Job Listing: Equal Opportunity Specialist (Spanish Language)

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 1 vacancy - San Jose, CA Join the team! Begin a challenging career with the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL), and you will help shape the workforce of
tomorrow. DOL offers rewarding opportunities to contribute to a
noble mission; to serve and protect American workers, prepare them
for new and better jobs, and to ensure the safety and fairness of
American workplaces.
This position is located in the U.S. Department of labor (DOL),
Employment Standards Administration, Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs (OFCCP), San Jose District Office, San Jose,
California.

OFCCP enforces the Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the affirmative
action provisions (Section 4212) of the Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance Act, as amended. Taken together, these laws
ban discrimination and require Federal contractors and
subcontractors to take affirmative action to ensure that all
individuals have an equal opportunity for employment, without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or status
as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran.

This position has promotion potential to the grade of GS-12.

Grade Salary Low Salary High
07 $43,117.00 $56,047.00
09 $52,740.00 $68,568.00
11 $63,811.00 $82,955.00
Salaries include locality pay.

Major Duties

At the full performance level, the incumbent independently or as a
team member in larger, more complex cases -- plans, conducts and
reports on the full range of compliance reviews of
federalcontractors' compliance with equal employment opportunity
laws, regulations, practices, and procedures. Conducts onsite fact-
finding and makes detailed analysis of all relevant factors
affectingequal employment opportunity in contractor establishments.
Also conducts complaint investigations, desk audits, and off-site
audits of contractor firm. By reviewing previous compliance review
reports,employment discrimination complaints, affirmative actions
plans, and support data, Evaluates personnel procedures and results
to determine whether they are nondiscriminatory and whether
goodfaith efforts have been made to implement contractors'
affirmative action plans. As necessary, identifies and defines scope
and effect of discriminatory practices, failure to develop or make
goodfaith efforts to implement affirmative actions plans, and other
non-compliance issues. Provides technical assistance in developing
acceptable affirmative action programs to contractors as a result
ofcompliance review or complaint investigation. Establishes and
maintains contacts with minority, women's, handicapped, and Vietnam-
Era Veterans' interest groups, community organizations, jobtraining
and development organizations, trade, and business organizations in
the labor area to obtain information on employment trends, equal
opportunity issues and problems, and the extent of, orresources for
improving, contractors' compliance with equal employment opportunity
regulations.

How to Apply

Your application and all required supplemental documents must be
submitted in the manner specified in this vacancy announcement by
11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of this
vacancy announcement.
You must follow all three steps described below in order to complete
the application process. (For additional guidance on how to apply
please reference our Applicant At-A-Glance document at
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/doljobs/apply/apply-overview.htm )
STEP ONE - (Online Resume - USAJOBS)
You must create a user account and at least one Federal resume at
USAJOBS. Information you provide in USAJOBS is general information
completed by all applicants. The information you provide and your
Federal resume will become part of your application and will
automatically be transferred to the DOORS system when you apply on-
line. After you finish submitting your resume from USAJOBS, you
will automatically be taken to DOORS where you will be asked to
complete the next step of the application process. You may edit
your resume up until 11:59 pm EST of the announcement closing date.
STEP TWO - (Vacancy Specific Questions - DOORS)
In DOORS, you will answer vacancy specific questions necessary to
evaluate your qualifications for the specific job to which you are
applying. When completed, the information you provided at USAJOBS
and the answers to the DOORS questions will become your
application. You may edit your answers up until 11:59 pm EST of
the announcement close date. After the vacancy closes the HR
office uses the application package to automatically rate, rank and
certify candidates.
STEP THREE - (Faxing Supporting Documentation)
The last step of the application process is to fax all of the
required supplemental documentation that is specified in
the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement.
These required documents must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern
Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the vacancy
announcement. The fax cover sheets with fax instructions are
displayed in DOORS after you finish answering all vacancy related
questions. You must use a separate fax cover sheet for each type of
supporting document. Please follow the instructions below carefully
to ensure your supporting documents are properly faxed and received:
FAX INSTRUCTIONS:
1. After answering all vacancy related questions in DOORS, you will
be taken to a page containing a list of fax cover sheets for all
requested supplemental documents.
2. Choose the document coversheet(s) you would like to print by
selecting the appropriate check boxes in the "Selected Documents"
column.
3. Click the "Print Cover Sheets" button. A new window will pop up
containing the fax cover sheet(s) that you selected. Print out the
cover sheet(s). NOTE: Your computer must be connected to a printer
in order to print the coversheets.
4. Before faxing your document(s), take care to ensure that it is
legible and that all information is complete and signed if necessary.
5. Place the corresponding cover sheet on top of the document and
fax the cover sheet and document together to the fax number that is
specified on the cover sheet. NOTE: If you are faxing more than one
document, EACH DOCUMENT MUST BE FAXED SEPARATELY under its
corresponding cover sheet to the fax number specified on the cover
sheet. DO NOT FAX ALL DOCUMENTS UNDER ONE COVER SHEET.
6. Be sure to save these cover sheets in the event that you need to
re-fax your supporting documents for this vacancy announcement at a
later time. Please note that these fax cover sheets can only be
used for this specific vacancy announcement. Each fax transmission
includes a unique identification number, which ensures that your
document is processed correctly.
7. You should receive an e-mail that the fax has been successfully
received by Human Resources. This EMAIL CONFIRMATION is your
official receipt of submission. The fax confirmation generated by
the fax machine is NOT your official receipt of submission.
Your application will be considered Incomplete and YOU WILL BE FOUND
INELIGIBLE if you fail to submit the application and required
documentation as specified under the "How to Apply" and "Required
Documents" sections of this vacancy announcement. Documentation and
applications forwarded to the DOORS Help Desk or in any other manner
without prior approval from the agency point of contact will not
meet the submission requirements for this position.
Please direct questions or need for assistance to the agency point
of contact identified in this vacancy announcement.
DOORS is compatible with the following Internet Web Browsers:
Netscape; IE versions 5.x and above; and Safari 1.0 and above on
Mac.


Required Documents:
Submit your required supplemental documentation by carefully
following the fax instructions provided in the "How to Apply"
section of this vacancy announcement.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED:
Applicants must submit proof or transcripts from a
U.S. Department of Education accredited institution or college, if
using education to qualify for this position. The Department of
Labor does not recognize academic degrees from schools that are not
accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the
Department of Education. Any applicant falsely claiming an academic
degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging
from disqualification from federal employment to removal from
federal service. Additional Information on the
href="http://www.dol.gov/oasam/redd
oc2.html#fgnedeval">EVALUATION OF FOREIGN EDUCATION.
SF-50 (NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION) - All status
candidates or reinstatement eligibles must submit a copy of your
most recent SF-50, (Notification of Personnel Action) which
indicates competitive status eligibility.
VETERANS PREFERENCE - Veterans applying for 5
Point Veterans Preference must submit a DD-214 - Certificate
of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
Veterans applying for 10 point Veterans Preference
must submit a Standard Form 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran
Preference, with supporting documents as outlined on the form. The
Standard Form 15 form can be found at:
href="http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf">http://www.opm.gov/
forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf. Submit a DD-214 - Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
IF documentation does not apply to you, you are NOT required to
submit the documentation.
ICTAP/CTAP ELIGIBILITY eligibles view the following
link for more information on what documents should be submitted for
eligibility.
href="http://www.dol.gov/oasam/reddoc2.html#reqdo
csictapctap">ICTAP/CTAP Eligibility
Proof of eligibility if you are applying under a special hiring
authority.
PLEASE NOTE: Persons selected for employment with the Department of
Labor who are not current DOL employees will be required to provide
PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, in the form of a passport, birth certificate
or other approved documentation, prior to entry on duty.


Contact Information:
Susan Canaya

Phone: 415-625-2406

Fax: 000-000-0000

TDD: 800-877-8339

Email: fed-jobs-san@dol.gov


Or write:
U.S. Department of Labor
90 7th Street
Suite 12300
San Francisco, CA 94103

Fax: 000-000-0000


What To Expect Next:
Applicants will be scored on a scale of 70 to 100. Based on your
answers to the Vacancy Specific Questions, an automated scoring
system will be used to rate and rank your applications. Your self-
determined rating, narrative responses, resume and supporting
documentation will then be reviewed. If upon review it is
determined that your application package does not support your
answer choices, we may amend your submission to reflect the final
rating based on all the information provided in your application.
Your resume must provide sufficient information to support your
responses to the questions. Ultimately, the Human Resources
Office is responsible for determining an applicant's final rating.
Please ensure that your resume provides enough detail to support
your answers to the Vacancy Specific Questions. Also, one or more
additional assessment tools may also be applied (e.g., a structured
interview, panel review, written test, work sample, etc).
Individuals who meet eligibility requirement for special priority
selection under ICTAP/CTAP must be well-qualified for the position
to receive consideration for special priority selection. ICTAP/CTAP
eligibles will be considered well qualified if they attain at least
a rating score of 85 in a numerical rating scheme. Anyone wishing
to be considered under ICTAP/CTAP should annotate your application
to reflect that you are applying as an ICTAP/CTAP eligible.