Administrative Support Assistant (OA) – Action Item Coordinator

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/15/2024. 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-6 position you must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-7 position you must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-6.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. NOTE: 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: To qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, applicants must have a minimum one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-5) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: work in hospital operations and customer service; supporting senior leaders; coordinating responses to correspondence; report writing; quantitative analyses; and/or the presentation of data. To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, applicants must have a minimum one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-6) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: planning, coordinating, and executing business functions of a hospital operation with regard to the organizations mission and systems under minimal supervision; applying evaluative methods, identifying issues, and developing action plans, and implementing changes; and/or managing a correspondence program. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Database Management Systems Organizational Awareness Veteran and Customer Focus Writing 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: Work is generally sedentary. Most of the work can be performed while seated, however there is some walking, standing, bending, and lifting items such as paper, books, and small equipment (10 pounds or less). Work requires the use of a keyboard and computer to perform duties. Flexibility is required to accommodate events and activities occurring in other than normal duty hours. 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/.
This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville NC Coastal Healthcare System (FVACHCS). The incumbent serves as the Administrative Support Assistant to the Directors Office with primary responsibility for coordinating all controlled correspondence.