You will serve as a Supervisory Loan Specialist for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Capital Access (OCA), Processing and Disbursement Center - PDC in Fort Worth, Texas. This position is responsible for supervising subordinate Loan Specialists and support staff performing disaster related loan processing for businesses and individuals.
Federal status applicants must meet both Time-In-Grade AND experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for the grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level. GS-13: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Making decisions to approve or decline residential and business loans; Evaluating credit reports to determine credit worthiness of individuals and business loan applicants; Analyzing financial statements and federal income tax returns of individuals and businesses, to determine overall financial condition and ability to repay a loan; AND Leading or supervising projects, or a team of employees. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 PM (EST) on the 08/12/2025 of this vacancy announcement.
As a/an Supervisory Loan Specialist at the GS-1165-13, some of your typical work assignments may include: Exercise delegated authority to approve loan applications up to the statutory limit and/or to decline or withdraw loan applications. Monitor production, progress and timeliness of all loan processing activities in the unit; take actions necessary to resolve problems and alleviate delays. Monitor quality of all loan processing work within the unit for adherence to laws, regulations, and established procedures and standards to ensure production and timeliness. Develop, implement, and maintain policy and procedural training materials associated with all aspects of disaster loan processing within the Department. Advise, counsel, and instruct employees on technical, personnel, and administrative matters of all subordinate employees. Supervise Loan Specialists and support staff performing loan processing work; advise, counsel, and instruct subordinate employees on technical, personnel, and administrative matters. Coordinate unit's activities with all other unites and components of the Processing and Disbursement Center to assure smooth and timely file flow throughout the organization. IMPORTANT NOTES: By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date. The PDC Ft. Worth, TX location is conveniently located near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and DART/TRE Station. In addition, employees are eligible to apply for transportation subsidy to utilize the local DART/TRE bus/rail transit system. Mandatory Overtime: In order to respond quickly and efficiently to disaster survivors, substantial compensated overtime hours may be required while on assignment (up to seven days a week and ten to twelve hours a day).