Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking candidates for a temporary appointment under the Reemployed Annuitants Cadre to support FEMA. On an as-needed basis, personnel provide emergency support nationwide.

Appointments not to exceed 1 year, with possible extensions to 3 years or conversion to a 6-year term. Eligibility requires meeting specific authority categories and completing required documentation. Specialized experience includes clerical/administrative tasks, office automation,

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience performing clerical and administrative work with office automation, databases, budgets, and records maintenance.
• Experience tracking deadlines and suspense reports, travel orders and vouchers.
• Knowledge of time and attendance and maintaining the office calendar.

Skills

Database management

Budget tracking

Travel orders

Time and attendance

Office calendar management

Records maintenance

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About the Position:

This position is part of the Reemployed Annuitants Cadre, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). On an as-needed basis, employees occupying these positions provide emergency support to disaster-stricken areas throughout the United States. This is a temporary appointment not to exceed 1-year. At management's discretion, the appointment may be extended for up to a maximum of 3-years or converted to a term appointment for up to a maximum of 6-years.

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.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible.

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 performing a variety of clerical and administrative work for an office, such as experience in using various office automation systems (MS Office), experience maintaining databases, tracking deadlines and suspense reports, and experience monitoring/tracking budgets (e.g. training, travel, and supply), time and attendance, submitting travel orders and vouchers, maintaining the office calendar, and records maintenance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

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). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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).