Cemetery Administrator
As Administrator, the incumbent is the independent station head responsible for developing and implementing local administrative, financial, human capital, and other resource management policies. The Cemetery Administrator directs the overall day-to-day operation of the cemetery to include overseeing the interment schedule, preparation and closing of all graves, placement of temporary and permanent markers, and maintenance of all gravesites, roads, grounds, and landscape. Responsible for administrative operations of the cemetery to include verifying complex eligibility issues prior to interment and making arrangements for committal services, maintaining all property accounts, time and leave records, records management, and the preparation of recurring and special reports. The incumbent establishes performance standards, evaluates the performance of employees and carries out Equal Employment Opportunity policies and program activities. Personally, develops studies and analyses of cemetery operations to determine personnel requirements; to make modifications and improvements needed for more effective operations; and to define trends in utilization of burial benefits. Prepares, submits and defends budgetary requirements and maintains all related reports and records to ensure all submissions and expenditures are substantiated by full and complete justification. The Administrator executes the approved annual financial plan for the cemetery. The Cemetery Administrator develops statements of work and controls over work, inspects work, authorizes payment, and is ultimately responsible for those contracts initiated by the cemetery for work associated with the administration of the national cemetery. The Cemetery Administrator will be actively engaged in conducting community outreach activities to promote the cemetery and raise Veterans' awareness of VA burial benefits. YOU MUST SIGN A MOBILITY AGREEMENT INDICATING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY FOR AND AGREE TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENTS AT VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS DURING EMPLOYMENT. An MBI background investigation is required for this position. Work schedule:
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#:
Cemetery Administrator/138920 The full performance level of this position is GS-13. At the GS-12 level, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision. Promotion Potential:
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Relocation Expenses:
Authorized The Department of Veterans Affairs offers Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation services. Permanent Change of Station is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with a transfer between duty stations or facilities. For more information go to http:
//vaww.fscdirect.fsc.va.gov/pcs.aspRelo. Financial Disclosure Report:
Required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 11/11/2020. 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 within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.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 your most recent non-award 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 non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. 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 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular competencies to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled (cemetery administration). To be creditable, specialized experience must have been acquired in cemetery operations &/or cemetery administration and be equivalent to the GS-11 level of federal service to be eligible for the GS-12 level. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been acquired in cemetery operations &/or cemetery administration and be equivalent to the GS-12 level of federal service to be eligible for the GS-13 level. Specifically, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
-Leadership:
Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety ofsituations. -Financial Management:
Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans,administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies;assesses financial condition of an organization. -Planning and Evaluating:
Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements;determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with otherorganizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluatesoutcomes. -Customer Service:
Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive theservices or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who workin the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs,provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows aboutavailable products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. -Administrative and Management:
Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of businessfunctions, resource allocation, and production. -Contracting/Procurement:
Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques for contracting orprocurement, and contract negotiation and administration. -Organizational Awareness:
Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social,political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes theprograms, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and ManagementCommunicationsContracting/ProcurementFinancial ManagementLead or SuperviseOrganizational Awareness 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. Physical Requirements:
This position requires walking and standing including significant periods of outdoor duty to perform tasks such as attending services and inspection sections of the cemetery (including sections which are active interment areas or sections under construction). The position requires bending, stooping, and lifting cemetery records, manuals, cremains containers, and other small items. The position requires assisting with the moving of caskets placed on wheeled biers in and out of committal shelters. The work is primarily administrative within facilities that are adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, but includes exposures to outside elements such as heat and cold as well as wet, humid, or arid conditions. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#:
Cemetery Administrator/138920 The full performance level of this position is GS-13. At the GS-12 level, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision. Promotion Potential:
The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Relocation Expenses:
Authorized The Department of Veterans Affairs offers Permanent Change of Station (PCS) relocation services. Permanent Change of Station is the relocation of a household due to government convenience in connection with a transfer between duty stations or facilities. For more information go to http:
//vaww.fscdirect.fsc.va.gov/pcs.aspRelo. Financial Disclosure Report:
Required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 11/11/2020. 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 within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12.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 your most recent non-award 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 non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. 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 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular competencies to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled (cemetery administration). To be creditable, specialized experience must have been acquired in cemetery operations &/or cemetery administration and be equivalent to the GS-11 level of federal service to be eligible for the GS-12 level. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been acquired in cemetery operations &/or cemetery administration and be equivalent to the GS-12 level of federal service to be eligible for the GS-13 level. Specifically, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
-Leadership:
Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety ofsituations. -Financial Management:
Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans,administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies;assesses financial condition of an organization. -Planning and Evaluating:
Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements;determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with otherorganizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluatesoutcomes. -Customer Service:
Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive theservices or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who workin the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs,provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows aboutavailable products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. -Administrative and Management:
Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of businessfunctions, resource allocation, and production. -Contracting/Procurement:
Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques for contracting orprocurement, and contract negotiation and administration. -Organizational Awareness:
Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social,political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes theprograms, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administration and ManagementCommunicationsContracting/ProcurementFinancial ManagementLead or SuperviseOrganizational Awareness 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. Physical Requirements:
This position requires walking and standing including significant periods of outdoor duty to perform tasks such as attending services and inspection sections of the cemetery (including sections which are active interment areas or sections under construction). The position requires bending, stooping, and lifting cemetery records, manuals, cremains containers, and other small items. The position requires assisting with the moving of caskets placed on wheeled biers in and out of committal shelters. The work is primarily administrative within facilities that are adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, but includes exposures to outside elements such as heat and cold as well as wet, humid, or arid conditions. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Department:
1630 Cemetery Administration Services - Salary Range:
$77,237 to $119,401 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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