Public Affairs Specialist
Summary The incumbent of this position is the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System. This position is organizationally located in the Director's Office. The incumbent provides public affairs assistance to top management. Learn more about this agency Help Overview Accepting applications Open & closing dates 03/14/2022 to 03/21/2022 Salary $74,192 - $115,607 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 - 12 Help Location 1 vacancy in the following location:
Leeds, MA 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) 1035 Public Affairs Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Moderate Risk (MR) Trust determination process Suitability/Fitness Credentialing Announcement number CBTD-11426439-22-SM Control number 642714500 Help This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of this agency. Clarification from the agency Current permanent employees of the CWM Healthcare Systems including permanent Veterans Canteen Service employees, current permanent full-time Hybrid Title 38 and permanent full-time Title 38 employees. Videos Help Duties Provides leadership and direction for the Public Affairs program at the Central Western Massachusetts VA Healthcare System while displaying tact, common sense, diplomacy, initiative, and solid professional judgment. Increases internal and external awareness of VA programs, services, special events and projects, technologies, personnel, and research accomplishments. Establishes and maintains proactive contacts with media outlets, legislative offices, veteran service organizations, and health care affiliates. Actively pitches and places stories with media outlets. Advises senior level management on development of media campaigns and communication plans and strategies. Plans, develops, and produces a variety of materials and publications including print, visual, Web-based, multimedia, and video materials to convey information about the VA to a variety of stakeholders. Serves as content manager of VA Healthcare System's Internet and Intranet, Share Point, and Facebook sites. Evaluates information from a variety of sources and provides feedback to senior management on public affairs trends and stakeholder attitudes to assess program effectiveness and make improvements. Serves as agency spokesman for the facility including responding in writing and orally to questions about or criticisms of the agency's activities or policies and explaining the VA point of view. Develops brochures and other publications for the facility, such as the Annual Report, patient handbook and outreach materials, patient newsletters, and internal communication tools for employees. Chairs the Facility Communication and coordinates all internal communication, including emails, announcements, poster, digital signage. Handles communication efforts when controversial, high level issues impact the VA Medical Center, often during crisis and emergency situations. Serves as Public Information Officer under Hospital Incident Command System. Chairs the Facility Special Events Team responsible to plan and execute special events at the facility, including all public ceremonies, dedications, open houses, ribbon cuttings, and any employee social events. Coordinates high profile visits at the Facility as well as outreach events to veterans not enrolled in the VA health care system. Develops budgets, writes statements of work, and directs, coordinates, and supervises activities of supporting staff and contractors. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm Compressed/Flexible:
May be available Telework:
Not available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#:
Public Affairs Specialist/PD004400 and PD004330 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Notifications:
This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Competitive Service. Time-in-Grade Restriction:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. Help Requirements 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 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process and complete additional forms to proceed with employment process. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/21/2022. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 s described below:
To qualify for the GS-11 Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of sp
Salary Range:
$100K -- $150K
Minimum Qualification
Communications & PREstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Leeds, MA 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) 1035 Public Affairs Supervisory status No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Moderate Risk (MR) Trust determination process Suitability/Fitness Credentialing Announcement number CBTD-11426439-22-SM Control number 642714500 Help This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of this agency. Clarification from the agency Current permanent employees of the CWM Healthcare Systems including permanent Veterans Canteen Service employees, current permanent full-time Hybrid Title 38 and permanent full-time Title 38 employees. Videos Help Duties Provides leadership and direction for the Public Affairs program at the Central Western Massachusetts VA Healthcare System while displaying tact, common sense, diplomacy, initiative, and solid professional judgment. Increases internal and external awareness of VA programs, services, special events and projects, technologies, personnel, and research accomplishments. Establishes and maintains proactive contacts with media outlets, legislative offices, veteran service organizations, and health care affiliates. Actively pitches and places stories with media outlets. Advises senior level management on development of media campaigns and communication plans and strategies. Plans, develops, and produces a variety of materials and publications including print, visual, Web-based, multimedia, and video materials to convey information about the VA to a variety of stakeholders. Serves as content manager of VA Healthcare System's Internet and Intranet, Share Point, and Facebook sites. Evaluates information from a variety of sources and provides feedback to senior management on public affairs trends and stakeholder attitudes to assess program effectiveness and make improvements. Serves as agency spokesman for the facility including responding in writing and orally to questions about or criticisms of the agency's activities or policies and explaining the VA point of view. Develops brochures and other publications for the facility, such as the Annual Report, patient handbook and outreach materials, patient newsletters, and internal communication tools for employees. Chairs the Facility Communication and coordinates all internal communication, including emails, announcements, poster, digital signage. Handles communication efforts when controversial, high level issues impact the VA Medical Center, often during crisis and emergency situations. Serves as Public Information Officer under Hospital Incident Command System. Chairs the Facility Special Events Team responsible to plan and execute special events at the facility, including all public ceremonies, dedications, open houses, ribbon cuttings, and any employee social events. Coordinates high profile visits at the Facility as well as outreach events to veterans not enrolled in the VA health care system. Develops budgets, writes statements of work, and directs, coordinates, and supervises activities of supporting staff and contractors. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm Compressed/Flexible:
May be available Telework:
Not available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#:
Public Affairs Specialist/PD004400 and PD004330 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Notifications:
This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is in the Competitive Service. Time-in-Grade Restriction:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. Veterans' preference does not apply for other current permanent Federal agency employees. Help Requirements 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 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process and complete additional forms to proceed with employment process. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/21/2022. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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 s described below:
To qualify for the GS-11 Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of sp
Salary Range:
$100K -- $150K
Minimum Qualification
Communications & PREstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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