Supervisory Tax Examining Tech Management Trainee (NTE 1yr MBE up to 5yrs) (LDP/CADRE)

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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates

  01/06/2025 to 01/17/2025

  
  
• Salary

  $66,223 – $78,175 per year

• Pay scale & grade
  

  IR 8 – 9

• Location

  10 vacancies in the following location:

• Remote job
  

  No

• Telework eligible

  Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

• Travel Required

  25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position.

  
  
• Relocation expenses reimbursed
  

  No

• Appointment type

  Multiple Appointment Types

  
  
• Work schedule
  

  Full-time

• Service
  

  Competitive

• Promotion potential
  

  8

• Job family (Series)
• Supervisory status
  

  Yes

• Security clearance
• Drug test
  

  No

• Position sensitivity and risk
• Trust determination process
• Financial disclosure
• Bargaining unit status
• Announcement number

  25-12650667O-TSM-0592-8T9

  
  
• Control number
  

  826245600

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

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Duties

WHAT IS THE TS-TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Taxpayer Services Service Centers Fresno Accounts Management

Managerial assignments covered by this program are in the 0592 series. Assignments will be made at the IR-9 through IR-8 levels.

WHAT IS THE FRONT LINE READINESS PROGRAM?
The Front Line Readiness Programs offers well qualified individuals the opportunity to receive structured professional leadership development and experience. During the twelve (12) month training and development program, all candidates will participate in a pre-classroom orientation, complete online courses, complete Career Learning Plans, and attend leadership-training classes (on-line virtual and/or face-to-face budget permitting) and participate in a variety of developmental assignments. In addition, candidates will be assigned a mentor and receive one two week shadow assignment and a 60-day minimum developmental acting assignment. This acting assignment may result in a temporary promotion. No further competition will be needed for any temporary promotions to a Front Line Manager position if more than 120 days for those selected under this announcement. While on an acting assignment, you may advise/counsel employees, complete performance appraisals, control workload flow, set goals timelines and completion schedules.

While on acting assignments as a Front Line Manager you may:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.
• Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.
• Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.
• Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.
• Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.
• Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
• Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD91649 and PD97317
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• Candidates not meeting the program requirements at the end of the first year may be extended in the program for up to 5 years to complete the necessary training/development activities. During the program, candidates whose performance and progress do not merit continuing in the program will be released from the program.

Subject to a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period (unless already completed).

• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Cadre length is for a designated term of (1) year, may be extended up to (5) years and will not be made permanent.
• Cadre members may be given temporary assignments (temporary promotions, details) to management positions for the time frame specified in the announcement. Once the cadre time frame expires, you must reapply to be considered for future cadre position(s)/announcement(s).
• You will remain in your home position and grade until a management assignment becomes available and is offered to you. You will be returned to your home position and grade upon completion of each assignment.
• You will participate in managerial training and developmental activities.
• You will remain in your current duty location.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
To be minimally eligible/qualified for this program you must meet all of the following requirements:

• Current annual performance appraisal must be fully successful or higher
• Must have at least one (1) year of experience in at least one (1) of the occupational series being announced or previously held a position in one (1) of the occupational series being announced on a temporary or permanent basis for at least one (1) year
• Prior LDP participants are not eligible to apply.
• Must be a current Taxpayer Services Service employee
• Must be at least a GS 08 or above for the IR-9
• Must be at least a GS 09 or above for the IR-8

TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENT (PROMOTION/DETAIL) WHILE IN THE READINESS PROGRAM:

To be qualified for a temporary developmental assignment (promotion/detail) to a Front Line manager position, while in the program, your experience should be sufficient to demonstrate:

• Experience with management techniques, methods, theories, principles and labor relations concepts, to assure optimum utilization of personnel, equipment and space for the accomplishment of all program objectives with combined technical and administrative oversight;
• Experience applying regulations, other official guidance and principles, including the latest procedures and techniques sufficient to oversee the planning, development and implementation of the technical aspects of programs specific to the position being filled;
• Experience applying basic budget management principles and practices (i.e. ability to maintain and manage financial resources);
• Experience applying communicative techniques to effectively and diplomatically interact with internal and external customers.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as . For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to “All US Citizens” or Status applicants.

While in this program, if the applicant becomes eligible for a higher grade they may have the opportunity for a temporary promotion to the higher grade without further competition.” The 120-to-180-day time constraint does not apply to the promotion in this case.

In addition to meeting the experience requirements above, to qualify for temporary developmental assignment (promotion/detail) while in the program you must also meet the Basic Requirements listed below:

FRONT LINE MANAGER BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
IR-8 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service.

IR-9 Level: To be minimally qualified for this position you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level within the payband or GS grade in the normal line of progression in the Federal service.

If the temporary developmental assignment (promotion/detail) opportunity is to a position that has a positive educational requirement, you may be required to submit a transcript(s) at a later date.

For more information on qualifications please refer to .

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to .

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• This is a readiness/development program; there is no permanent promotion potential under this announcement.
• Completion of the program does not guarantee selection for a management position.
• GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF INTEREST/MOBILITY: Nationwide mobility is not a prerequisite for selection into the Readiness Program, however, future competitive selection into a permanent manager position will require a reasonable degree of mobility. Manager vacancies can arise anywhere in the country and it is to the applicant’s competitive and developmental advantage to be available for a broad range of locations.
• You will remain in your current position and post of duty.
• This is a Non-bargening position
• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under .
• Tour of Duty: Monday-Friday. Day Shift – Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Swing Shift – Start and stop times between 2:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
• In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
• Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor’s approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder – If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
• Moving expenses for cadre positions will not be authorized.
• To be eligible for this Management Cadre, your permanent position of record must be within the Taxpayer Services, Accounts Management organization.
• Employees must have at least a fully successful rating on their current annual appraisal in order to compete for the Cadre.
• Cadre members must maintain a fully successful performance rating in any temporary assignment or in their permanent position to remain in the program for the 5 year membership.
• If performance during a managerial assignment warrants removal from the position, you will be subsequently removed from the Cadre and returned to your former position.
• If you are the subject of a disciplinary and/or adverse action or impeding disciplinary and/or adverse action while serving you will be removed from the cadre.
• Employees selected into the program must update their Supervisory Availability information on an annual basis. Current cadre members Supervisory Availability forms will be emailed for updating.

• Benefits

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the leadership and technical competencies of the position to be filled per the Service’s Management Selection Program (MSP) 2.0 which covers Frontline, Department and Senior Manager positions. Technical competencies for this position are:
Exceptional Accomplishment, General Supervision, LSR Core Qualifications, Quality Management & Assurance, Workload Delivery, and Workload Processing

IRS employees must complete the Leadership Succession Review (LSR) Assessment. Step by step instructions, on the on-line self-assessment and managerial assessment, are available at . The results from this assessment are used in ranking applicants on the leadership competencies. You will need the results from this assessment to complete your on-line application. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported.

Referral: All eligible applicants will be considered. Applicants determined eligible and qualified will be rated and ranked based on their quality and extent of their experience, education, and training. Performance and awards will only be considered in the selection process and will not be included in the overall rating. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

• Benefits
• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

  The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.

  
  
  
  1. Resume – Your resume MUST contain dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or present). To ensure you receive full credit for relevant experience, include the hours worked per week. We recommend that your resume not exceed 5 pages. If including Federal service experience, you MUST provide the pay plan, series, and grade, i.e., GS-0301-09. If the pay plan, series, and grade are not provided, it may result in an ineligible determination.
     Your resume must NOT include photographs, classified or government sensitive information, social security number (SSN), encrypted/digitally signed documents, or links to social media such as LinkedIn, or other inappropriate material or content. If your resume contains prohibited information as listed above, your application will be determined ineligible, and you will not receive consideration for this position. (Cover letters are optional.) Please view It is also recommended that your resume not include personal information such as age, gender, religion, race, disability, etc.
  2. Online Application – Questionnaire
  3. Proof of Enrollment or Education (see Education Section above) – For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time, but you must provide an SF-50 documenting you held this job series. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
  4. Registration/License (if applicable) – active, current registration/license
  5. Current and Former Federal Employees – It is recommended that yousubmit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) or equivalent personnel action form which shows your current grade and competitive service status (Position Occupied/Block 34 should reflect “1” and Tenure/Block 24 should reflect “1” or “2”).
  6. Performance Appraisal/Awards (if applicable) – You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your most recent, signed, completed annual performance appraisal which includes the final rating and copies of any incentive/performance awards you received. If a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
  
  
  

  NOTE:

  • DO NOT copy the specialized experience statement or position description into your resume for experience as this is not a demonstration of your experience and could result in an ineligible determination.
  
  
  • If you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, your application will be determined incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
  
  

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