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PROGRAM SUPPORT ASSISTANT (OA)

Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Salary: $36,986.00 - $48,079.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (612)467-2060
JOB SUMMARY:

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 728877

You could be part of an important initiative to provide mental health care for our nations Veterans!

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be adding approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians – to include nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers as well as nearly 300 support staff to its existing workforce.     

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs mental health support staff who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who serve our Country.  Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans.

Working for VA is one of the most emotionally satisfying and professionally rewarding ways to dedicate the best within you to your country's service.

If you are transitioning from the military or a Veteran already, we invite you to explore the benefits of continuing your career at the VA.   The VA is committed to hiring Veterans.

The VA is much more than just another employer.  It is an honorable, open and welcoming community of those who care.  Gratitude is our motivation and service is our mission.   The VA has adopted Core Values and Characteristics that apply universally across the Department.  The five Core Values define "who we are," our culture, and how we care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries.  The Values are Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence ("I CARE").

America's Veterans need you!

To find out more, go to http://www.va.gov/jobs/.

Special Employment Consideration:  VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., mental retardation (intellectual disabilities), severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. 

 

OVERVIEW OF POSITION: 

This Program Support Assistant (OA) is part of VISN 23 and is support for the Mental Health Suicide Prevention Program which is located in the Mental & Behavioral Health Service Line and serves as the lead technical authority in providing clerical and administrative support to the Suicide Prevention Team at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) which includes clinicians as well as medical support assistants.


KEY REQUIREMENTS:
  • US citizenship
  • Background/suitability investigation
  • Typing a minimum of 40 words per minute (WPM)
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