Administrative Support Assistant

This position is located in a State Office, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The primary purpose of the position is to serve as an assistant for clerical and administrative activities pertaining to correspondence, budget, purchasing, human resources, timekeeping, travel, and related administrative areas for a State Area Office.

Qualifications:

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

A minimum 40 words per minute typing skill is required.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-06 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Providing a variety of administrative and technical support relating to personnel, procurement, budget and/or general administrative management, AND;
• Organizing travel and meeting arrangements for management officials and program staff.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-07 level,you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Performing a variety of administrative support services in support of a business or program office, assisting in preparing operating budgets, making purchases of office supplies, equipment, vehicles and tracking expenditures;
• Providing timekeeping services and reconciling time and attendance documents;
• Making travel arrangements, AND;
• Reviewing incoming and outgoing correspondence and other administrative documents.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-08 level,you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or higher in Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. This experience must include experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Performing a variety of administrative support services in support of a business or program office;
• Preparing operating budgets for review, making purchases of office supplies and equipment and tracking expenditures;
• Providing timekeeping services and reconciling time and attendance documents;
• Making travel arrangements and reviewing travel reimbursement claims, and;
• Reviewing incoming and outgoing correspondence and other administrative documents.

NOTE: There is no substitution of education at the GS-06/07/08 grade levels.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Salary : $42,022 - $67,231