Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (ERLR)

This position will be under one of the Shared Services Unit Teams that will service and be responsible for multiple facilities within VISN 12.

Major Duties Include:

• Responsible for Employee Relations/Labor Relations Performance Management and Drug-free Workplace for the Network.
• Provides advice and assistance recognizes legitimate management needs and explores alternatives to meet those needs without sacrificing legal and regulatory compliance.
• Determines need for impact and implementation or full bargaining at the appropriate level (for example local network or national bargaining).
• Provides technical guidance information and assistance to management and senior leadership officials on sensitive serious and controversial employee labor relations issues.
• Responds to inquiries about disciplinary actions grievances and appeals concerning timeliness documentation and other requirements.
• Plans work and carries out activities to manage employee/labor relations for an integrated healthcare network.
• Ensures subordinates actions satisfy the agencys obligations to bargain in good faith performs thorough analysis of policies and practices and develops policies and practices to prevent unfair labor practices.
• Plans and directs work assigns tasks evaluates work performed advises employees and selects applicants to fill vacant positions.
• Evaluates unit productivity quality regulatory compliance and technical competence.
• Ensures adequate training of subordinates.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/03/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-13 LEVEL GRADE REQUIREMENTS

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) that equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: responsible for substantial coordination and integration of a number of major HR areas including employee/labor relations Performance Management and other assignments; knowledge of the use of judgment and logic and the advice and decisions provided by each ER/LR shared service employee or other individuals are consistent with law regulation collective bargaining agreements VA policy VHA policy and network policies; knowledge of production requirements are met by recommending resources to devote to complex projects and by maintaining a balanced workload between HR subordinates; knowledge of resolving highly complex employee/labor relations in the network; knowledge of planning work to be accomplished by subordinates identifies developmental and training needs of employees; and gives advice counsel or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; and knowledge of regulatory program guidance including case law collective bargaining agreements United States Code Code of Federal Regulations and VA Handbooks and Directives.