Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR) - NTE 1 Year
The Veterans Health Administration was seeking a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist for VISN 15. This temporary promotion position serves as the Shared Service Unit Employee Relations / Labor Relations Chief and is responsible for providing employee relations, labor relations, performance management, work life, reasonable accommodations, suitability, workers' compensation, training and development, and special program support to a large, complex, multi-mission VISN and its subordinate facilities.
Location: Marion, IL; Evansville, IN; Leavenworth, KS; Topeka, KS; Wichita, KS; Cape Girardeau, MO; Columbia, MO; Kansas City, MO; Poplar Bluff, MO; or Saint Louis, MO
Vacancies: 1
Salary: $125,776 - $163,514 per year
Salary Note: Pay may vary based on location; advertised salary range is GS Rest of U.S.
Pay Scale & Grade: GS-14
Promotion Potential: None
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Appointment Type: Temporary promotion, not to exceed 1 year; may be extended beyond one year and may be converted to permanent without further competition
Telework: Ad-hoc telework may be authorized; eligibility discussed during interview process
Remote/Virtual: Not available
Travel Required: Not required
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive: Not approved
PCS: Not authorized
Drug Test: Not required
Security Clearance: Not required
Position Sensitivity/Risk: High Risk
Financial Disclosure: Required / may be required for the position
Supervisory Status: Yes
Union Representation: No
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Shared Service Unit Employee Relations / Labor Relations Chief.
- Direct a program segment of complex human resources work supporting VISN medical centers and activities.
- Provide support that significantly affects VHA mission goals and essential support operations.
- Plan and carry out short- and long-range projects and studies to identify and resolve HR program problems.
- Research HR laws, policies, regulations, and reference materials.
- Analyze information, select appropriate approaches, and recommend corrective action.
- Provide expert advice on policy, directives, and guidelines across assigned HR functions.
- Direct, coordinate, and oversee subordinate supervisors and employees within the VISN Shared Service Unit.
- Advise management on employee and labor law issues, including disciplinary and adverse actions, settlement agreements, congressional correspondence, OAWP, DAB, AIB, fact findings, grievance examiners, state licensure reviews, suitability, Drug Free Workplace, Workplace Violence Prevention Program, and third-party hearing representation.
- Analyze information, develop solutions, prepare analytical reports, and present findings and recommendations to management officials.
- Plan and draft HR management policies and guides for VISN and Shared Service Unit use.
- Interpret regulations and apply new methods to resolve complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues.
- Resolve conflicts arising from staff or customers.
- Identify and implement ways to eliminate or reduce bottlenecks and barriers to production.
- Promote team building and improve business practices.
- Recommend innovative strategies to resolve job turnover, workforce planning, downsizing, and reinvention issues.
- Ensure correctness and propriety of HR actions taken.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must complete all required application steps, including the application, questionnaire, and online assessment.
- Must meet Selective Service registration requirements if male and born after December 31, 1959.
- Must be subject to a background/security investigation.
- Must complete all online onboarding requirements.
- Must provide acceptable identification for employment eligibility verification.
- Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as required for Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel.
- Selected applicant must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, if applicable.
- Selected applicant may be required to complete a supervisory probationary period.
Eligibility:
- This position was open to current, permanent VISN 15 Human Resources Management employees only.
- Applicants were required to meet applicable eligibility and qualification requirements.
- Applicants were required to submit a recent non-award SF-50 within 12 months of the closing date.
- More than one SF-50 may have been required to establish time-in-grade eligibility.
Time-in-Grade Requirement:
- Current federal employees who held a GS grade during the previous 52 weeks were required to meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date.
- For GS-14, applicants must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level.
- Applicants were required to submit SF-50 documentation showing time-in-grade eligibility.
GS-14 Qualification Requirements:
- The basic requirement for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if the applicant was found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level or above.
- Applicants could qualify with a graduate-level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level; or
- Applicants could qualify with at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level.
- Specialized experience includes advising and consulting executive leadership on human resources matters.
- Specialized experience includes analyzing broad human resources laws, regulations, and policies to advise top agency officials.
- Specialized experience includes analyzing technological and administrative HR trends and recommending changes.
- Specialized experience includes taking a leadership role in establishing positive union and management relationships.
- Specialized experience includes managing grievances and third-party actions.
- Specialized experience includes identifying long- and short-range HR needs and formulating proposals for top management consideration.
- Specialized experience includes evaluating or administering training and development and performance management programs.
- Specialized experience includes evaluating and developing local HR policies, succession planning, and strategic planning.
Grandfathering Provision:
- VA HR Specialists in the GS-0201 series who were employed in VA on the effective date of the qualification standard may be considered to have met qualification requirements for the title, series, and grade held.
- Grandfathered HR Specialists may be reassigned, promoted, changed to lower grade, or placed in lead, supervisory, or managerial positions within the occupation if grade-level requirements are met.
- Grandfathering protection may be lost if an employee leaves the occupation and later re-enters.
Physical Requirements:
- The work does not inherently include 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.
Required Documents:
- Resume
- SF-50 / Notification of Personnel Action
- Most recent non-award SF-50 within 12 months of the closing date showing title, grade, step, and tenure
- Additional SF-50 showing time-in-grade eligibility, if required
- Transcript, if using education to qualify
- Performance appraisal, if applicable
- Professional certification or license, if applicable
- DD-214 / Statement of Service, if applicable
- SF-15, if applicable
- Disability Letter, PCS Orders, Separation Notice, cover letter, and other supporting documents, if applicable
Benefits:
- Comprehensive federal benefits package.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance options may be available depending on appointment type and work schedule.
- Paid time off and federal retirement benefits may be available depending on appointment type and work schedule.
- Eligibility for benefits depends on position type and whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
Application Deadline: June 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Status: This job announcement has closed and is currently listed as reviewing applications.
This temporary promotion was open to current, permanent VISN 15 Human Resources Management employees only. Applicants were required to submit a complete application package and complete any required USA Hire assessments through USAJOBS by the closing date.
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR) - NTE 1 Year
The Veterans Health Administration was seeking a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist for VISN 15. This temporary promotion position serves as the Shared Service Unit Employee Relations / Labor Relations Chief and is responsible for providing employee relations, labor relations, performance management, work life, reasonable accommodations, suitability, workers' compensation, training and development, and special program support to a large, complex, multi-mission VISN and its subordinate facilities.
Location: Marion, IL; Evansville, IN; Leavenworth, KS; Topeka, KS; Wichita, KS; Cape Girardeau, MO; Columbia, MO; Kansas City, MO; Poplar Bluff, MO; or Saint Louis, MO
Vacancies: 1
Salary: $125,776 - $163,514 per year
Salary Note: Pay may vary based on location; advertised salary range is GS Rest of U.S.
Pay Scale & Grade: GS-14
Promotion Potential: None
Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Appointment Type: Temporary promotion, not to exceed 1 year; may be extended beyond one year and may be converted to permanent without further competition
Telework: Ad-hoc telework may be authorized; eligibility discussed during interview process
Remote/Virtual: Not available
Travel Required: Not required
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive: Not approved
PCS: Not authorized
Drug Test: Not required
Security Clearance: Not required
Position Sensitivity/Risk: High Risk
Financial Disclosure: Required / may be required for the position
Supervisory Status: Yes
Union Representation: No
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Shared Service Unit Employee Relations / Labor Relations Chief.
- Direct a program segment of complex human resources work supporting VISN medical centers and activities.
- Provide support that significantly affects VHA mission goals and essential support operations.
- Plan and carry out short- and long-range projects and studies to identify and resolve HR program problems.
- Research HR laws, policies, regulations, and reference materials.
- Analyze information, select appropriate approaches, and recommend corrective action.
- Provide expert advice on policy, directives, and guidelines across assigned HR functions.
- Direct, coordinate, and oversee subordinate supervisors and employees within the VISN Shared Service Unit.
- Advise management on employee and labor law issues, including disciplinary and adverse actions, settlement agreements, congressional correspondence, OAWP, DAB, AIB, fact findings, grievance examiners, state licensure reviews, suitability, Drug Free Workplace, Workplace Violence Prevention Program, and third-party hearing representation.
- Analyze information, develop solutions, prepare analytical reports, and present findings and recommendations to management officials.
- Plan and draft HR management policies and guides for VISN and Shared Service Unit use.
- Interpret regulations and apply new methods to resolve complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues.
- Resolve conflicts arising from staff or customers.
- Identify and implement ways to eliminate or reduce bottlenecks and barriers to production.
- Promote team building and improve business practices.
- Recommend innovative strategies to resolve job turnover, workforce planning, downsizing, and reinvention issues.
- Ensure correctness and propriety of HR actions taken.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Must complete all required application steps, including the application, questionnaire, and online assessment.
- Must meet Selective Service registration requirements if male and born after December 31, 1959.
- Must be subject to a background/security investigation.
- Must complete all online onboarding requirements.
- Must provide acceptable identification for employment eligibility verification.
- Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as required for Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel.
- Selected applicant must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, if applicable.
- Selected applicant may be required to complete a supervisory probationary period.
Eligibility:
- This position was open to current, permanent VISN 15 Human Resources Management employees only.
- Applicants were required to meet applicable eligibility and qualification requirements.
- Applicants were required to submit a recent non-award SF-50 within 12 months of the closing date.
- More than one SF-50 may have been required to establish time-in-grade eligibility.
Time-in-Grade Requirement:
- Current federal employees who held a GS grade during the previous 52 weeks were required to meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date.
- For GS-14, applicants must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level.
- Applicants were required to submit SF-50 documentation showing time-in-grade eligibility.
GS-14 Qualification Requirements:
- The basic requirement for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if the applicant was found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level or above.
- Applicants could qualify with a graduate-level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level; or
- Applicants could qualify with at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level.
- Specialized experience includes advising and consulting executive leadership on human resources matters.
- Specialized experience includes analyzing broad human resources laws, regulations, and policies to advise top agency officials.
- Specialized experience includes analyzing technological and administrative HR trends and recommending changes.
- Specialized experience includes taking a leadership role in establishing positive union and management relationships.
- Specialized experience includes managing grievances and third-party actions.
- Specialized experience includes identifying long- and short-range HR needs and formulating proposals for top management consideration.
- Specialized experience includes evaluating or administering training and development and performance management programs.
- Specialized experience includes evaluating and developing local HR policies, succession planning, and strategic planning.
Grandfathering Provision:
- VA HR Specialists in the GS-0201 series who were employed in VA on the effective date of the qualification standard may be considered to have met qualification requirements for the title, series, and grade held.
- Grandfathered HR Specialists may be reassigned, promoted, changed to lower grade, or placed in lead, supervisory, or managerial positions within the occupation if grade-level requirements are met.
- Grandfathering protection may be lost if an employee leaves the occupation and later re-enters.
Physical Requirements:
- The work does not inherently include 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.
Required Documents:
- Resume
- SF-50 / Notification of Personnel Action
- Most recent non-award SF-50 within 12 months of the closing date showing title, grade, step, and tenure
- Additional SF-50 showing time-in-grade eligibility, if required
- Transcript, if using education to qualify
- Performance appraisal, if applicable
- Professional certification or license, if applicable
- DD-214 / Statement of Service, if applicable
- SF-15, if applicable
- Disability Letter, PCS Orders, Separation Notice, cover letter, and other supporting documents, if applicable
Benefits:
- Comprehensive federal benefits package.
- Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance options may be available depending on appointment type and work schedule.
- Paid time off and federal retirement benefits may be available depending on appointment type and work schedule.
- Eligibility for benefits depends on position type and whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
Application Deadline: June 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Status: This job announcement has closed and is currently listed as reviewing applications.
This temporary promotion was open to current, permanent VISN 15 Human Resources Management employees only. Applicants were required to submit a complete application package and complete any required USA Hire assessments through USAJOBS by the closing date.
