Lead Transportation Assistant
What you'd do
The Lead Transportation Assistant position is at the full performance level located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), at the White City Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (VA SORCC) under the scope and responsibility of the Veterans Transportation Service. The Lead Transportation Assistant is organizationally aligned within the Business Office Service.
Major duties
Major duties include but are not limited to: Estimates and reports on expected time of completion of work and maintain records of work accomplishments and time expended and prepare production reports as requested. Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques and make available written instructions, reference materials and supplies. Gives on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices. Assesses the status of the Beneficiary Travel program using quality assurance measurement tools to ensure compliance with existing directives, guidelines, and regulations. Develops, analyzes, evaluates, advises on, or improves the effectiveness of work methods and procedures, organizations, manpower utilization, distribution of work assignments, delegation of authority, information and documentation systems, and similar functions of management. Maintains a current knowledge and answer questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, etc. and obtain needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems that come up. Checks on work in progress or spot check work not requiring review (e. g., filing or direct services) and review completed work to see that supervisor's instruction on work sequence procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards, refer to supervisor questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards. Reviews, reconciles and processes payments for vendor/contractor invoices for services rendered. Reports to supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on negative behavioral concerns. Monitors working conditions such as seating, ventilation, lighting, safety, and other matters as required. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm PST; Monday to Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Transportation Assistant/PD904820 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet Time-in-Grade and Specialized Experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 08/12/2026. 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 within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Review, reconcile and process payments for vendor/contractor invoices for travel related services; Approves, coordinates, and prepares authorizations for travel by taxi and/or other hired vehicles, air ambulance travel for eligible veterans and ambulance transport for specialty clinics in other area hospitals; Maintains fund control points within the travel office, coordinating and arranging transportation, and manages the Patient Funds Program; Gives on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices; Resolves complex transportation issues, including urgent, complex or uncertain transportation needs. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month & year starting and year ending dates AND hours worked per week. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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