Program Support Assistant

Veterans Health Administration; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration at the VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC invites applications for a Program Support Assistant (GS-6). This role provides a variety of administrative duties to support the Chief, Medicine Service, Administrative Officer, and Subspecialty clinics.

Qualified candidates will have at least one year of specialized experience at GS-5 level, performing clerical and administrative tasks, data collection, calendar management, meeting coordination, and interdepartmental

Qualifications

• Specialized clerical and administrative duties.
• Ability to collect, compile and track data and information.
• Prepare documents such as memorandums and reports.
• Maintain calendars and schedule meetings.
• Communicate with people from different backgrounds and levels.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of administrative duties to support the Medicine Service.
• Assist the Chief, Medicine Service, Administrative Officer and subspecialty clinics.
• Coordinate scheduling and communications within the department.

Skills

Administrative support

Data collection

Scheduling meetings

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

These positions are located within the Medicine Service at the VA Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. The Program Support Assistant performs a variety of administrative duties which support the work of the Chief, Medicine Service, Administrative Officer and Subspecialty clinics in Medicine Service.

In order to qualify for this position at the GS-6 level, you must meet the following requirement: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Program Support Assistant, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. Specialized experience includes performing a wide variety of clerical and administrative support duties; collecting, compiling and tracking data and information; preparing various documents such as memorandums and reports; utilizing various computer software; maintaining calendars, scheduling and arranging meetings; and communicating with a variety of people from different backgrounds and different levels of understanding. NOTE: 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. 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/. 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.