Summary OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? Responsibilities The Motor Vehicle Dispatcher is located in the Grounds and Transportation Section in the Facility Management Services at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (ZAVMC), Milwaukee, WI. The primary purpose of this position is to provide a wide range of dispatch, logistical and administrative functions. Major Duties: -Assigns vehicles according to factors, such as length and purpose of trip, or passenger requirements, and preference of user. Issues keys, record sheets, and credentials to drivers. -Records time of departure, destination, and expected time of return. -Investigates overdue vehicles. -Maintains a record of mileage. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4:30 PM and may be required to be present to provide off-hours support for snow removal and maintenance work, etc. Alternate work schedule (AWS) available for qualified candidates (8-9 hour days, 1-9 hour day and 1 day off per pay period, a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday). *Must possess & maintain a valid driver's license. Position Description/PD#: Motor Vehicle Dispatcher/22077O Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary but will also require the incumber to exert a higher level of physical effort to climb into trucks and vans to inspect and check mileages and condition. It occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books and papers; some walking, standing and bending. Work requires extended periods of utmost concentration and attention to details. Work require snow shoveling as required. No special physical qualifications are required. Working Conditions: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office setting but there will be work outside to support vehicle maintenance and service and coordination in all types of weather and inside the maintenance shop where it can be noisy. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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 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 Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/07/2025. 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-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5 or be a current GS-6. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience related to the position. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: familiar with all phases of motor pool operations, transportation programs and GSA practices, principals and techniques and be able to apply them effectively in the transportation environment; familiarity and knowledge of VA Motor Vehicular Operator regulations, state and motor vehicle laws, and GSA vehicle regulations; knowledge of operations of GSA, service organizations, or VA procurement for obtaining and returning various vehicles is essential to ensuring appropriate vehicles are maintained at each division; able to perform a variety of duties in connection with the day-to-day management of assigned vehicles. For example, making arrangements for vehicle use, verifying incoming invoices for payment, and calls vendors to discuss discrepancies; prepares accident reports based on information received from the customer; forwards and hands off information to next person or agency; maintains records on Government-owned vehicles to ensure that information pertaining to vehicle identification tags, field assignment or termination is correct; ability to schedule, manage, coordinate and control over 80 leased and VA-owned vehicles; knowledge of computers and ability to utilize various software programs, setup databases and spreadsheets' provides subject-matter assistance in the development of automated transportation procedures for these clerical operations; ability to communicate verbally and in writing with professional staff, state and federal employees, top management, outside contractors, and vendors; and knowledge and ability to work with a number of tasks, ongoing trips and requests at the same time, creating a variety, volume, and kind of work that fluctuates with the ever-changing health care system programs. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Drive Safely Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations) Motor Vehicles Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Reliability And Dependability Work Practices Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information The Milwaukee VA Medical Center is committed to hiring a diverse workforce from various backgrounds and individuals who demonstrate a diversity, equity and inclusion-related mindset and behaviors. We are strongly seeking candidates who represent the full range of cultural and identity factors including but not limited to race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation/identity, gender identity and expression, age, language, abilities/disabilities, socioeconomic status, religion, spiritual practices, geographic region, and other characteristics. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.