VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.  For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/. 

First area of consideration (AOC) will be given to AFGE (permanent employees), Leavenworth, KS (including CMOP, National Cemetery Administration and current Veteran Canteen Service employees who have served on a permanent appointment for 90 days or more). Second AOC will be given to any additional permanent employees of EKHCS. Third AOC will be status eligibles to include special appointing authorities.

AFGE Bargaining Unit employees have an additional 7 days after the closing date of this announcement to fax in their responses to the questionnaire.  Please follow the faxing instructions under the HOW TO APPLY section of the vacancy announcement. 

Although you are not required to submit essay-style responses to knowledge, skills and abilities questions/statements in your initial application package, you should provide detailed information in your resume that reflects the extent of your specialized experience, as defined in this announcement.

To maximize your opportunity for referral, your resume MUST clearly state the experience you wish to be considered, to include duties and responsibilities in each position, starting and ending dates (mm/yy), grade level (if applicable) and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.  This information must be clear; we will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

If applicants are interviewed for the position, performance based interview questions will be used.  For additional information regarding performance-based interviews, please review the following website on the Internet: http://www.va.gov/pbi  In addition, candidates may be interviewed by a panel.

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.