Summary The Charles George VAMC is recruiting for one (1) Time and Leave Clerk. The position is located in Nursing Service at the Western North Carolina VA Health Care System -Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC (CGVAMC). The purpose of this position is to process and maintain attendance and leave records for the Nursing Service. Responsibilities The purpose of the Time and Leave Clerk is to process and maintain attendance and leave records for Nursing Service. The position is also required to train and educate new employees and staff on attendance and leave systems/software. Duties Major duties include, but are not limited to: Time, Attendance & Records Management: Prepares Time and Attendance Reports for all Title 38, Hybrid Title 38 and Title 5 employees for Nursing Services. Verifies Tours of Duty. Verifies Pay entitlements to include regular pay, overtime, compensatory time, scheduled and unscheduled hours at regular and at overtime rates, multiple compressed schedules, night differentials, Saturday and Sunday Premium Pays, Holiday Pay, etc. Leave computations and charges. Responsible for correct posting, recording and coding of employees who are injured on duty and relieved due to the nature of the injury. Mush be familiar with OWCP regulations to comply and apply posting requirements to the timecard. Posts and records appropriate information indicating "COP" benefits and leave charges. Coordinates with the OWCP Clerk and Safety Officer to assure accuracy of records and claims. Trains and educates leave approving officials, timekeeper staff and new employees in one-on-one sessions regarding employee electronic time cards. Clerical and Administrative Work: Performs general clerical and administrative work, which encompasses a variety of different duties and responsibilities such as typing, office automation at or above the established minimum proficiency level and use of Microsoft Office Programs to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Utilizes Microsoft Outlook and Teams for communication with managers and other Microsoft programs to track and trend data. Expert knowledge of Acustaf Scheduling Software utilizing that software to confirm precise hours worked and generates timecards in the VA Time and Attendance System (VATAS)responding and correcting any error messages generated in VATAS to create an accurate timecards for pay. Adheres to VA policies regarding all record keeping related to time and leave. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, Variable Day Tours Telework: AD-Hoc. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Time & Leave Clerk/PD044650 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In 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 the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/13/2026. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 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 GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Possessing experience as a Civilian Payroll Technician; possessing knowledge of a body of payroll, time and attendance, tax, and retirement; utilizing a variety of interrelated steps, conditions, and procedures or processes to assemble, review, and maintain a variety of complex pay transactions; processing various payroll related reports; resolving time, leave and benefit issues; utilizing automated pay systems to reconcile errors, and provide accurate information and assistance; and operating a personal computer with a variety of software programs. Performs general clerical and administrative work, which encompasses a variety of different duties and responsibilities such as typing, office automation at or above the established minimum proficiency level and use of Microsoft Office Programs to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Utilizes Microsoft Outlook and Teams for communication with managers and other Microsoft programs to track and trend data. 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-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and 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 current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
