Program Support Assistant

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/25/2024. 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. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-06 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience in or related to the position. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in Federal service. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: Experience with computer software programs such as Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word to prepare presentations, briefings, reports and correspondence; ability to appropriately and courteously relate to customers; Knowledge of clinical practices and medical terminology to communicate effectively with staff management, and to understand objectives, organization, and procedures of various clinical services; Knowledge of budgeting concepts/procedures; ability to identify problems, recognize trends, analyze and make recommendations concerning the efficiency and productivity of administrative operations. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Clerical Manages and Organizes Information Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as files, papers, books, and small parts, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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/.
The Program Support Assistant is located at the Decatur Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Decatur, IL, and provides office operations, administrative support to CBOC Medical Directors, clinical staff, consultants, and students.