Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, 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.

Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience performing 3 of the 5 following work categories: providing some detailed administrative support services to enable efficient operation of a business or program office; using automated systems for entering and processing requests; creating and using spreadsheets to track work processes; managing a busy email inbox; and organizing and sharing information in a meeting setting to a variety of audiences. You must include hours per week worked.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience performing 3 of the 5 following work categories: providing a wide variety of detailed administrative support services to enable efficient operation of a business or program office; using automated systems for entering and monitoring requests; tracking and reconciling workload deadlines; administering payroll or similar system; and preparing administrative paperwork for a variety of functions. You must include hours per week worked.

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. Requirements Continued... Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Prepares recruitment request documents and tracks progress Monitors processing of personnel actions Submits background investigation requests for affiliate positions Provides guidance to supervisors about multiple human resources related topics Manages electronic human resources files Prepares correspondence for distribution to employees Develops and enters data into spreadsheets Enters requests in an automated HR request system Coordinates parkwide payroll submissions Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.