Supervisory Human Resources Specialist - Worklife Benefits (WLB)

This Supervisory Human Resources Specialist - Worklife Benefits (WLB) position is with Veterans Health Administration (Department of Veterans Affairs) in Phoenix, AZ. Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 10 Human Resources Management Service (HRMS) is seeking one Supervisory Human Resources Specialist Worklife/Benefit (WLB) and Reasonable Accommodation (RA) for a Temporary Promotion or Detail, Not to Exceed (NTE) one year. The incumbent will have oversight over the VISN 10 SSU Work Life Benefits team and assist station level teams with complex issues surrounding all areas of Work Life Benefits. Key duties: • Major duties and responsibilities for Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (WLB) but not limited to: Serves as the Work Life Benefits (WLB) and Reasonable Accommodations (RA) subject matter expert (SME) to advise employees, applicants for employment, supervisors, and members of management regarding laws, regulations, and procedures for WLB and RA. Responsible for supervising and administering a VISN's Federal Worklife/Employee Benefits Program, including Federal Leave Programs, employee group life insurance, health benefits, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and other Worklife programs. Responsibilities include the mastery and implementation of VA/VHA/VISN policies and regulations associated with these programs; to brief management and all VISN leadership on the status of these programs; to train subordinate staff and VISN staff and management regarding the latest information; preparing communications regarding current and future requirements and information and serving as the VISN's policy and regulatory subject matter expert (SME) for these programs. Coordinates with other areas of Human Resources, including Recruitment & Placement, Employee/Labor Relations, Retirement Shared Service Office (RSSO) and Workers Compensation to ensure that the employee is advised of their rights under benefit programs which may be appropriate to them. Assists managers in determining the essential duties of a position and identifies barriers and possible modifications that would allow people with disabilities to perform said duties. Provides managers with information on RA and needs assessments for applicants and employees with disabilities. Ensures coordination with appropriate staff or Agency Officials to provide adjustment to job duties or the work environment that assists an individual with a qualified disability to perform the essential functions of his/her position. Ensures the procurement of equipment, furniture and services is accomplished within prescribed timelines. Ensures the accommodation meets the individual's needs. Ensures Specialist consults with the employee and labor relations section to determine if/how RAs are affected by the master agreement (or local agreements) and develops strategies to operate the program in accordance with applicable labor laws and agreements. Provides statistical reports with respect to processing requests for RA. Monitors, analyzes, and regularly reports qualitative and quantitative RA data. Ensures submission of annual reports, as prescribed in the VA Handbook 5975.1. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework: Ad-hoc Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Human Resources Specialist - Worklife Benefits (WLB)/PD99934A Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/14/2026. 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-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 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. The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria: Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes but is not limited: Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles and practices related to employee conduct, performance and dispute resolution and other areas such as reasonable accommodation. Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles and practices related to negotiating and administering labor agreements and providing guidance and consultation on a variety of labor relations matters. ~OR~ Criteria 2- Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in federal service that demonstrates HR management knowledge, concepts and principles and the performance of work in one or more of the HR specialty areas. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. Qualifying specialized experience includes but is not limited to: Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles and practices related to employee conduct, performance and dispute resolution and other areas such as reasonable accommodation. Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles and practices related to negotiating and administering labor agreements and providing guidance and consultation on a variety of labor relations matters. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and requires no special physical abilities. 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-qualifica View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.