Equal Opportunity Assistant (OA)

Justia, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System seeks an Equal Opportunity Assistant to support the EEO Program Office in Los Angeles. The incumbent will assist the EEO Specialist and EEO Officer with administrative tasks, data collection, and report preparation.

The role requires strong MS Office skills and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion. This is a Federal position with Time-In-Grade considerations and related requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a program office.
• Ability to develop and display data visually using Excel/PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with EEO or human resources programs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the EEO Specialist and EEO Officer.
• Assist with data collection, tracking, and reporting for the EEO Program Office.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Access

MS PowerPoint

Data tracking

Administrative support

Discretion and ethics

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

MS PowerPoint

Job description

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is recruiting for (1) Equal Opportunity Assistant within the Office of the Executive Director. The incumbent will provide technical support to the EEO Specialist and the EEO Officer within GLA's EEO Program Office.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/30/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement

Applicants who are current 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below.

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Technical assistance in various aspects of the EEO and conflict resolution program; EEO complaint procedures, rights and responsibilities; Explains laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in the workplace; Administrative support to the EEO Office; Use MS Excel and MS Access or other comparable spreadsheet and database software to develop presentations and graphically display data; Use MS PowerPoint or other comparable graphics software to develop presentation materials; General program support work such as the collection, compilation, research, and tracking of EEO and other related regulations, data and program information; Performs work involving the collection, compilation, and/or tracking of data and statistical information in support of an organization's program operation.

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; religions; 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.

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 basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements

The administrative work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there will be some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light items, such as papers, books, small packages or set-up of a training room or conference room space for meetings, training or events.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.