Equal Opportunity Assistant

Veterans Health Administration•Hampton, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equal Opportunity Assistant performs technical and substantive clerical work supporting equal opportunity and civil rights programs. The role uses knowledge of the methods, procedures, regulations, and purposes of the functions supported. It prepares reports on discrimination complaints, interviews employees and applicants with complaints, advises on the EEO complaint process, and refers individuals to appropriate resources when matters are outside the EEO program's purview. The position also provides administrative support for complaint processing, training activities, office budgeting, incentive award nominations, and records management. The employee works under the general supervision of an EEO Officer or higher-grade specialist, who sets objectives, priorities, and deadlines. Assignments include non-technical and some technical work to resolve administrative and EEO-related problems. The position is not virtual and has a Monday-through-Friday schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition if regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met; selection at a lower grade does not guarantee promotion.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Meet the qualifications for the applicable grade level (GS-5, GS-6, or GS-7).
For GS-5, either one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to GS-4, four years of education above high school, or an allowable combination of experience and education beyond high school.
For GS-6, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5; no educational substitution is available.
For GS-7, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6; no educational substitution is available.
Current or former federal employees applying at the applicable grades must meet time-in-grade requirements: 52 weeks at GS-4 for GS-5, GS-5 for GS-6, or GS-6 for GS-7.
Complete the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
Pass a background/security investigation and complete the online onboarding process.
Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
A one-year probationary period or two-year trial period may be required.
Submit an education transcript if qualifications are based in whole or in part on education; qualifying education must be from an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Responsibilities

Prepare special and recurring reports on informal and formal discrimination complaints.
Use Microsoft software packages to prepare reports and charts.
Interview employees and applicants who have discrimination complaints.
Advise individuals on the EEO complaint process and refer matters outside the EEO program's purview to appropriate resources.
Support processing EEO complaints, including preparing notices for complainants and compiling and maintaining case files.
Prepare training forms and track and monitor training activities.
Collect data for the EEO office operating budget and consolidate materials into an annual office budget in the required format and in compliance with applicable requirements.
Draft nominations for incentive awards.
Serve as the office records coordinator and maintain files in a variety of formats.