Supervisory Veterans Service Representative (VSR) (Assistant Coach)
Des Moines, IA - USA
Job Summary
The incumbent fully assumes the duties of the Coach in the Coachs absence and shares those responsibilities on a daily basis. This includes ensuring the continuity of team supervision. This position is the assistant supervisor of one of the teams located within the Veterans Service Center VSC.
Specific duties include:
- Performs the duties of the Team Coach in his/her absence and shares in those responsibilities on a daily basis.
- Ensures that the teams quality and timeliness of service meets performance indicator goals.
- Optimizes the cost-effective use of resources to accomplish the teams assigned outcomes.
- Gathers interprets and recommends appropriate action based on a wide range of data addressing service concerns.
- Analyzes and interprets laws rules and regulations and their effect on the establishment of new policies procedures and/or methods of operation.
- Monitors leave balances approves or denies leave requests and certifies timecards.
- Runs production and workload reports.
- Communicates with senior management.
Work Schedule: Full Time Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.
Telework: Yes - This position is eligible for situational (ad hoc) telework only. The selectee is required to report to the official duty station each scheduled workday. Telework may be approved only on a case-by-case basis with supervisory approval. Routine or recurring telework is not authorized for this position.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Veterans Service Representative (VSR) (Assistant Coach); PD02102A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.
As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the Agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the Agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of Federal service.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
- Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 09/28/2026.
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.
- For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level.
- If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement you must currently hold the GS-12 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
GS-12 Grade Level Specialized Experience: Applicantsmust have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for this occupation in the organization.
Specialized experience is defined as work that involves:
- Providing quality assurance or auditor functions related to claims processing and benefit determination;
- Adjudicating and authorizing of compensation pension and claims;
- Providing determination to reconsider claims appeals cases; and Preparing presentations to reconsider claims appeals cases.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.
Physical Requirements: The work normally involves mental rather than physical exertion.
For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice your most recent performance rating and your most recent SF-50 noting your current position grade level and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment change to lower grade transfer appointment or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA career development services for our existing Veterans and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) more information on the Who may apply eligibility requirements please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
Manager