Program Support Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands); On-site; USD 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Readjustment Counseling Service at the Vet Center seeks an administrative support specialist to assist a multi-disciplinary counseling team serving veterans with readjustment issues. This role is the only administrative position on site, handling administrative, fiscal, and supply support for the Vet Center team.

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of 10/26/2026 and may need to show time-in-grade eligibility if a current federal employee.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-06) in the normal line of progression for the occupation.
• Providing administrative and technical support for the management of various programs.
• Maintaining databases and utilizing various software programs.

Skills

Database management

Scheduling appointments

Typing/Correspondence

Job description

This position is located within Readjustment Counseling Service, and its primary purpose is to provide administrative and clerical support to a multi-disciplinary team providing counseling services to veterans with readjustment problems. By virtue of the mission of the Vet Center, the incumbent is the only administrative person located on site thus becoming responsible for many of the administrative, fiscal, and supply support functions for the Vet Center team. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026.

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-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. 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:

• GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-06) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • Providing administrative and technical support for the management of various programs.
  • Maintaining databases and utilizing various software programs.
  • Scheduling appointments and typing a variety of correspondence.

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/.