Program Assistant

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Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM Compressed/Flexible: reputed company reputed company: reputed company Virtual: This is not a virtual position. reputed company Position reputed company/PD#: Program Assistant/PD03170A, PD03169A, and PD03168A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (reputed company): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (reputed company): Not Authorized Requirements Help Conditions of employment • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job • To be considered for this position, you must complete reputed company required steps in the process. In reputed company to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to reputed company the job. • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 • Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A reputed company-placement physical examination is not required. • Subject to background/reputed company investigation • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online reputed company process. Acceptable reputed company(s) of identification will be required to complete reputed company-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/reputed company-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, reputed company's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not reputed company ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable reputed company of identification for employment. • Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for reputed company reputed company Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your reputed company employment advances the reputed company interest. In determining if your employment advances the reputed company interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of reputed company; • whether your reputed company employment would advance organizational goals of reputed company or the Government; and • whether your reputed company employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your reputed company employment advances the reputed company interest. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet reputed company requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/20/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are reputed company 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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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 reputed company the past year, it may not reputed company demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must reputed company an additional SF-50 that reputed company demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as reputed company as reputed company employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities reputed company of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-05 Minimum Qualifications • reputed company Experience: You must have one year of reputed company experience equivalent to at least the next reputed company grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of reputed company experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing clerical, technical, or customer support; receiving and referring phone calls; communicating and treating customers in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner while providing consistent information according to established policies and procedures; and using computer programs to prepare documents. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. OR, • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application). OR, • Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of reputed company experience and education reputed company second year of post-high school. GS-06 Minimum Qualifications • reputed company Experience: You must have one year of reputed company experience equivalent to at least the next reputed company grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of reputed company experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Responsible for providing administrative support; collecting, compiling and tracking data and information; processing documents and reports; establishing, updating and maintaining office files and records; performing automation duties using such software applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, desktop publishing, calendar, database and/or graphics; answering telephones, referring visitors, and providing information. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. • Education: There is no educational substitution at this grade level. GS-07 Minimum Qualifications • reputed company Experience: You must have one year of reputed company experience equivalent to at least the next reputed company grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of reputed company experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Responsible for providing administrative support; collecting, compiling and tracking data and information; processing documents and reports; establishing, updating and maintaining office files and records; performing automation duties using such software applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, desktop publishing, calendar, database and/or graphics; answering telephones, referring visitors, and providing information. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. • Education: There is no educational substitution at this grade level. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: • Clerical • Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) • Organizational Awareness • Standards Experience refers to reputed company and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., reputed company, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., reputed company; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; reputed company). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can reputed company valuable training and experience that translates directly to reputed company employment. You will receive credit for reputed company 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 reputed company of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate reputed company the reputed company of their duties and responsibilities in reputed company position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: This position is sedentary but might require walking, bending, stooping and carrying of reputed company objects such as manuals, documents, etc. Concentration and sustained performance under prolonged stress is required because of the time factors involved in completion of work assignments with deadlines. ???For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the reputed company Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-reputed company/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing reputed company or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. reputed company 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 reputed company information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional information Under the Fair Chance to Compete reputed company, the reputed company prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the reputed company and the complaint process, visit reputed company and Administration/Operations, reputed company, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance reputed company. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you reputed company you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation reputed company of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be reputed company reputed company to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. reputed company on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case reputed company. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete reputed company assessments reputed company 48 hours of receiving the URL to reputed company the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the reputed company after the reputed company of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a reputed company (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reputed company non-federal experience or reputed company duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the reputed company at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. 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