FUL - Administrative Support Assistant.

Bureau of Land Management; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 43,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Land Management in Carlsbad, NM seeks an administrative assistant to support a range of programs related to office administration, including property and fleet data entry, travel processing, and front desk tasks. Duties will evolve with experience and agency needs.

The role requires adherence to federal qualification standards with probation, background checks, and compliance measures. Local commuting considerations apply within the Carlsbad area.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1 year at GS-05 level or equivalent in federal service (general correspondence, time and attendance entry, records review and inventories).
• Education: no education requirement for this grade level.

Responsibilities

• Prepare general correspondence and enter time and attendance in payroll systems.
• Assist with records review, inventories, and dispositions per records schedule.
• Provide front desk support, travel processing, mail handling, and procurement of office supplies.
• Work across Facilities, Fleet, Property, Procurement, Collections, Travel, Mail, Public Contact.

Skills

General correspondence

Timekeeping

Public contact

Records review

Office administration

Job description

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Support a wide variety of administrative support functions and serve as the point of contact on specific programs related to office administration, including working with the Fleet & Property Manager for accountable property including vehicles data entry
• Assist with preparing correspondence, processing time and attendance, travel, mail processing, front desk duties, and procuring office supplies.
• Working areas include: Facilities, Fleet, Property, Procurement, Collections, Travel, Mail, Public Contact.

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This Probationry Period Is An Extension Of The Appointment Process And Therefore Requires The Agency To Determine If Continued Employment Would Advance The Public Interest, Meet The Organization Goals And Mission Of The Agency, And/or Otherwise Promote The Efficiency Of The Service. In Determining If Your Employment Advances The Public Interest, The Agency Will Consider

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/30/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To Qualify for this position, applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications (1 and/or 2):

• Minimum Qualifications GS-0303-6:
• Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level in the federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as: independently preparing general correspondence, entering time and attendance records in an automated payroll system; providing assistance in the completion of records review, inventories, and dispositions in accordance with records schedule; demonstrate a broad working knowledge of the functions related to budget and finance, natural resources, travel, timekeeping/payroll, correspondence, records, collections, and public contact.-OR-
• Education: There is no education for this job series at this grade level.
• Minimum Qualifications GS-0303-7:
• Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-6 level in the federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as: performing complex administrative support with general correspondence, entering time and attendance records into an automated payroll system; advising in the completion of records review, inventories, and dispositions in accordance with records schedule; ability to perform independent judgement to the following functions in budget and finance, natural resources, travel, timekeeping/payroll, correspondence, records, collections, and public contact.-OR-
• Education: There is no education for this job series at this grade level.

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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Foreign Education

To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | U.S. Department of Education.

Additional information

This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: "75 miles from the BLM Carlsbad Field Office - 520 E. Greene Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220-6292". You must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy, etc.). See the Required Documents section for information on how to verify current residence.

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

EXPLORE Act Veteran Hiring Pilot Program

The Department of the Interior has created a two-year Veteran Hiring Pilot as established by the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act that aims to expand employment opportunities for Veterans (and eligible transitioning Service Members). This position has been identified as EXPLORE Act Veteran Hiring Pilot eligible. The pilot supports DOI's conservation and resource management mission by connecting qualified Veterans with career opportunities across the Department. To learn more, visit

Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.

All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here,

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.