FUL - Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

U.S. National Park Service; Alaska; On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking an Administrative Support Assistant (OA) to provide administrative information and assistance to the Administrative Officer. This Federal vacancy highlights Time-in-Grade requirements and local residence considerations, with a 3% COLA authorized where applicable.

Applicants must ensure hours per week are stated for all qualifying experience. Closing date is 11/16/2026.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience Requirement: at least one full year at GS-05 level; perform 3 of 5 categories: admin support, automated systems, spreadsheets, email management, meeting info sharing; include hours per week.
• To qualify for GS-07: at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06; 3 of 5 categories: wide admin support, automated systems, workload deadlines tracking, payroll-like tasks, and preparing admin paperwork; include hours per week.
• Volunteer Experience: credit for paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work through National Service programs; valuable training and experience.
• Requirements Continued: probationary or trial period rules apply; certification for continued employment beyond probation may be required.

Job description

You will serve as an Administrative Support Assistant (OA) for Denali National Park and Preserve. The primary purpose of the position is to provide administrative information and assistance to the Administrative Officer.

Applicants who do not meet the Field Unit Local Residence Requirement may apply under delegated examining at CAHM-27-13107681-DE-TSB.

Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) rate of 3% is authorized.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/16/2026-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, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience performing 3 of the 5 following work categories: providing some detailed administrative support services to enable efficient operation of a business or program office; using automated systems for entering and processing requests; creating and using spreadsheets to track work processes; managing a busy email inbox; and organizing and sharing information in a meeting setting to a variety of audiences. You must include hours per week worked.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience performing 3 of the 5 following work categories: providing a wide variety of detailed administrative support services to enable efficient operation of a business or program office; using automated systems for entering and monitoring requests; tracking and reconciling workload deadlines; administering payroll or similar system; and preparing administrative paperwork for a variety of functions. You must include hours per week worked.

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.

Requirements Continued...

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.