This position is located at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
This position is located at Riverside National Cemetery (RNC) in Riverside, CA. The incumbent serves as Program Specialist and represents the Cemetery Executive Director in public relations by assisting in maintaining positive rapport with employees and the public in general to represent the best interest of RNC, Los Angeles National Cemetery (LANG) and the National Cemetery Administration (NGA).
RNC is the most active national cemetery in the nation with an annual burial over 8,500. It is comprised of 1,274 acres with over 275,000 existing burials in over 250,000 gravesites. The annual budget is more than $14 million. Authorized FTEE of 69 employees when fully staffed. LANG is the satellite cemetery of RNC with over 600 interment and FTEE of 12.
The incumbent serves as Program Specialist for RNC Training and Safety expert providing valuable assistance to the Executive Director on employee's safety and required training decisions. The incumbent should be an expert utilizing accounting and fund control systems to maintain proper financial balance and to assure that management obtains maximum benefit from financial resources without sacrificing efficiency or violating rules or regulations.
The incumbent performs a variety of clerical and technical support functions to support the administrative, logistical, and analytical activities related to the Safety and Training at RNC and LANG. The incumbent ensures employees perform the function(s) of their job in a safe manner.
The incumbent appropriately to emergencies and medical events, reports job-related illnesses or injuries and seeks medical treatment if needed, reports safety issues/hazards, uses safety equipment, personal protective equipment if required and follows safety requirements. The incumbent assists new employees with the information for New Employee Orientation (NEO) and ensures employees complete all NEO training within established deadlines.
The incumbent provides appropriate training and coaching that increases employees' skills and ability to accomplish assigned work. Provides challenging assignments to reinforce learning. Incumbent ensures all collected data is properly submitted in the allotted timeframe to Pacific District and Central Office. Performs public outreach as needed. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Not Available Position Description Title/PD#: Program Specialist (Safety and Training)/PD1634027 Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required If interested in applying for this position you ay preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13062491
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement).
Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
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.
This position is with National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $87061 – $113185/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-22.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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