The Program Support Assistant reports directly to the Administrative Officer of Safety, Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. Safety Service furnishes all types of program support necessary to support the mission of the VA. The Program Support Assistant will provide direct clerical support to the Safety staff.

Duties

Major duties include but are not limited to the following: Coordinates as the Collateral Safety Duty Officer (CDSO) program serving as a liaison Retrieves documentation from services on Safety inspections, checklists, and other requirements and files Tracks compliance and generates reports Reconciles purchase card charges Tracks, logs and reports on a variety of time and attendance Conducts routine inventories Purchase cardholder and stays current on training for purchasing and regulations Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday- Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD91081O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/05/2024. 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. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: 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: preparing agendas and minutes, timekeeper, builds, prepares and maintains reports, purchase card holder, follows up and resolves identified issues. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationComputer SkillsControl of Funds 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: Generally sedentary, although some occasional physical effort may be required. There are incidents where the selectee is called upon to assist in the storage and distribution of material primarily consisting of lifting and carrying items weighing up to 40 pounds. Additionally, trainings, environmental audits, inspections, and exercises will require considerable long periods of standing, crouching, climbing, stretching, reaching, lifting, and other physical movement. 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 US
• Name: Octavia Nicholas
• Email: [email protected]