This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Systems Bureau, Division of National Hansen's Disease Program. The duty location is in Baton Rouge, LA. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Health Resources and Services Administration through this vacancy announcement.**

Duties

As a Support Services Specialist your major duties and responsibilities include: Serving as the primary resource for all matters relating to patient transportation. Planning, managing, and directing the dispatching, maintenance, and repair of NHDP's leased vehicle fleet. Making independent decisions regarding replacement of vehicles. Consulting with the HRSA property manager regarding inventory status and fund balances. Providing consultation to senior staff of services available for the organization. Determining the needs and level of services required for each organizational unit. Serving as a primary resource for all matters relating to mail distribution, and shipping and receiving including U.S. Postal Services, private mail carriers and freight carrier's receipt, routing, dispatch and control of packages, mail, and all other printed communications. Applicants please note: The work is performed on hard surfaces requiring standing, stooping, bending, and climbing. You may frequently be required to work at a rapid pace for long periods of time. You will be required to lift and carry items of supplies and equipment weighing up to fifty pounds and may require handling items weighing over fifty pounds. NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• HRSA Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade. Must meet Time-in-Grade by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE 10/27/2023. Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. OPM INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES ADMINSTRATION SERIES, 0342: Applicants may meet the minimum qualifications for this grade based on one of the three (3) methods below: 1. EXPERIENCE: GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression that demonstrated knowledge of the methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety of functions and services applicable to the position to be filled; ability to plan, organize, and control work involving diverse activities; ability to gain cooperation and coordinate the work of others; and skill in oral and written communications. Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience that is comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-6 level in the federal service. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-6 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Performing a variety of routine administration services for an office, such as preparing and processing routine documents related inventory, mail management, transportation, etc. 2. Graduate Education: One full academic year of graduate-level education is creditable for GS-7 in a major field of study such as public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled. 3. Equivalent combination of education and experience are also qualifying for grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: If applying based on education in whole or in part, you must provide a copy of your unofficial transcript. The transcript provided must allow HR to verify that you meet the education requirement as stated above by the closing date of this announcement. A copy of a diploma is NOT acceptable as verification. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based o n the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A COMPETENCY is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge , skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT - Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. APPLIES TECHNOLOLGY TO TASKS - Selects and understands procedures, machines, or tools that will produce the desired results; identifies or solves problems in machines, computers, or other technologies, as they are related to performing tasks. MANAGES AND ORGANIZES INFORMATION - Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods. To preview the occupational assessment questionnaire, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12160605 This announcement is only open to CURRENT HRSA Competitive permanent/career or Competitive career conditional employees. As verification of status and time-in-grade at HRSA, applicants must provide the following two SF50s with their applications by the announcement closing date of 10/27/2023. Appointment/hire /conversion SF50 for your current position with HRSA that reflects the following: Box 24 showing the number "1" for PERMANENT status (aka career status) OR number "2" CONDITIONAL. Box 34 showing the number "1" for COMPETITVE AND 2. Most recent competitive career-ladder promotion OR most recent With-in Range Increase. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.

Education

If you qualify on the basis of education in lieu of experience, you must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades) to document that you have met the education. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]