Program Support Asst (OA)

Veterans Health Administration; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Los Angeles is seeking a Program Support Assistant for the GLA Dental Service at the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Clinic. You will report to the Lead Dentist and Residency Program Director(s), providing confidential administrative and program support while overseeing clinic operations.

Qualified applicants must meet time-in-grade requirements and the education/experience standards.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation.
• Provide program/administrative support; review material for grammar, neatness, and technical accuracy, adhering to established formats.
• Education may substitute for the required experience; four years above high school required.
• Combination of specialized experience and education may qualify at this level.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential administrative support to the GLA Dental Service and assist in program administration.
• Oversee administrative and operations of the Dental Clinic to ensure smooth daily functioning.

Skills

Program/administrative support

Grammar review

Neatness

Technical accuracy

Education

Four years above high school

Job description

This position serves as a Program Support Assistant to the GLA Dental Service at the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Clinic, reporting the Lead Dentist, and Residency Program Director(s), at the respective Dental Clinic sites. The GLA Dental Service is under the umbrella of the Office of the Chief of Staff. The incumbent provides confidential administrative support, program support and provides the necessary and vital oversight of administrative and operations of the respective Dental Clinic.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/14/2026. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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.

Specialized Experience

• You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 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 program/administrative support; reviewing material for grammar, neatness, technical accuracy, adherence to established format.

Education

• Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have four years above high school.

Combination

• Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education as listed above.

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/.