Administrative Support Specialist
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Job Location:
College Station, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 50460 - 80243
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located in the Farm Service Agency Texas State Office located in College Station Brazos County Texas.
Serves as Executive Assistant to the SED and DSED. Evaluate administrative reports and management practices in State and County Offices and develop recommendations for improvements. Initiate development of strategies and processes for implementing improvements.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for Ask FSA inquiries and coordinate responses in a timely basis with subject matter experts in the office.
- Serves as an administrator for all correspondence generated in the division requiring secretarys response as well as other agency documents.
- Responds to administrative issues and inquiries and resolves a variety of conflicts regarding administrative policies and processes among organizational issues.
- Evaluates procedures and determines when changes need to be made and independently effects the changes.
- Composes and prepares a variety of correspondence weekly reports records briefing materials and statistical and narrative material related to support of the program areas staff and the mission of Farm Service Agency.
- Provides administrative assistance in accomplishing assignments for the office and is expected to use tact diplomacy and confidentiality for management in all responsibilities including labor-management relations.
- Evaluates procedures and determines when changes need to be made and independently effects the changes.
Conditions of employment
- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected you may be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are unable to reimburse for any fees incurred.
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary and a trial period. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
- Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit .
Qualifications
In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify you must submit a copy of your transcripts
Specialized Experience Requirement
For the GS-07 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: One full-time year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 level of the Federal service that demonstrates experience providing administrative support to coordinate priorities commitments and program goals of an office. This includes providing technical assistance for support services budget/project tracking program analysis and skill in using various software packages to prepare reports.
OR
Education at the GS-07 grade level: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as: A major in human resources social or behavioral sciences or in such fields as business or public administration or industrial management psychology labor relations or education.
OR
Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled such as that identified in Education above. SAA is based on:
A combination of education and experience as listed above.
Specialized Experience Requirement
For the GS-09 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience that demonstrates a fundamental knowledge in administrative specialties such as contracting and procurement management analysis human resources management budget and financial management support services and work measurement.
OR
Education at the GS-09 grade level: Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as: A major in human resources social or behavioral sciences or in such fields as business or public administration or industrial management psychology labor relations or education.
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Combination of Education and Experience:
A combination of education and experience as listed above.
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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
College Transcript: If qualifying based on education you must submit a copy of your college transcript with course number and department (i.e. Bio 101 Math 210 etc.) course title number of credit hours and grade earned. If a relevant course is not clearly qualifying (e.g. special topic seminar research thesis obscure or misleading course title etc.) please submit an official course syllabi and/or detailed course description from the university/college to ensure proper evaluation.
Your education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited toward qualifications. You may verify accreditation by visiting the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs website. We will verify your education accordingly.
Foreign Education: You must submit verification that education completed in a foreign institution was recognized by an accreditation body accepted by the U.S. Department of Education. You must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education visit the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. Your transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
You may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript at the initial phase of the application process. However if selected you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Please refer to the How to Apply section for instructions on submitting transcripts.
Additional information
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP RPL or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.
Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.
Promotion Potential: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential you will be placed under a career development plan and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
Telework: This position is not eligible for telework.
Incentives: Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
Bargaining Unit: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Children Activity
- Access Control
- Human Resources Administration
- Government
- Actuary
- Hydraulics
