Duties

The Supervisory Staff Assistant exercises responsibility for a variety of confidential and administrative duties, including:

• Establishes, directs and oversees all management and administrative functions of the immediate Office of the Solicitor.
• Participates actively with the executive and his/her key staff in significant management planning, policy and decision-making sessions.
• Develops short and long-range plans for the administrative operations of the SOL Immediate Office.
• Directly supervise the management support staff in the SOL Immediate Office. Assigns and reviews work of the subordinates to ensure completeness, sound judgment, and compliance with established policies, practices and procedures of the Department.
• Develops or assists in the development of courses or plans of action for accomplishing such assignments.
• Directs the development of briefing information for the Agency Head on evolving issues of concerns.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Appointment to this position may require a background investigation.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Relocation Expenses will not be paid
• This position is outside of the Bargaining Unit.
• Requires supervisory probationary period if requirement has not been met.

Federal Employees Please Note: Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met and reflects your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. competitive/excepted). In some cases you may need to submit more than one SF-50.

Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.

Applicants must meet time-in-grade, time-after-competitive-appointment and qualifications requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the vacancy to be eligible for consideration for selection. Reference the "Required Documents" section for additional requirements.

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 interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In 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.

Notification Concerning COVID-19 Vaccinations. As required by Executive Order 14043 , Federal executive branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021, or before appointment or onboarding with the agency (if later than November 22, 2021). The agency will provide additional information regarding which forms of documentation can be accepted and how you can request a legally required exception from this requirement.

Qualifications

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

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-11, in the Federal Service.

GS-12, Applicants who meet at least one of the following may qualify for positions at this grade level:

52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as in-dept experience working to meet an organization's mission and functions; and the interrelationships among the external and internal clients experience serving as an expert in the application of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of the administrative support program effectiveness or the improvement of complex administrative management processes and systems; experience with a range of administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the administration of the office; and experience with an organization's program operations, objectives, policies, procedures, directives, manuals, etc.

There is no educational substitution at GS-12 level.

Education

If you wish to use your education as a basis for meeting the eligibility and/or minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must submit academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the qualifying specialized experience. If you do not submit sufficient academic documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete and you will be ineligible for further consideration for this vacancy.

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum course work requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Additional information

DOL seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees' differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse customers we serve. DOL fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility and fairness so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION , ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION , FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Position Telework eligibility is determined by management based on position duties during the recruitment process. Employee participation in telework on a routine or situational basis is determined by management primarily based on business needs. Employees participating in telework are subject to the terms and conditions of the Department of Labor's Telework Program.