Transportation Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Transportation Assistant at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The role involves coordinating transportation logistics, maintaining travel records, and supporting data entry and reporting tasks.

Responsibilities include scheduling connections, documenting travel details, and generating routine reports from automated tracking systems. Eligibility requires one year of related specialized experience at the GS-6 level or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience GS-6 requires 1 year of specialized experience related to transportation support duties.
• Experience coordinating connections/scheduling and documenting travel information.
• Ability to collect, compile, and track data and generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transportation logistics and scheduling.
• Document travel information and maintain records.
• Enter and manage data in automated tracking databases; generate basic reports.

Skills

Transportation coordination

Data entry

Reporting

Attention to detail

Tools

Automated tracking databases

Job description

The Transportation Assistant positions are location at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.

Specialized Experience GS-6: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-05) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Transportation Assistant. Qualifying specialized experience includes performing transportation support duties such as coordinating connections/scheduling, documenting travel information; collecting, compiling, and tracking data on a daily basis; performs a basic analysis of data and generates a variety of reports; entering data into automated tracking data bases; and planning and directing a program that provides support services.

NOTE: One (1) 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.

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/.