Program Support Clerk (OA)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the System Chief, Environmental Management Service at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL is seeking an experienced administrative assistant. The role emphasizes organizing meetings, handling correspondence, screening calls, routing mail, and performing a range of office tasks to support daily operations.

Applicants should have four years of post-secondary education and demonstrate a typing speed of at least 40 words per minute, with transcripts required as part

Qualifications

• Typist: capable of typing at least 40 words per minute.
• Transcript documentation required with application materials.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating meetings and appointments.
• Preparing correspondence.
• Screening telephone calls and visitors.
• Routing mail.
• Performing a variety of administrative tasks in an office setting.

Skills

Coordinating meetings

Preparing correspondence

Screening calls

Routing mail

General administrative tasks

Education

Four years of education above high school

Job description

This position is located within the Office of the System Chief, Environmental Management Service at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position.

To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level in Federal Service.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

• coordinating meetings and appointments
• preparing correspondence
• screening telephone calls and visitors
• routing mail
• and performing a variety of administrative tasks in an office setting.

Education

Successfully completed four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university.

One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

Combination

Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (beyond the second year) and specialized experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

TYPING PROFICIENCY

This position requires the skills of a qualified typist. In addition to meeting the experience and/or education requirements, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.

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/