Division Chief
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Washington, DC - USA
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Job Summary
This position is in the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Job Corps (OJC) Division of Education Services (DES).
The official position title of this position is Supervisory Program Manager.
This position is a non-bargaining position.
Major duties for this position are listed below:
- Serves as Division Director Division for Education Services responsible for managing directing supervising staffing coordinating and evaluating division functions and/or activities through subordinate supervisors.
- Manages and provides oversight of federal staff in execution of education service and wrap around support service requirements for the Job Corps program.
- Oversees the programs academics career technical training career transition services and applied academic programming within the Job Corps training and education system aimed at improving employment outcomes for economically disadvantaged youth.
- Directs the development of standard operating procedures and policy guidance for key division and the oversight/monitoring functions of the regional offices often in collaboration with other divisions and the regional offices.
- Monitors key regional activities and reviews data to facilitate analysis of regional office performance ensure regional program integrity and assist in planning corrective actions for regional operations when necessary.
- Provides authoritative advice and consultation to Employment & Training Administration (ETA) officials and customers related to career transition services.
- Evaluates recommends and facilitates implementation of new approaches and alternatives to address current or anticipated workforce development needs.
- Develops partnerships with employers and service providers.
- Provides leadership in formulating methods for getting results through cooperative efforts including outreach for other ETA and Department of Labor (DOL) offices other Federal State and local agencies all program constituents and customers.
- Coaching subordinates in the selection and application of problem solving and work methods practices and procedures and assisting with solutions.
- Articulating and communicating to subordinates the assignment project problem to be solved actionable events milestones and deadlines/timeframes.
- Coordinates Division activities with other Divisions and other ETA organizations to assure a seamless implementation or ETA initiatives and the overall accomplishment or the ETA Mission.
- Must be at least 16 years old.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
- Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
- Subject to financial disclosure requirements.
- Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
GS-15: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-14 in the Federal Service.
Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform the duties of the position successfully and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.
Qualifying specialized experience includes all of the following:
- Implementing academic and assessment and applied training programming within an education and training system with oversight of schools spread across a wide geographic area (national or global);
- Conducting research and analysis for program effectiveness and managing program that support students from diverse backgrounds;
- Experience providing oversight or managing Federal contracts and/or contractor performance; and
- Experience planning directing executing and making final decisions related to the day-to-day operations and resources of a program or team.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers improve working conditions expand high-quality employment opportunities and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.
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As a condition of employment all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities systems information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
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You may not be aware but in the regulations for agency ethics programs there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure addition supervisors are responsible when requested for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.
Supervisory Financial Disclosure (If applicable): This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore if selected you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.
For more information click Telework Position Information. This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.
Based on agency needs additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.
The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicants criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agencys complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act such as law enforcement or national security positions.
All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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