Transportation Assistant

Veterans Health Administration; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator to serve as the primary contact for Veterans’ transportation needs and to work with Veteran Transportation Service to forecast workload, schedule design, and quality improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will be familiar with GS-06 requirements, time-in-grade rules, and Federal service procedures.

The role requires data analysis, reporting, and program management in a sedentary, office-based

Qualifications

• GS-6 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-5 in the Federal Service.
• Experience coordinating transportation support, scheduling, and travel data.
• Ability to collect, compile, and track data daily.
• Performs basic data analysis and generates reports.
• Enter data into automated tracking databases and support program operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate connections and scheduling for veteran transportation.
• Document travel information and maintain records.
• Enter and verify data in automated tracking databases.
• Plan and direct a program that provides transportation support services.
• Generate and review reports on transportation workload and performance.

Skills

Administration and Management

Auditing

Clerical

Job description

The incumbent serves as a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator acts as primary contact to Veterans for transportation needs. The incumbent works with the Veteran Transportation Service (VTS), The Supervisory Mobility Manager for transportation workload forecasting, scheduling design, procedure development, and quality improvement implementation. Also, the modification of processes, evaluation, and ongoing operational flow of the Veteran Transportation Services program.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/10/2026. 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 level. 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.

GS-6 Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Transportation Assistant - Transportation Coordinator.

• performing transportation support duties such as coordinating connections/scheduling, documenting travel information
• collecting, compiling, and tracking data on a daily basis
• Performs a basic analysis of data and generates a variety of reports
• entering data into automated tracking data bases
• and planning and directing a program that provides support services

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Auditing Clerical

Physical Requirements:

The work is sedentary. Some work may require movement between offices, hospitals, warehouses, and similar areas for meetings and to conduct work. Work may also require walking/standing, in conjunctions with travel to and attendance at meetings and/or conferences away from the work site. Incumbent may carry and lift light items weighing less than 15 pounds.

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/.