Administrative Program Specialist

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/06/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.

An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: assisting with administrative programs and operations; processing personnel, payroll, travel, property, volunteer, or other administrative actions; maintaining records and tracking systems; and preparing administrative reports, correspondence, and related documents.

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate level education. (One year of graduate education is 18 semester or 27 quarter hours). Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above.

For example, I have 6 months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement) and one-half year (9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours) described above that is directly related graduate level college study at an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education). Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

You must include hours per week and transcripts. -OR- Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years.

Note: GPA will be rounded to the one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: Specialized Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: analyzing administrative programs and operations; assisting in the development and implementation of administrative policies and procedures; reviewing and maintaining organizational records; evaluating program effectiveness and recommending improvements; and providing advice, assistance, or guidance on administrative directives and instructions.???????

You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion a master's or equivalent graduate degree -OR- completion of at least two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree -OR- LL.B. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above.

To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours and dive by 18 (or the number your school uses to represent one year of full-time graduate academic study). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.??????? You must include hours per week and transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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; religious; 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.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Assists with human resources activities, including recruitment, onboarding, personnel actions, records maintenance, and providing procedural guidance to employees and supervisors. Coordinates housing management activities, including housing assignments, inspections, occupancy documentation, tenant communications, and related recordkeeping.

Assists in the administration of the volunteer program by supporting recruitment, onboarding, training, records management, reporting, and volunteer recognition activities. Supports property and asset management activities by maintaining accountability records, assisting with inventories, tracking acquisitions and disposals, and ensuring compliance with established procedures.

Provides administrative support for park operations, including payroll, time and attendance, travel, correspondence, reporting, records management, and other administrative functions. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.