Total 10 Others job vacancies in Washington DC, District of Columbia

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is responsible for providing federal leadership and assistance in support of state and local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities, and its Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program provides death and education benefits to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders, and disability benefits to officers catastrophically injured in the line of duty. The incumbent in this position provides legal advice to all BJA personnel as to all questions of law arising from the processing or adjudication of any claim under the PSOB Program, ensuring that such processing and adjudication is discharged in compliance with law, after due diligence and inquiry, and without fraud, waste, or abuse.

PSOB Act Analysis, Advice and Guidance

Addresses complex legal issues while providing counsel to the BJA Director and the PSOB Program. Prepares administrative decisions, reports, legal briefs, opinions, and other documents related to PSOB legal matters. Participates in the drafting of legislation and regulations. Provides legal guidance to support the program's policies and procedures.

Reviews proposed legislation and regulations to assess their impact on the PSOB program and drafts memoranda and guidance accordingly. Makes recommendations based on feedback from the PSOB Program and assesses the legal implications of the proposed legislation. Suggests alternative language, as appropriate.

Coordinates the work of the PSOB's Legal Counsel's Office, and establishes clear project goals, systems, and methodologies to enhance the legal review process, case tracking, communications with the PSOB Office, work assignments, and timely case processing. Develops policies and procedures to streamline legal reviews, reduce backlogs, and improve the timeliness of claim determinations.

Provides updates to national public safety organizations and survivor groups about laws and regulations. In keeping with OJP procedures, assists the BJA and PSOB Director in responding to congressional and media inquiries regarding the Program.

Provides information and guidance to the OJP Office of the Chief Financial Officer on PSOB Program legal matter-related submissions for the President's budget, including Office of Management and Budget data-call submissions and DOJ spend plans.

PSOB Claims Review

Reviews claims filed under the PSOB Act and provides well-reasoned and thorough legal advice.as to legal sufficiency of determinations. Provides advice, support, assistance, and direction to all BJA personnel in evaluating what evidence or information may be necessary, desirable, or relevant to such processing or adjudication, and in obtaining such evidence or information, including from state, local, and federal agencies, as well as private parties, and including, as appropriate, through the use of administrative subpoenas. Ensures that the language of claim determinations is legally sufficient in articulating legal and factual grounds of the decision.

Oversees and manages the process initial level legal review of claims, provides legal guidance to independent hearing officer reviews of claims, and drafts of final agency determinations of claims. Trains legal personnel assigned to the program. Performs legal research in connection with issues that arise in particular claims and advises on relevant federal laws and regulations, DOJ rules and policies, and other laws that may be implicated by claims.

Supervision

Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the PSOB Legal Counsel's Office. Assigns, reviews, and supervises work of legal staff, provides guidance and training, manages staff performance, recruits and recommends action regarding hiring, and addresses personnel issues. Develops work plans, sets performance goals, and ensures team objectives are met in alignment with organizational priorities. Formally evaluates employee performance and resolves informal complaints and grievances. Fosters a collaborative work environment, encourages professional development, and maintains high standards of productivity and quality.

Ensures a continuing affirmative application of equal opportunity policies in: merit promotion of employees; recruitment and hiring; fair treatment of employees; encouragement and recognition of employee achievements; career development of employees; and full use of staff skills.

Supports an environment that ensures successful translation and fidelity of guidance and program models, provides expertise to other staff members in resolving questions related to program requirements. Ensures that the staff maintains substantive expertise and knowledge of ongoing developments in practice, policy, current research and evidence-based practices in the field to ensure that legal advice is based in current knowledge and needs.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• You will lead the system engineering technical assessment and measurement efforts across the subprograms and modernization efforts of the Strategic Weapon System.
• You will develop engineering acquisition documents for the SSP subprograms in support of system engineering technical reviews, Gate Reviews and Milestone assessments and in accordance with DoD Instructions and policies.
• You will liaise across a diverse workforce of technical branch subsystem developers, Government integrated product teams, contractors, and warfare centers to coordinate, deconflict and optimize subprogram schedules, activities and resources.
• You will coordinate with leadership to develop capability insertion plans to transition research and development products into programs of record.
• You will develop budget planning factors, defend budget requests to the Board of Directors, track and manage financial expenditures.

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Review audits conducted for compliance with Country of Origin Labeling requirements and prepare notices for compliant and non-compliant retailers and suppliers.
• Collaborate with the team to enhance and deliver training modules for internal and external stakeholders and participate in developing outreach materials for all Division stakeholders.
• Investigate complaints using knowledge of the regulations and statutes to make recommendations on whether corrective action is required.
• Assist in the maintenance and enforcement of 46 Cooperative Agreements for State and Federal reviewers to conduct annual retail audits.
• Maintain effective contacts and working relationships with State and Federal Reviewers, other members of the Fair Trade Practices Program and the Agricultural Marketing Service.
• Represent the Division during various meetings, discussions, and conferences with representatives of the retail and food supply industry regarding the Division’s activities and responsibilities.
• Use the data collected from various compliance and enforcement activities to prepare reports and develop findings and recommendations for use by Division management.

Duties assigned to this position could include:

Provide legal analysis and advice on matters and problems that arise in the development of highly visible legislative and regulatory proposals, focused on energy conservation standards for residential appliances and commercial equipment.

Advise program offices on rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act and compliance with applicable enabling statutes, Executive Orders, and other statutes governing the regulatory process.

Develop, draft, review, participate in negotiations, and provide comment on legal documents primarily concerned with DOE's responsibilities in this area.

Coordinate with the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Litigation and the U.S. Department of Justice to defend against legal challenges to energy conservation standards issued by DOE.

Provide legal analysis and advice as program counsel for certain other programs within DOE. This analysis and advice will span several statutory authorities and will require coordinating legal advice among several offices within DOE's Office of the General Counsel.

Review and advise program offices on the development of regulations, directives, reports, guidance, correspondence, and other agency documents, and ensuring compliance with applicable enabling statutes, Executive Orders, and other requirements.

Participate in the development of pending legislation, draft legislative proposals and supporting documents, obtain interagency clearances from the Office of Management and Budget, review bill comments, and provide technical drafting assistance to Congressional committees.

Review and comment on rulemaking and regulatory/deregulatory activities of DOE or other agencies to ensure adequate consideration of DOE concerns, and to assess the impact of those activities on DOE's statutory missions or policies.

About the General Law Office

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) serves as the chief legal advisor to the Agency's senior management and program offices on Agency rules, permits, response actions, implementation actions, litigation and legislation. OGC lawyers also work with attorneys in the Department of Justice to represent the Agency in defensive litigation in the federal courts. OGC attorneys routinely engage in challenging issues, addressing complex, and often novel or cutting-edge legal issues. They also develop strong analytical, problem solving and communications skills while working closely with their program policy clients, other OGC colleagues, other agencies and outside stakeholder groups. OGC prides itself on its core values of excellence, community, work- life balance, integrity and respect.

The General Law Office is one of several law offices that comprise OGC and consists of four practice group areas- information management law, information access law, employment and labor law and information technology and intellectual property law (IPIT). Incumbent provides national legal advice on issues involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, data rights, and other forms of intellectual property to the EPA Office of Research and Development, the EPA laboratories, and other EPA program offices. The incumbent handles policy and regulatory issues presented under the Federal Technology Transfer Act and handles related administrative filings, judicial litigation, and Congressional initiatives, inquiries, and briefings.

As the Patent Attorney in this position, you will:

• Serve as the legal authority on EPA's patents and ensure that legal position/rights of the Agency, inventors, and contractors are clearly defined and protected; this includes working with the US Patent and Trademark Office to ensure patents are properly maintained and prosecuted and consulting with scientists, laboratory directors, and contractors regarding potential patent awards.
• Participate in preparation and presentation of cases before the Patent Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) and coordinate with and support the Department of Justice in litigation of patent claims brought in federal court; Counsel Agency clients on matters related to the Agency's Federal Technology Transfer Program and review technology transfer agreements such as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) and license agreements.
• Advise on other intellectual property matters as and interpret intellectual property provisions in various Agency agreements.
• Work under the general supervision of the Associate General Counsel and Deputy Associate General Counsel, and as appropriate, under the guidance of one or more practice group managers.
• Work closely alongside others with different viewpoints and social identities from your own (including race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and genetic information).
• If you are selected, you will be expected to report to work as soon as practical but no later than thirty (30) days from the date you receive a final job offer. Extension of this reporting requirement may be granted only under extraordinary circumstances.

As General Supervisor, you supervise the trades, crafts, and labor functions of construction, renovation, installation, maintenance and repair projects.

Supervisory and Managerial Responsibilities

• Perform administrative and technical supervisory functions for subordinates.
• Oversees the preparation of cost estimates from drawings, blueprints or site inspections for proposed or anticipated maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction projects and alterations.
• Through subordinate supervisors, oversees the preparation of cost estimates from drawings, blueprints or site inspections for proposed or anticipated maintenance, repair, replacement, and construction projects and alterations.
• Coordinates with managers of other units to schedule maintenance and repair of air conditioning, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural systems.
• Recommends the use of contractors to accomplish maintenance work that cannot be undertaken by the in-house workforce.
• Observes work in progress, investigates work-related problems (e.g., excessive costs, low productivity, workload imbalance, and acquisition or development of specialized tools, out of tolerance environmental conditions, excessive noise, building code violations, hazardous material investigations, and coordinates emergency response to hazardous material safety concerns and events) according to AOC and LBG guidance.
• Tracks and maintains logs of required annual inspections, testing, and maintenance contracts. Leverage technology (WebTMA, handhelds, work-issued smart phones, specific technical equipment, BAS systems, etc.) to maintain these records.
• Develops, forecasts, and manages budgets for service units. Develops spend plans for material and overtime, training plans, and personnel scheduling.
• Evaluates maintenance with Computer Aided Facility management coordinator and adjusts to improve maintenance management.
• Plans and establishes Operations and Maintenance Branch leave schedules to ensure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year coverage for the buildings located in Washington, DC.
• Trains and updates workforce on emergency situations and coordination with US Capitol Police (USCP), Security, Emergency Preparedness Directorate (SEPD), Library of Congress (LOC), and AOC’s Office of Safety and Code Compliance (SCC) on response efforts.
• Responsible for coordinating and communicating with Library of Congress staff on steam, domestic water, chilled water, and related electrical outage associated with maintenance and projects and provide formal notifications.
• Makes recommendations to LBG Senior Leadership Team related to operations and maintenance activities and personnel. Serves as liaison between service units and engineering staff for maintenance, facility condition assessment review, and programs affecting maintenance. 
• Coordinates and communicates with the other foreman, engineering staff, and service unit leaders to properly manage jurisdiction operations and minimize impacts to client operations from projects both internal external to the jurisdiction.

Performs other related duties as assigned

Program Coordinator Duties:

• Provides direct supervision, staff development, training, and oversight to 10 full-time Care Management staff members. This may also include supervision of unlicensed staff who are working toward licensure.
• Under supervision of the BHIP Program Manager, coordinates daily operations of the BHIP Care Management team. This includes assignment of work, same-day access, overseeing use of time, and processing clinical referrals and consults.
• Monitors program operations and outcomes, making changes to the clinical interventions, documentation of care, program materials, work assignments, schedules, outreach activities, and other program elements to maintain outcomes of the highest quality.
• Drives ongoing process improvement within the assigned program, with responsibility to continuously enhance the efficiency, efficacy, and productivity of the BHIP Care Management team. Works to assure continuity across the Care Management team and perpetually fosters a growth- and customer-service oriented mindset among team members.
• Works with the BHIP Program Manager to implement and improve the BHIP Team care model and efficiently implements new programming and safety and compliance initiatives sent from local, VISN, or National VA leadership.
• As the Care Management Coordinator, the incumbent actively participates in policy development, and is responsible for implementing all policies within the Care Management team. May work with Behavioral Health Service (BHS) management to track and report relevant national performance measures.
• Participates in the recruitment of candidates and recommends promotion or reassignment of designated employees. Incumbent will evaluate the work performance and conduct of their direct reports, assist in adjusting short-term priorities and assign work. Incumbent provides fair, principled, and decisive leadership to create a work environment that promotes shared accountability.
• Counsel employees on work and administrative matters and hear complaints from or about employees, effects minor disciplinary measures, recommends more serious action when warranted, and refers unresolved complaints to the General Mental Health Program Manager, the Psychology Section Lead, and/or the BHS Chief.
• Participates in program evaluation and data analysis for BHS programs. Participates in performance improvement activities by assisting in the design, implementation, and reporting of results.

• Provides the full range of professional services to address complex psychosocial problems faced by the Veterans served in the program. These direct services include but are not limited to: assessment, treatment plan development and implementation, evidence-based treatment interventions (such as individual, family, couple, or small group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, education, and discharge planning), and multidisciplinary team participation.
• Documents clinical information in the electronic medical record according to prescribed standards and collects and maintains required measurement-based care information.
• May serve as a member of various councils, committees, and workgroups as designated, and participates in department/professional continuing education activities.
• Facilitate utilization of resources by assessing eligibility and making referrals to a variety of VA resources and community agencies for assistance with social, emotional, financial, and physical problems. Aid as needed with applications for benefits or negotiating service systems.
• Coordinate placements in therapeutic housing and other placement options including domiciliary, state soldier's homes, and community residential alternatives.
• Provide services to established patients of BHS, including patients who need assistance with behavioral health care, housing acquisition, close attention, and monitoring of symptomatology, and assistance with meeting treatment plan goals.
• Serve as an active member of an interdisciplinary BHS treatment team that develops, implements, evaluates, and updates individualized treatment plans for identified Veterans seeking care through various BHS outpatient programs.
• Provide consultation to VAMC or community program staff regarding special problems of, and resources for, Veterans suffering from mental health related problems.

Program Coordinator Duties:

• Provides direct supervision, staff development, training, and oversight to 10 full-time Care Management staff members. This may also include supervision of unlicensed staff who are working toward licensure.
• Under supervision of the BHIP Program Manager, coordinates daily operations of the BHIP Care Management team. This includes assignment of work, same-day access, overseeing use of time, and processing clinical referrals and consults.
• Monitors program operations and outcomes, making changes to the clinical interventions, documentation of care, program materials, work assignments, schedules, outreach activities, and other program elements to maintain outcomes of the highest quality.
• Drives ongoing process improvement within the assigned program, with responsibility to continuously enhance the efficiency, efficacy, and productivity of the BHIP Care Management team. Works to assure continuity across the Care Management team and perpetually fosters a growth- and customer-service oriented mindset among team members.
• Works with the BHIP Program Manager to implement and improve the BHIP Team care model and efficiently implements new programming and safety and compliance initiatives sent from local, VISN, or National VA leadership.
• As the Care Management Coordinator, the incumbent actively participates in policy development, and is responsible for implementing all policies within the Care Management team. May work with Behavioral Health Service (BHS) management to track and report relevant national performance measures.
• Participates in the recruitment of candidates and recommends promotion or reassignment of designated employees. Incumbent will evaluate the work performance and conduct of their direct reports, assist in adjusting short-term priorities and assign work. Incumbent provides fair, principled, and decisive leadership to create a work environment that promotes shared accountability.
• Counsel employees on work and administrative matters and hear complaints from or about employees, effects minor disciplinary measures, recommends more serious action when warranted, and refers unresolved complaints to the General Mental Health Program Manager, the Psychology Section Lead, and/or the BHS Chief.
• Participates in program evaluation and data analysis for BHS programs. Participates in performance improvement activities by assisting in the design, implementation, and reporting of results.

• Provides the full range of professional services to address complex psychosocial problems faced by the Veterans served in the program. These direct services include but are not limited to: assessment, treatment plan development and implementation, evidence-based treatment interventions (such as individual, family, couple, or small group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, education, and discharge planning), and multidisciplinary team participation.
• Documents clinical information in the electronic medical record according to prescribed standards and collects and maintains required measurement-based care information.
• May serve as a member of various councils, committees, and workgroups as designated, and participates in department/professional continuing education activities.
• Facilitate utilization of resources by assessing eligibility and making referrals to a variety of VA resources and community agencies for assistance with social, emotional, financial, and physical problems. Aid as needed with applications for benefits or negotiating service systems.
• Coordinate placements in therapeutic housing and other placement options including domiciliary, state soldier's homes, and community residential alternatives.
• Provide services to established patients of BHS, including patients who need assistance with behavioral health care, housing acquisition, close attention, and monitoring of symptomatology, and assistance with meeting treatment plan goals.
• Serve as an active member of an interdisciplinary BHS treatment team that develops, implements, evaluates, and updates individualized treatment plans for identified Veterans seeking care through various BHS outpatient programs.
• Provide consultation to VAMC or community program staff regarding special problems of, and resources for, Veterans suffering from mental health related problems.

DBS Cleaner- London- EC4V Area

We are looking for cleaners for general cleaning duties such as vacuuming the office space area , waste removal and disposal , cleaning Kitchens and Toilets , Wipe and dust out desks and all general cleaning duties

9pm to 6am- Monday to Friday

£14.57 per hour

The role is for a cover cleaner starting tonight until the 15th November.

There is cover needed very often at the location and you will always be offered the work first and this role may even become longer term

Candidates must have a current DBS

Please call PPM or send a CV to apply