Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current, permanent employees of VISN 6 Only.

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TMS System Management and Programming
This position serves as primary contact and advocate for TMS. The TMS Domain Administrator is responsible for the implementation of the VA's TMS which involve, in addition to VA national mandatory training courses, building in the DVAMC TMS, all required Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) and facility level mandatory training classes, and assignment of these mandatory training classes to all DVAMC employees or to employees in the targeted occupations/positions. The incumbent is knowledgeable of process and work with the Site/Service TMS Administrators, to include the TMS Profile Maintenance function, which involves entering all new paid employees in TMS in advance of the accession actions download into the VA Human Resources Information System (HRIS). The incumbent assists Site/Service TMS Administrators in adding all VA national mandatory training, along with all mandatory training, to the individual's TMS Learning Plan using the TMS Administrator User Management programs. Conduct training via face to face, conference call/net meeting; or arrange for training for all Site/Service TMS Administrators. Assign appropriate levels of TMS Administrator access. Work with the VA National TMS Help Desk staff to resolve any issues which arise. Assist with monitoring and assuring that all required and appropriate training modules for Site/Service TMS Administrators have been assigned to the appropriate employee's TMS Learning Plan and that the successful completion of this required training has been properly recorded in the individual's TMS Learning History. Deliver regular and recurring training in TMS functions to Site/Service TMS Administrators, supervisors, and Administrative Officers (AO's) tailoring training to the needs of the targeted audience, as approved by VA Central Office or other guidelines and policies.

Technical Assistance and Guidance to TMS Users
The incumbent provides technical assistance and guidance to all DVAMC designated Site/Service TMS Administrators and all DVAMC employees who request or require assistance in navigating the TMS. This includes, but is not limited to providing specific instructions and guidance with initial TMS logon; unlocking TMS accounts for those employees who have made multiple and unsuccessful initial logon attempts in TMS; resetting TMS passwords for employees who have forgotten their passwords or have entered them incorrectly; explaining the TMS dropdown menus for the TMS Learning Plan component; overriding national TMS "required by" dates for completion of national mandatory training; explaining the TMS default settings in the TMS Learning Plan; guiding employees through the special selection procedures for identifying and selecting the appropriate version of the nation mandatory Privacy Awareness training; develops and/or delivers Train-the-Trainer programs as needed; providing support to New Employee Education Initiatives; and guiding Research WOC's, contractors, other WOC's and volunteers through the access process to required pre-employment online courses for Federal Information Security and Management Act (FISMA), since these categories of "staff" are not in HRIS or the TMS database.

TMS Reports/Management/TMS System Training
The TMS Reports function is critical to assuring the DVAMC meets national, VISN and local performance measures. The incumbent is fully knowledgeable of the reports function and be able to assist as needed with the Site/Service TMS Administrators when running reports throughout the training cycle. The incumbent, along with the Learning Manager or DLO, is responsible for training and assisting supervisors, AO's and Site/Service TMS Administrators in the TMS Reports function. When necessary, and based on the incumbent's own judgment, the incumbent pulls the following reports for DVAMC in order to satisfy local, VISN or National reporting requirements, such as TMS User Reports that include curriculum status, item requests, item status, learning history, learning hours, learning needs, learning plan, succession planning, tuition and user information; Profile Maintenance reports such as Audit Reports, Domain Contact Reports and Supervisor Reports; and User Management Reports such as Certificates of Completion, Competency Assessments, Job Position Detail, Learning History, etc.

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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/21/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 and/or education as described below:

Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Ensuring that hazardous property is received, handled, stored, inspected, documented, and manifested/disposed of in compliance with applicable environmental regulations and safety requirements. Inspects storage areas; provides technical guidance to personnel involved in the handling and disposal of hazardous materials and waste (e.g., paints, varnishes, lacquers, solvents, fuels, and pesticides); and prepares required reports. Performs site inspections at hazardous waste disposal, transport, or storage facilities where the problems typically are easy to identify and conventional in nature. He/she evaluates work practices, determines compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and recommends changes to control or eliminate potential or existing hazards or violations. Evaluates the feasibility and probable effects of proposed regulations; develops position papers, issue papers, workgroup materials, and briefing papers for higher-level managers; develops preamble language for proposed and final rules; and assists in developing policy guidance to implement the various provisions of environmental standards.
OR,
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related to the work of the position. (Transcripts must be submitted).
OR,Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education as stated above. This can be determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the required experience and education as a percentage of the total required. The total percentage must be equal to 100 percent. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Administration and Management
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Database Administration
• Decision Making
• Education and Training
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Organizational Performance Analysis
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion such as prolonged standing, bending, and stooping to observe work operations and identify leaking containers in a treatment, storage, or disposal area.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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