed understanding of the objectives of the organizational unit. Contacts are primarily within the organizational unit/major subdivision with subordinates, peers, and higher-level managers to discuss the status of projects/programs and to share information. In some areas, may also have frequent contact with customers to explain policies, procedures or for other project/program purposes.Requirements
We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.Evaluations
IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.How to Apply
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position. You must apply online to receive consideration. Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES. IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible. You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies.What to Expect Next
Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview. For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request. Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.Required Documents
SF-50, NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION. Your SF-50 may be emailed to monique.heriegel@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.Other Information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required. The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimensions, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed. Employee MUST submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. This is a temporary position not-to-exceed two (2) year(s). If this position remains temporary, upon completion of this assignment, the selected employee shall return to his/her original permanent position or an equivalent position in the same commuting area. May be made permanent without further competition. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
