This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a Support Services Specialist, you will:

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-09 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Purchasing supplies and/or equipment for an office.; OR - Researching and interpreting information needed to prepare reports and to respond to requests for information.; OR - Performing administrative functions such as troubleshooting office support issues, scheduling meetings and conferences, and controlling correspondence. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a Major study such as: public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Only graduate level education in excess of 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Specialized Experience: For the GS-07 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Providing input in the planning and recommendations for procedural improvements in administrative functional areas.; OR - Providing administrative assistance and support for all operations including maintaining filing systems, logs, timekeeping, inventory, coordinating and scheduling meetings, pre-briefings, preparing agendas, etc. OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: One full academic year of graduate-level education in a Major study such as public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position to be filled. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Education

Pathways Recent Graduates Program Education Requirement:

To be eligible for the Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you must have within the previous two years, completed a qualifying Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Professional, Doctorate, Vocational or Technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution; educational institutions must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Education.

Preference eligible veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their two-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed six years from the date they completed their degrees or certification. You MUST submit a copy of DD-214 showing the duration and dates of service that precluded you from applying due to a military service obligation.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]