Total 131 Others job vacancies in Tupelo, Mississippi

The position description number for this position is 6D0770. A summary of the major duties are listed below. You may also view the full position description on the Agency intranet at the following link: PD Search

The Lead Customer Service Representative provides technical assistance and guidance to CSRs in handling inquiries and other requests from the public. Ensures uniform and proper application of Social Security laws, regulations, policies and procedures and assists supervisor/management officials in carrying out the work of the unit.

• Serves as the Property Book Officer (PBO) Assistant in support of the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
• Assists with the life cycle management program of all property under ERDC’s ownership or contro
• Maintains accountability of the property book consisting of Government-owned equipment.
• Directly assists with authorizing, requisitioning and disposable of accountable records
• Utilizes knowledge of established supply systems.

• Serves as the Property Book Officer (PBO) Assistant in support of the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
• Assists with the life cycle management program of all property under ERDC’s ownership or control.
• Maintains accountability of the property book consisting of Government-owned equipment.
• Directly assists with authorizing, requisitioning and disposable of accountable records
• Utilizes knowledge of established supply systems.

**If you are not a current, permanent VA employee, you should apply to CBST-12593655-25-RC**

Duties of the Chaplain include, but are not limited to the following:

• Engages as a spiritual leader, a compassionate listener and counselor especially during times of crisis. Provides emotional support and counseling using strong interpersonal skills to effectively connect with people of all ages with empathy.
• Offers prayers and religious services for Veterans patients, staff, and community. Conducts rituals in front of groups of people including leading prayers, requiring effective leadership and public speaking skills. Addresses religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients and staff under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain for complex non-routine issues.
• Provides counseling services to patients and staff and conducts regular rounds of hospital wards containing the critically ill. Ministers to newly admitted, pre- and post-operative patients, the critically ill, and the families of concerned veteran patients. Provides advance care planning education, information, and counsel for patients and their families.
• Provides pastoral ministry to patients of his/her faith group, including conscientious attention during emergencies and crises. Ensures all patients are provided opportunities for the free exercise of religion and that Veterans are protected from proselytizing and coercion from any source. Serves as a fully recognized member of an integrated multi-professional treatment team.
• Maintains liaison with physicians, medical officers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, or others involved to exchange information relative to background and current condition of patients under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain. Trains and coaches volunteer groups who offer their services as assistants as needed.
• Engages in group consultative discussions or conferences with these professionals to evaluate and review the patient's progress. Collaborates with treatment team professionals to discuss the recommended course of action and other informed advice under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain to attain the necessary therapeutic goals for the patient.
• Locates other Chaplains and/or persons from the community to provide for patients' religious needs if necessary. Uses knowledge of different faiths to perform various religious rituals, lead prayers, and answer spiritual questions; Provides guidance and/or support for patients to express values through processes such as life review, oral history, and end of life preparation and documentation. Maintains records and documents chaplaincy care services. Provides pastoral counseling on medical and ethical matters, including moral injury, problems of conscience, family or marital difficulties, justice or confinement matters, terminal diagnoses, or crisis. Addresses fears that patients have when facing surgery and answers questions regarding the meaning of life, when confronted with the reality of pain, illness permanent disfigurement, crippling, or death under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain.
• Counsels patients with long-term health illness to aid in developing and maintaining patience, determination, and perseverance. Provides advice to mental health patients with deeply troubling concerns of anxiety, depression, obsessions, and fears. Provides referrals for continuity of spiritual care. Develops measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based pastoral care; and creates staff development and wellness programs. Supports the development of staff resiliency by providing emotional and spiritual support and compassionate presence.
• Provides appropriate education and training to other healthcare staff and trainees to screen for spiritual and religious needs and the importance of appropriate referrals to chaplains for complex spiritual distress. Coordinates with the appropriate VHA Chaplain Service officials and adheres to the department's guidelines.

**If you are a current, permanent VA employee, you should apply to CBST-12596109-25-RC**

Duties of the Chaplain include, but are not limited to the following:

• Engages as a spiritual leader, a compassionate listener and counselor especially during times of crisis. Provides emotional support and counseling using strong interpersonal skills to effectively connect with people of all ages with empathy.
• Offers prayers and religious services for Veterans patients, staff, and community. Conducts rituals in front of groups of people including leading prayers, requiring effective leadership and public speaking skills. Addresses religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients and staff under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain for complex non-routine issues.
• Provides counseling services to patients and staff and conducts regular rounds of hospital wards containing the critically ill. Ministers to newly admitted, pre- and post-operative patients, the critically ill, and the families of concerned veteran patients. Provides advance care planning education, information, and counsel for patients and their families.
• Provides pastoral ministry to patients of his/her faith group, including conscientious attention during emergencies and crises. Ensures all patients are provided opportunities for the free exercise of religion and that Veterans are protected from proselytizing and coercion from any source. Serves as a fully recognized member of an integrated multi-professional treatment team.
• Maintains liaison with physicians, medical officers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, or others involved to exchange information relative to background and current condition of patients under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain. Trains and coaches volunteer groups who offer their services as assistants as needed.
• Engages in group consultative discussions or conferences with these professionals to evaluate and review the patient's progress. Collaborates with treatment team professionals to discuss the recommended course of action and other informed advice under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain to attain the necessary therapeutic goals for the patient.
• Locates other Chaplains and/or persons from the community to provide for patients' religious needs if necessary. Uses knowledge of different faiths to perform various religious rituals, lead prayers, and answer spiritual questions; Provides guidance and/or support for patients to express values through processes such as life review, oral history, and end of life preparation and documentation. Maintains records and documents chaplaincy care services. Provides pastoral counseling on medical and ethical matters, including moral injury, problems of conscience, family or marital difficulties, justice or confinement matters, terminal diagnoses, or crisis. Addresses fears that patients have when facing surgery and answers questions regarding the meaning of life, when confronted with the reality of pain, illness permanent disfigurement, crippling, or death under the direct supervision and guidance of a higher-grade chaplain.
• Counsels patients with long-term health illness to aid in developing and maintaining patience, determination, and perseverance. Provides advice to mental health patients with deeply troubling concerns of anxiety, depression, obsessions, and fears. Provides referrals for continuity of spiritual care. Develops measurable, outcome-driven, and evidence-based pastoral care; and creates staff development and wellness programs. Supports the development of staff resiliency by providing emotional and spiritual support and compassionate presence.
• Provides appropriate education and training to other healthcare staff and trainees to screen for spiritual and religious needs and the importance of appropriate referrals to chaplains for complex spiritual distress. Coordinates with the appropriate VHA Chaplain Service officials and adheres to the department's guidelines.

1. Leads a crew of three or more major firefighters, including at least one firefighter (GS-07 or military equivalent) assigned to man a major piece of motorized firefighting equipment such as a pumper, aerial ladder truck, or Airport Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle in firefighting and rescue operations.
2. Directs firefighting crew in the operation of firefighting vehicles and equipment. Directs assigned crew in the performance of crash/rescue and firefighting duties at airfields handling complex (e.g., bombers, cargo, and passenger) aircraft; the performance of structural firefighting duties for a variety of facilities which may include research and/or large industrial complexes; and the performance of hazardous material (HAZMAT) containment and control and/or Basic Life Support duties.
3. Leads assigned crew and performs emergency rescue of personnel and a variety of first aid measures to alleviate further injury and prepare the victim(s) for transport to a medical facility.
4. Assigns crew members to perform maintenance of firefighting equipment and fire station facilities.
5. Complies with health, safety, and environmental rules and procedures and performs work in a manner that enhances the safety of the work environment. This position will support the Federal Government's response to efforts to COVID-19.

• Measures effectiveness and efficiency of instructional programs for multiple specialty areas or a complex subject area(s).
• Develops and collects evaluation data.
• Reviews evaluation data.
• Accomplishes special projects.

-Instructs students through assigned blocks of instruction at basic and/or advanced technical/administrative levels of the Airfield Operations Officer instruction courses.
-Researches, develops, revises and recommends updates to the Airfield Operations Officer course materials in accordance with established learning objectives.
-Plans, develops, executes, and evaluates a comprehensive and effective training program.
-Maintains professional and technical proficiency and accomplishes difficult, but well precedented special projects related to specialty area, to include staff surveillance visits to various training activities.

• Compose logistic reports or documentation for leadership
• Coordinate and/or integrate logistics actions with other staff elements as required.
• Maintain liaison and coordinate with key personnel to obtain understanding and acceptance of actions, programs, and/or recommendations which may be controversial
• Coordinate and synchronize strategic concepts and vision with operational objectives and tasks.
• Assist various logistics team members with coordinating staff assistant visits and preparing documents
• Research information and develop new approaches to functions designed to reduce costs, increase efficiency, or adjust functions.

Specific duties include:

• Provides management advisory services in counseling, advising management on developing and maintaining the proper balance between organization strategic plans and goals and human resource development programs; conducting systemic studies to develop management interests.
• Tracks any lag time with recruitment or classification actions. Provides solutions to management on how to improve processing times for recruitment actions; uses organizational studies to help management strategize on how to keep staff engaged and challenged with their current work; and how to use resources wisely to get the highest sustainable grade for all positions.
• Provides advice and assistance on all assigned tasks or projects regarding administrative influence or HR related outcomes to VBA emergency preparedness planners and analysts. Conducts and serves on special committees as assigned that address emergency preparedness subjects, as well as emergency and contingency planning for the workforce.
• Provides guidance on merit system principles, prohibited personnel practices, the development and use of valid selection criteria, and other approaches that may help in staffing the organization and in improving employee productivity, morale, and retention. Coordinates analyses and recommendations with other HR Specialists as appropriate. Prepares, compiles, publishes, and ensures the validity and accuracy of data developed and uniformity in reports and studies. Works with functional directors to analyze and ascertain anticipated impact and requirements, formulates new or revised policies, and determines need for new or revised policies and or procedures.
• Researches and recommends solutions to complex issues and topics where local factors contradict established policy or procedures. Attends required meetings and conferences and advises supervisor of the business conducted on any action required of the division. Carries out special projects to resolve controversial issues of problems for the organization.
• Input, routes, approve, processes, and tracks personnel actions; reviews, changes, corrects job descriptions via the automated system and accesses electronic data bases for assigned employees to generate reports, and extract data for program requirements for managers as needed. Incumbent is expected to manage and maintain full visibility over all actions from cradle to grave and provide advice/assistance in all stages of the recruitment process.
• Review's classification standards, guides, to assist and coordinate classification assignments. Assist with the initial classification of individual position for submittal to the CCU. Aids supervisors and operating officials on the classification submissions and processes.
• Keeps abreast of new developments and regulatory guidance from higher authorities and provides interpretative guidance to subordinate regional activities. Provides advice and assistance on automated classification system eClass 360. Ensures the accuracy of organization and position data and initiates corrective action when necessary. Coordinates program requirements with management and others as necessary.
• Prepares and presents reports and briefings on assignment status and/or recommended actions to appropriate individuals. Visits activities throughout the office to assist staff, supervisors and management officials as requested or as determined necessary by superiors.
• Provides advice and assistance in the areas of discipline, adverse actions, grievances, performance management and recognition, employee counseling, and related functions. Gathers background information and does extensive probing and analysis to identify causes of misconduct and/or poor performance, select the appropriate penalty to ensure consistent and progressive discipline throughout the organization, and then advise managers. Provides advice and assistance on grievance procedures and options for resolution of conflicts or problems.
• Coordinates with legal officials as appropriate. Provides advice and assistance to managers and supervisors who are responsible for compliance with EEO, affirmative action, and other special emphasis programs. Keeps employees informed regarding policies and latest regulations on health and life insurance benefits, retirement, and other benefits, training, time, and attendance, pay, leave, overtime, awards, employment opportunities, and other personnel actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Major duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision-making, and evaluating outcomes within the immediate practice setting.
• Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.
• Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.
• Applies patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgment or discrimination.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.
• Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.
• Leads teams, contributes to team conferences, and actively collaborates in all phases of patient care planning.
• Demonstrates the ability to improve the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others, to inspire their cooperation and confidence to ensure safe and effective outcomes in the current practice setting.
• Leads patient care improvement through monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating care outcomes in the immediate practice setting.
• Leads initiatives for expanding the best techniques to identify and apply patient preferences to shared care delivery decisions in the immediate practice settings.

This position performs duties to include:

• Develops strategies for implementing expendable automated replacement systems, supply technologies and/or business practices.
• Plans and reviews all supply/inventory processes, functions and related systems.
• Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for expendable items and durable medical equipment.
• Develops and supports the creation of acquisition strategies and standardization initiatives to acquire and purchase durable medical equipment.
• Plans and directs a consumable management program.
• Develops position descriptions and performance standards and conducts performance reviews.
• Directs and oversees the inventory management, and control and distribution of expendable inventory program.
• Writes, develops, interprets and implements policies and procedures.
• Ensures subordinates independently manages inventory, sets initial stock and par levels and reorders points and resolves issues.
• Oversees and supervises a variety of employees and sections.
• Coordinates evaluating the impact of anticipated new technologies on supply processes and customer services.
• Monitors and manages multiple inventory fund control points.
• Conducts market research on product pricing and performance.
• Ensures best practices, principles and tools, concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance.
• Oversees the use of automated inventory management systems.
• Analyzes and advises on supply/durable medical equipment purchase recommendations.
• Resolves informal complaints and grievances.
• Develops partnerships to maximize overall logistics management.
• Implements operational, program and project plans to meet objectives.
• Influences managers and officials to understand and implement findings and recommendations for organizational improvement or program effectiveness.
• Analyzes the effectiveness of various options proposed to provide supply support.
• Analyzes, studies, develops, and directs systems with expendable requirements.
• Analyzes, coordinates and controls management of stock items to support preparation of long-range inventory needs.
• Analyzes inventory management reports.
• Reviews and analyzes performance measures and implements process improvements.
• Resolves conflicting requirements of several supply program areas.
• Interfaces with fiscal/budget staff to resolve inventory related issues.
• Implements best practices, principles, tools and concepts to evaluate and improve supply system performance.
• Identifies opportunities for and directs analysis of potential cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements using quantitative analysis and historical usage patterns.
• Conducts site visits, participates in root cause analysis processes and resolves complex inventory problems.

The primary purpose of this position is to plan, implement, administer, and counsel units and their leadership on individual, family, and community issues including but not limited to career assistance, transition, relocation, family, and other work/life service and activities provided to military members, retirees, Department of Defense civilian members, and their families.

DUTIES:

1. Assesses needs and provides continuing work/life services to leadership, organizations, and serviced populations within assigned units and in the M&FRC.
2. Develops, implements, and manages installation work/life services programs, establishing goals, objectives, and procedures in accordance with applicable state, Air Force, and other federal guidance, regulations, and laws.
3. Consults with on- and off-site community leadership officials on work/life and related issues. Influences key organizational staff and organized groups within/outside the installation.
4. Designs and establishes marketing and public relations strategies to ensure target populations are informed of services and activities.
5. Participates in wartime and contingency operations; deploys to contingency locations on a rotational basis.

• You will perform the duties of a Supply Technician providing supply and financial management support.
• You will formulate and revise projected annual budget estimates and compile data for budget calls, unfunded requirements and maintain historical data.
• You will review non-standard requisitions to determine whether standard stock is available to fulfill the requirement.
• You will assist shop personnel with part identification when required, procure material, hold and use Government purchase Credit Card as necessary
• You will update database(s) with requisitioning functions, expenditures, inventory, requisition status and follow-ups, financials and process and execution as required.

As an Electronic Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Provide support to enhance utilization and maximize transition of Uncrewed Marine Systems (UMS) research to operations and applications. Provide technical support in measurement science, instrumentation design, development, repair, and testing to include instrument calibration, modification, and operation. Create and execute a complete life cycle test and evaluation program for oceanographic or hydrographic data collection and processing systems.
• Plan and maintain uncrewed maritime systems in support of scientific projects. Determine equipment status and performance while underway and repair all failed equipment. Ensure calibration or service of uncrewed platform sensors and equipment to meet mission schedule. Contribute to the oversight of UMS electronics work and perform acceptance tests and quality assurance procedures. Prepare technical documents, drawing, and maintenance plans on all systems.
• Participate in regular information planning sessions and maintain productive interaction with the staff. Make recommendations to management and report on the status and progress of work accomplished to date and monitor work in progress. Participate in training uncrewed training programs.