Program Support Assistant

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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. AND Specialized Experience For the GS-07, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: assisting in the preparation of administrative documents, such as budget planning documents, procurement requests, requests for phone and equipment service/repair, and requests for keys, and maintaining personal property control and inventory of office supplies and equipment; reviewing and maintaining time and attendance reports and notifying division staff of problems/discrepancies to be resolved; receiving/distributing mail; maintaining and updating operating procedures and manuals; maintaining employee records; reviewing travel orders and vouchers; scheduling meetings; developing and maintaining an office tracking system; and proofreading, editing, and preparing correspondence. Specialized Experience For the GS-08, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: providing administrative support functions including coordinating travel logistics, office automation, tracking budget or financial actions; purchasing, supply management, personnel administration, data processing, files management, timekeeping, and performing staff support work in each of these areas; developing, establishing, updating, and maintaining office procedures and records/files of various types to ensure effective and efficient operation of an office or division; managing internal operations to include administrative training, development of organizational operating instructions and regulations, and personnel assistance. 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; religious; 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.
This vacancy is for a Program Support Assistant position in the Associate Director for Economic Programs located at the U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. The Census Bureau is accessible from the Metro Rail Green Line – Suitland Station. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Program Support Assistant, 0303-7/8, FPL GS-8 positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.