Program Support Assistant

Veterans Health Administration; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Program Support Assistant for the Fiscal Service at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The role supports the fiscal office by handling clerical duties for the CFO, Assistant Fiscal Officer, and accounting staff.

Minimum qualifications require one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05, involving office tasks, data management, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 in clerical or administrative work.
• Ability to operate office computers and equipment to perform data entry, scheduling, and correspondence.
• Experience interpreting fiscal terminology and providing accurate information for administrative processing.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical support to the Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Fiscal Officer, and accounting and budget supervisory staff.

Skills

Clerical tasks

PC skills

Office equipment

Written & verbal communication

Job description

This position is located in the Fiscal Service at Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The Program Support Assistant is responsible for assisting the fiscal office by providing clerical support to the Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Fiscal Officer, and accounting and budget supervisory staff.

Minimum Requirement: The following are minimum requirements for appointment as a Program Support Assistant in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must meet. Specialized Experience (GS-06): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e., GS-05). Qualifying examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: operating personal computers, office equipment, and software applications to complete office and data-related tasks such as answering phones, managing calendars, scheduling conference rooms); organizing and managing diverse materials, records, correspondence, reports, presentations, and administrative tasks using established clerical procedures; communicating effectively through in-person and written correspondence, emails, memoranda, reports, presentations, and other administrative documents; applying timekeeping, leave, and time and attendance procedures to support accurate and timely administrative processing; interpreting fiscal terminology, rules, and operations to provide accurate information for correspondence, inquiries, data tracking, and administrative support. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) 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/. Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.