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01/12/2023 to 10/12/2023
$37,696 - $75,111 per year
GS 5 - 7
29 vacancies in the following locations:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
7
No
No
23-11772236M-TAB-0503-5T7
699426700
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Open to IRS Career/Career-Conditional, Treasury/IRS CTAP, & IRS RPP employees
WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SERVICEDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), Executive Director Case Advocacy (EDCA)
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD94983, PD94984, and PD94985
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-5 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; and contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance.
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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
OR
Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.An equivalent amount of combined education and experience. Only education in excess of 60 semester hours, 90 quarter hours or 1440 classroom hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement for the GS-5 level. For example, one full year of academic study (30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or 720 formal classroom hours) beyond the second year is equal to 6 months of specialized experience. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, college or university.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-6 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; processing a variety of tax returns and reports; examining tax returns and supporting documents for current and prior year and amended returns; and contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-7 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions; maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources; processing a variety of tax returns and reports; ensuring that all required identification, schedules, income tax deposits, or other required information is available; and contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance.
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MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.
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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
| Vacancies to be filled in the following locations: (1) NY0300 ALBANY NY (2) FL3026 CLEARWATER FL (1) CA6109 SAN DIEGO CA (1) MA5813 LOWELL MA (1) AL1213 BIRMINGHAM AL (1) CA0150 LOS ANGELES CA (1) FL0067 JACKSONVILLE FL (1) CA0521 LAGUNA NIGUEL CA (1) IN0133 INDIANAPOLIS IN (1) WI1720 MILWAUKEE WI (1) KY0086 LOUISVILLE KY (1) AR0063 LITTLE ROCK AR (1) LA1336 NEW ORLEANS LA (1) IA0112 DES MOINES IA (1) ME0068 AUGUSTA ME (1) WY1228 CHEYENNE WY (1) MD0055 BALTIMORE MD (1) SC0068 COLUMBIA SC (1) IL0236 CHICAGO IL (1) VA0088 RICHMOND VA (1) CO1811 DENVER CO (1) KS1615 WICHITA KS (1) AK3237 ANCHORAGE AK (1) NM1464 ALBUQUERQUE NM (1) GA0087 ATLANTA GA (1) TN0052 NASHVILLE TN (1) VT8139 BURLINGTON VT Additional vacancies may be filled in the following locations: AZ7748 PHOENIX, AZ; CA0281 OAKLAND, CA;CA6116 SAN JOSE, CA CA6139 SACRAMENTO, CA; CT0013 HARTFORD, CT;DC0022 WASHINGTON, DC;DC0198 WASHINGTON, DC; DE0052 NEWARK, DE FL2347 PLANTATION, FL; HI8469 HONOLULU, HI; ID0025 BOISE, ID IL2454 SPRINGFIELD,IL; MA0131 BOSTON, MA; MI0800 DETROIT, MI MN1600 SAINT PAUL, MN;MO1937 KANSAS CITY, MO; MS0083 JACKSON, MS; MT5513 HELENA, MT; NC2598 CHARLOTTE, NC NC2668 GREENSBORO, NC; ND0046 FARGO, ND; NE0051 OMAHA, NE; NH6185 PORTSMOUTH, NH; NJ4721 SPRINGFIELD, NJ; NJ5105 TRENTON, NJ; NV7516 LAS VEGAS, NV; NY0350 NEW YORK, NY NY0376 HOLTSVILLE, NY; NY7288 BROOKLYN, NY; NY7340 BUFFALO, NY; OH0189 CINCINNATI, OH; OH0192 CLEVELAND, OH; OK1356 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; OR0043 PORTLAND, OR;PA0233 PITTSPURGH, PA; PA0809 PHILADELPHIA, PA;RI7097 PROVIDENCE, RI; SD1317 SIOUX FALLS, SD; TN0052 NASHVILLE, TN; TX0272 EL PASO, TX TX0298 HOUSTON, TX; TX2038 AUSTIN, TX; WV0304 PARKERSBURG, WV |
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the Critical Job Elements (CJE) of the position to be filled, in accordance with Article 13 of the IRS/NTEU National Agreement. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions/assessment. Your experience, education, training, prior performance, and awards, relevant to the position being filled, will be considered throughout the hiring process. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 10/12/2023 and/or cut-off dates in this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on 10/12/2023.
To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11772236
Treasury believes in a working environment that supports inclusion; please view our reasonable accommodation policies and procedures at https://www.jobs.irs.gov/midcareer/reasonable-accommodation.html. We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Once your application package and online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email. You are responsible for checking status updates and notifications in USAJOBS. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to you. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on "more information." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. If your email mailbox is full or blocked (SPAM) you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/699426700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.