Job opening: Administrative Support Assistant
Salary: $41 297 - 53 684 per year
Published at: Feb 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located within the Engineering Service at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. The position serves as an Administrative Support Assistant and reports to the Assistant Chief.
Duties
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Manages and performs various administrative duties including: property management, space utilization, requisitioning and supply management, time and attendance, correspondence, receives visitors and telephone calls, handles work orders, schedules appointments and conferences.
Collects, compiles and/or tracks statistical information and prepares data/reports on administrative and technical program components.
Receives and processes documents and reports in accordance with established procedures.
Organizes and maintains equipment data.
Conducts inventories of office equipment and property and coordinates parts inventories of project property.
Serves as purchase card holder and monitors and advises on procurement of supplies, materials, equipment and services.
Composes letters, memoranda, and responses to non-technical inquiries.
Maintains the Engineering Service scheduling calendar, scheduling appointment and meetings on issues of importance, reminding supervisors of appointments and briefing them on matters to be considered before the meetings.
Serves as Records Coordinator for the Biomed/Safety or Project/Maintenance Branches.
Serves as the timekeeper and performs all time and attendance and related duties for the Engineering staff.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
Qualifications
TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-05 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04) in Federal Service that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of an Administrative Support Assistant, GS-05. Specialized experience includes reviewing incoming and outgoing suspense items and correspondence; utilizing software products to produce a wide variety of documents, spreadsheets and reports; making purchases for supplies and other items; and performing timekeeper duties. NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.
-OR-
EDUCATION: have successfully completed four (4) years above high school in any field which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. -OR-
COMBINATION: Have an equivalent combination of successfully completed post-high school education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total qualification requirements for this grade level. This education must have been obtained at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. NOTE: Your experience must be documented in your resume and transcripts are required.
You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Administration and ManagementManages and Organizes InformationTechnical CompetenceWriting
IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.
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, 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.
Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary. However, may require walking; bending; standing; carrying of light items such as papers, books, small parts; or driving an automobile, etc. throughout the medical center (interior and exterior) and visitation to construction sites.
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/.
Education
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here:
http://ope.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:
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
Contacts
- Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center
2300 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301
US
- Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
- Phone: (844)456-5208
- Email: [email protected]
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