Secretary (OA)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date this announcement, 11/21/2024. 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-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. 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 and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least tthe GS-07 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: provide customers with consistent information according to established policies and procedures; handle a wide variety of situations and conflicts independently, using initiative, tact, and diplomacy; use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related applications to prepare a variety of documents such as spreadsheets and presentations; review correspondence letters; prepare travel arrangements; timekeeping; manage daily calendars, making appointments, schedule conferences, and meetings. use judgment to execute the work in the most effective manner; and serve as a recording secretary for meetings requiring minutes. OR, EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed one (1) years of graduate education that is directly related to the duties of the position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Clerical Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Information Management 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 sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items like papers or books. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Work Conditions: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts and requires normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, or libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. There is frequent potential for stress relating to the fast pace of the work environment, the demands of Executives, and the occasional dissatisfied patient, employee, or other individual. 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/.
You will serve as the Secretary (OA) for the Associate Director of Patient Care Services at the Seattle VA Medical Center for the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System located Seattle, Washington.