Supervisory Loan Specialist (Agricultural)

Supervisory Loan Specialist (Agricultural) Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency

SERVICE CENTER 3A

Summary This position is loced in the Farm Service Agency, Louisiana Ste Office, District 3, loced in Crowley, Acadia County, Louisiana. This position manages and directs the Farm Loan Programs administered in one or more USDA Service Centers providing services to one or more counties in the Ste. This position will oversee the Farm Loan Office in Jennings, Jefferson Davis County, Louisiana in addition to Crowley, Acadia County, Louisiana. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Farm Service Agency, Louisiana Ste Office, District 3, loced in Crowley, Acadia County, Louisiana. This position manages and directs the Farm Loan Programs administered in one or more USDA Service Centers providing services to one or more counties in the Ste. This position will oversee the Farm Loan Office in Jennings, Jefferson Davis County, Louisiana in addition to Crowley, Acadia County, Louisiana. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $89,508 - $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Crowley, LA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) 1165 Loan Specialist Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

FSA-26-12948422-MP-LA-KBS

Control number 867347100 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted only from current permanent Louisiana FSA permanent employees with competitive stus;

CTAP/RPL

eligible candides, and permanent Louisiana Farm Service County Office employees. Duties Help Serves as the Service Center technical authority on the Farm Loan Programs and the primary point-of-contact on all farm loan issues addressed in the counties serviced. Supervises and directs the work of a subordine staff responsible for making, servicing, and liquiding loans under FSA farm loan authorities. Has deleged loan approval authority and performs the full range of loan specialist duties. Attends public meetings with various groups and associions, and performs public relions and outreach efforts in the geographic areas serviced. Has knowledge of the technical and administrive concepts, principles, and practices of farm loan and financial management. Has knowledge of farm operions, land use and value, and production and marketing of various crops and livestock. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a US Citizen or US Nional. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to sisfactory adjudicion of background investigion and/or fingerprint check. If selected, you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note, we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.

Direct Deposit:

Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov. Subject to one year supervisory probionary period unless prior service is creditable. New FSA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probionary period. Required to submit Confidential Financial Disclosure Report Form OGE-450 within 30 days of your initial appointment de, and annually thereafter. This position requires "Agricultural Loan Approval Authority" for the GS-12 Grade Level. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualificions requirements as defined below by the closing de of the announcement. For more informion on the qualificions for this position, the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualificion Standards. Your applicion and resume must clearly show th you possess the experience requirements. If educion is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Basic Requirements:

GS-1165 series:

Educion Undergradue and Gradue Educion:

Major study -- finance, business administrion, economics, accounting, insurance, engineering, mhemics, banking and credit, law, real este operions, stistics, or other fields reled to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology. or Experience General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience th required ghering and analyzing facts and figures, and presenting the informion or conclusions in clear oral and written language; or th provided a knowledge of the principles of financial analysis or of insurance laws, such as contract, property, life, casualty, or marine insurance. Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience th demonstred competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of loans. Experience may have been gained in such work as reviewing and passing upon applicions for agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans; servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan associion; performing financial analysis of commercial concerns for investment purposes; appraising real este to determine property valuion; or similar work.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

For the GS- 12 grade level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Experience th demonstres competence in agricultural loans. Experience reviewing and passing upon applicions for various kinds of agricultural operions representing all types of ownership (i.e., single owner, partnerships, and corporions, etc.); servicing an agricultural loan portfolio of a bank or other loan associion. In addition, experience must demonstre a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the technicalities of farm financing and credit, farm operions, land use and value, production of various crops and livestock, and prices and markets in the farming area where loans are made and serviced.

MANDATORY SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR

Must possess or have possessed Agricultural Loan Approval Authority. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade Requirement:

If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet this requirement by the closing de of this announcement. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Visit the OPM website for informion on how to apply as a

CTAP/ RPL

eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candides must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candides must be red and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluion of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evalued section. When assessed through a score-based cegory ring method, CTAP applicants must receive a ring of least 85 out of a possible 100. Farm Service Agency (FSA)

County Employees :

Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probionary period.

Financial Disclosure:

If selected, you required to submit Form OGE-450 within 30 days of your initial appointment de, and annually thereafter. Selectee is subject to financial Disclosure Requirements in accordance with 5 CFR, Part 2635, Sub part E regarding business or personal transactions with applicants, borrowers, or business contacts who have or who are seeking business with this Agency. Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. If selected, you subject to a Nional Agency Check and Inquiry (NACI) and a credit report.

Telework:

This position is not eligible for telework.

Incentives:

Recruitment and/or relocion incentives may be authorized.

Bargaining Unit:

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Agricultural Loan Approval Authority :

If selected, applicant required to provide proof of Agricultural Loan Approval Authority within 7 days of receipt of the Tentive Job Offer. Failure to provide required documention will jeopardize further considerion. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on your qualificions for this position as evidenced by the experience, educion, and training you described in your applicion package. A ring will not be used; all applicants who meet the minimum qualificion requirements, to include any selective placement factor(s), if applicable, referred to the hiring manager for considerion.

Note:

If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Providing inaccure informion on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. Clicking the link below will present a preview of the applicion form. The applicion form link below will only provide a preview and does not initie the applicion process. To initie the online applicion process, click the "Apply" button to the right. To view the applicion form, : https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948422 Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion.

Resume th includes:

Personal Informion:

name, address, contact informion; Educion ; Work Experience reled to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); other qualificions . Resume cannot exceed 2 pages. If educion is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the applicion if it includes your name and the necessary course informion; however, if you are selected, official transcripts required prior to entering on duty. Educion must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any educion was completed a foreign institute, you must submit with your applicion evidence th the institute was appropriely accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion as equivalent to U.S. educion standards. There are prive organizions th specialize in this evaluion and a fee is normally associed with this service. For a list of prive organizions th evalue educion, the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translion. Current FSA employees : Most recent non-award Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing you are/were in the competitive service, highest grade held (or promotion potential) on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade AND Most recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. A performance plan is not an acceptable substitute. Current permanent FSA County employees must submit your most recent non-award Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing your highest grade (or promotion potential) held on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade AND most recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) per above. Surplus or displaced employees eligible for

CTAP/ RPL

priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separion notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity terminion), SF-50 documenting separion (as applicable), current performance appraisal with ring of least "Fully Successful" or equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with your applicion per 5 CFR 330. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this applicion process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing de for an alterne method. All hardship applicion packages must be complete and submitted no ler than noon ET on the closing de of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. Resumes must not exceed two pages. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and tach your resume and all required documents. Please verify th documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limition to the number of documents th can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document forms: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion. Please ensure your resume does not exceed two pages. Applicants who submit a resume th exceeds two pages removed from considerion. Our office cannot be responsible for incompible software, your system failure, etc. Agency contact informion Kya Bou-Sliman kya.bou-sliman@usda.gov Address Farm Service Agency 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US Next steps Your applicion reviewed to verify th you meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your applicion stus. You must choose to turn on email notificions in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notificions th may impact your applicant experience (e.g., If you start an applicion and do not submit it prior to the closing de, USAJOBS will send an email reminder th the closing de is approaching and your applicion is in an incomplete stus). Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Probionary Period and Trial Period:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period unless previous federal service is creditable . During this time your employment evalued, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Under the Fair Chance Act , agencies are not allowed to request informion about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified informion; assignment to nional security duties or positions; acceptance or retention in the armed forces; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint or any other informion reled to an organizion's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the approprie informion to SM.FairChanceFBC@usda.gov , subject line: Fair Chance Act. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion.

Resume th includes:

Personal Informion:

name, address, contact informion; Educion ; Work Experience reled to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); other qualificions . Resume cannot exceed 2 pages. If educion is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the applicion if it includes your name and the necessary course informion; however, if you are selected, official transcripts required prior to entering on duty. Educion must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any educion was completed a foreign institute, you must submit with your applicion evidence th the institute was appropriely accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion as equivalent to U.S. educion standards. There are prive organizions th specialize in this evaluion and a fee is normally associed with this service. For a list of prive organizions th evalue educion, the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translion. Current FSA employees : Most recent non-award Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing you are/were in the competitive service, highest grade held (or promotion potential) on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade AND Most recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. A performance plan is not an acceptable substitute. Current permanent FSA County employees must submit your most recent non-award Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing your highest grade (or promotion potential) held on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade AND most recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) per above. Surplus or displaced employees eligible for

CTAP/ RPL

priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separion notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity terminion), SF-50 documenting separion (as applicable), current performance appraisal with ring of least "Fully Successful" or equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with your applicion per 5 CFR 330. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this applicion process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing de for an alterne method. All hardship applicion packages must be complete and submitted no ler than noon ET on the closing de of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. Resumes must not exceed two pages. This agency provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and tach your resume and all required documents. Please verify th documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limition to the number of documents th can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document forms: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of considerion. Please ensure your resume does not exceed two pages. Applicants who submit a resume th exceeds two pages removed from considerion. Our office cannot be responsible for incompible software, your system failure, etc. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Kya Bou-Sliman kya.bou-sliman@usda.gov Address Farm Service Agency 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US Next steps Your applicion reviewed to verify th you meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your applicion stus. You must choose to turn on email notificions in your USAJOBS profile if you want to receive important email notificions th may impact your applicant experience (e.g., If you start an applicion and do not submit it prior to the closing de, USAJOBS will send an email reminder th the closing de is approaching and your applicion is in an incomplete stus). Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Probionary Period and Trial Period:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period unless previous federal service is creditable . During this time your employment evalued, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Under the Fair Chance Act , agencies are not allowed to request informion about an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made, except as allowed for access to classified informion; assignment to nional security duties or positions; acceptance or retention in the armed forces; or recruitment of a Federal law enforcement officer. An applicant may submit a complaint or any other informion reled to an organizion's alleged noncompliance with the Fair Chance Act. The complaint must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged noncompliance. To make a Fair Chance Act inquiry or complaint, send an email with the approprie informion to SM.FairChanceFBC@usda.gov , subject line: Fair Chance Act. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $89,508 - $116,362 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Crowley, LA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

FSA-26-12948422-MP-LA-KBS

Control number 867347100