Job opening: Administrative Support Assistant (OA)
Salary: $34 584 - 55 154 per year
Published at: Oct 27 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, Office of the Area Director, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and reports to the Executive Officer.
THIS POSITION IS BEING RE-ADVERTISED TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS. APPLICANTS WHO APPLIED PREVIOUSLY NEED NOT REAPPLY UNLESS SUBMITTING UPDATED AND/OR MISSING INFORMATION.
Duties
The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of technical, clerical, and office automation duties associated with maintaining and supporting the work performed within the organization. The position serves as the primary point-of-contact for the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service and provides customer service to greet, assist, and provide direction and information to visitors, employees, and other guests of the organization.
Receives, routes, and handles incoming and outgoing materials.
Prepares documents such as correspondence, forms, and reports.
Receives incoming calls and visitors from within and outside the organization.
Schedules appointments and coordinates the meeting calendar.
Performs a wide variety of administrative tasks.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.
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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-4:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of progressively responsible general experience in clerical, office, or other work related to the position.
OR
Successfully completed two (2) years of education beyond the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial, or technical school, junior college, college or university.
OR
Have a combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the miniumum qualifications for this position. The total percentage equals at least 100 percent to qualify. Must submit transcripts.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-5:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service obtainined in either the private or public sector performing the following types of work and/or tasks: Create correspondence in proper formats utilizing word processing programs; maintain manual and electronic calendars to add, delete or change meetings; serves as a receptionist or point-of-contact for an office; maintaining electronic or hard copy files; inputting data into an automated timekeeping system; input data into an electronical database for procurement of equipment and supplies.
OR
Successfully completed four (4) years above high school. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial, or technical school, junior college, college or university.
OR
Have a combination of education and experience that when combined fully meet the miniumum qualifications for this position. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. The total percentage equals at least 100 percent to qualify. Must submit transcripts.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-6:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtainined in either the private or public sector performing the following types of work and/or tasks: Performs administrative processes such as time keeping; preparing records for processing; scheduling for upper management using electronic calendars; respond to complaints from the public; compile information from a variety of sources to prepare reports; prepare and submit supply requisitions according to established rules.
Typing Proficiency Requirement:
In addition to meeting experience or education requirements, applicants for this position must have possession of Office Automation skills and must have typing proficiency of 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.
Time In Grade
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Education
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Contacts
- Address Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
4101 Indian School Rd NE, Suite 225
Albuquerque, NM 87110
US
- Name: Candace Chischilly
- Phone: (505) 256-6819
- Email: [email protected]
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