Cemetery Administation Specialist

Summary

This position is located at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Duties

This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by NAGE.

Please note that as provided for in the NAGE/VA Master Agreement the FIRST area of consideration for this position will be permanent employees of the local facility in which this position is being filled, the SECOND area of consideration will be employees at other VA facilities, and the THIRD area of consideration will be all other eligibles.

The incumbent, as a Cemetery Administration Specialist, will monitor committal services for compliance with the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) standards pertaining to the mission to "honor Veterans and their families with final resting places in National Shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifices to our Nation.

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The incumbent represents the cemetery and the entire NCA at committal services at the Chattanooga National Cemetery, and at outreach events, answering questions and providing information to Veterans regarding memorial benefits.

The representative is also versed in providing information to eligible family members of Veterans regarding any memorial benefits they may be eligible to receive.

The incumbent of this position performs a wide variety of administrative duties in support of cemetery operations.

The specific focus is on working together with the Administrative Officer and/or Cemetery Administrator in planning and administering the cemetery operations.

Additional duties include, but are not limited to:
Investigation and determination of eligibility for interment activities of the National Cemetery; Performs clerical office automation and typing duties in support of the administration (which requires the use of computer software (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
and interment activities and is responsible for ensuring required reports are completed accurately and timely; Acts as clearing point for problems that arise such as:

Congressional or other inquiries on eligibility for burial; continuation of reserved gravesites determination of legality and eligibility of widows, widowers and children of eligible service persons and decedents interred in the cemetery; remarried spouse interment with their first spouse, family members requesting burial with parents, children and siblings; and discrepancies in name, service number, dates of service, rank of organization, etc.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Performs public outreach as needed.

Work schedule:
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. May include occasional weekends.

Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time.

Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday.

All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work.

Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available

Telework:
Not Available

Position Description Title/PD#:
Cemetery Administation Specialist/PD137070

The full performance level of this position is GS - 07.

Relocation Expenses:
Not Authorized

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required

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