Job opening: Program Support Assistant (OA)
Salary: $55 924 - 72 703 per year
Published at: Aug 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Responsible for operational administration and personnel actions affecting the financial entitlements and accessioning for the Directorate's Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), and Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Delay Program participants. Responsible for independently processing all active-duty training (ADT) actions, including making necessary contacts, and providing authoritative information.
Duties
Initiates request for orders and forwards to the paying/approving/order issuing authority.
Exercises internal control responsibility with respect to entitlements, program entry, and funded allocation ceilings.
Reviews receipts and requests for reimbursement pertaining to additional educational equipment, health insurance and expenses that are not covered under contract.
Accomplishes clerical, statistical and data entry tasks in support for the administrative and technical work of the office using an automated data processing (ADP) system.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
- Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel may be required occasionally.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) utilizing automated systems to input and retrieve data for studies, projects and reports; 2) providing guidance on personnel matters pertaining to an organization's administrative functions; and 3) preparing administrative documents such as active-duty training (ADT) actions, including making necessary contacts, and providing authoritative information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
Proficiency Required:This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address M1-W6A3AA US ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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