Program Support Assistant (Office Automation)
Veterans Health Administration - Department of Veterans Affairs
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/29/2024. 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. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06.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. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience for GS6: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. :Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Providing administrative support being first point of contact and routing information Utilizing electronic systems such as Microsoft Word, VISTA, Excel Spreadsheets Gather, review, input, update, access, organize, process, and to maintain information for a variety of reports and meetings. Creating charts, graphs, and analyze data for completeness and accuracy. Coordinating and scheduling appointments. Specialized Experience for GS7: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. :Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Providing administrative support being first point of contact and routing information Utilizing electronic systems to gather, review, input, update, access, organize, process, and to maintain information for a variety of reports and meetings. Creating charts, graphs, and analyze data for completeness and accuracy. Coordinating and scheduling appointments. Experience of pulling and analyzing data Experience on completing committee minutes Experience serving as a liaison between services Experience of facilitating committee meetings Preferred Experience Experience or working with pulling and analyzing data Experience or working with completing committee minutes Experience of facilitating committee meetings. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Administration and Management Analysis and Problem Solving Computer Skills 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/Working Conditions: The work is sedentary and requires no special physical demands.
This position serves as the principal administrative and clerical support person for the Radiology Service. This position is aligned under the Service Chief, Imaging Service (Radiology Service), and Assistant Service Chief (Radiology Service). The principal duties are to provide administrative assistance to the Chief, Assistant Chief, Administrative Officer, and multi-level clinical Supervisors, and other staff within all levels of management in the service.