Administrative Support Assistant (Seasonal)

US National Park Service; California; On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The US National Park Service in California is seeking an Administrative Support specialist at GS-05/06/07 level to contribute to office operations, travel planning, budget tasks, and document preparation. This role requires precise typing and strong computer skills to manage correspondence and records.

Qualified applicants will demonstrate experience organizing office functions, processing time and attendance, and maintaining filing systems.

Qualifications

• Typing speed of 40 WPM is required.
• Resume must indicate duties with start/end dates and hours.
• Experience organizing office functions and travel arrangements.
• Proficiency with standard office software is expected.

Responsibilities

• Organize office functions and administrative tasks.
• Plan and coordinate travel arrangements and vouchers.
• Assist with budget activities and financial documents.
• Process time and attendance records and maintain records.
• Provide general administrative support using computer systems.

Skills

Typing 40 WPM

Office administration

Budget processing

Attendance records

Computer skills

Education

4 years higher education

Job description

The anticipated Entry on Duty: April - July 2027 but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Open to the first 100applicants or until 10/26/2026 whichever comes first. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

SELECTIVE FACTOR

This position performs administrative work and a typing speed of 40 Words per Minute (WPM) is required. You must certify your typing speed in the Assessment Questionnaire. Failure to provide this information will result in your being determined ineligible.

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following:

• A. One full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: organizing functions of an office; making travel arrangements and preparing travel vouchers, preparing and reviewing correspondence; assisting with budget activities; processing time and attendance records; providing administrative support services; and utilizing computer skills to navigate through computer software.
• B. Successful completion of 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. Education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.
• C. Equivalent combination of experience and education that, together, equal 100% of the qualification standards listed above when combined.

To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following:

• A. One year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience may include performing a wide variety of transactions for more than one type if assigned activity and functional specialization. Assignments are subject to different sets of rules, regulations and procedures. Examines issues and determines a course of action using comprehensive knowledge of rules, regulations and other guidelines relating to the program area assigned. Uses knowledge attained through extensive, increasingly difficult and practical experience in the subject matter field, requiring an ability to interpret and apply regulatory and procedural requirements to process unusually difficult and complicated transactions.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following:

• A. One full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience may include maintaining a filing system both electronic and hard copy, the use of computers to develop correspondence, memos, forms and other standardized documents, knowledge of preparing time and attendance; knowledge of administrative processes and procedures in travel and knowledge of commonly used software including word processing. Knowledge of property identification and accountability procedures, and experience coordinating purchasing activities; experience processing budget documents, recording expenditure transfers and reconciling a budget.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: OPM Qualification Standards.

Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.