Cemetery Admin Specialist - Riverside, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This position is located at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by AFGE.

Please note that as provided for in the AFGE/VA Master Agreement the FIRST area of consideration for this position will be permanent employees of the local cemetery, the SECOND area of consideration will be employees at other NCA facilities, and the THIRD area of consideration will be all other eligibles.

Duties

The incumbent, as a Cemetery Administration Specialist, will monitor committal services for compliance with the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) standards pertaining to the mission to "honor Veterans and their families with final resting places in National Shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifices to our Nation.

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The incumbent represents the cemetery and the entire NCA at committal services at the National Cemetery, and at outreach events, answering questions and providing information to Veterans regarding memorial benefits.

The representative is also versed in providing information to eligible family members of Veterans regarding any memorial benefits they may be eligible to receive.

The incumbent of this position performs a wide variety of administrative duties in support of cemetery operations.

The specific focus is on working together with the Administrative Officer and/or Cemetery Administrator in planning and administering the cemetery operations.

Additional duties include, but are not limited to:
Investigation and determination of eligibility for interment activities of the National Cemetery; Performs clerical office automation and typing duties in support of the administration (which requires the use of computer software (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
and interment activities and is responsible for ensuring required reports are completed accurately and timely; Acts as clearing point for problems that arise such as:

Congressional or other inquiries on eligibility for burial; continuation of reserved gravesites determination of legality and eligibility of widows, widowers and children of eligible service persons and decedents interred in the cemetery; remarried spouse interment with their first spouse, family members requesting burial with parents, children and siblings; and discrepancies in name, service number, dates of service, rank of organization, etc.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Performs public outreach as needed.

Work schedule: Required towork Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. 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


Remote/Virtual:
This is not a virtual or remote position.

Position Description Title/PD#: Cemetery Admin Specialist / PD137070

The full performance level of this position is GS-07. At the GS-05 level, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision.

Promotion Potential: The selectee maybe 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.

Pay Scale

GS-5: $46,020 - $59,823

GS-7: $57,007 - $74,110

Relocation Expenses: Not authorized


Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required