Administrative Program Specialist

Clarification from the agency

Current Department of the Interior Career or Career-Conditional Employees in the competitive service; Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) eligibles; Public Land Corps (PLC) members; Veterans' Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA); CTAP/ICTAP eligibles in the local commuting area.

Duties

Perform functions and duties in direct support of the Administrative Officer to support the overall operations of the park. Responsible for a broad range of administrative management work with principal responsibilities within administration, personnel, and benefits functions. Supporting Human Resources functions by entering personnel actions into personnel system, assisting employees with onboarding paperwork, and troubleshooting HR-related issues for local employees and supervisors. Develop and conduct training as pertains to Human Resource functions to include resume building, on boarding procedures, filing, payroll, and use of various agency HR software (i.e. eOPF, Employee Express). Training methods may include classroom format or developing virtual, pre-recorded videos. Provide accurate and reliable information on a variety of administrative functions. Interact with managers, supervisors and staff members related to administrative services by attending meetings and/or serving on appropriate work teams/groups
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and must be met by the closing date of this announcement. If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. You may be required to travel overnight away from home. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority. Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/06/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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 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. 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.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: 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). This experience includes activities such as: assistance in human resources, records management, timekeeping, training, and other administrative support services (e.g. workers compensation (OWCP), development/update SOPs, etc.). Examples of these duties are preparing recruitment and classification documents, initiating personnel actions in FPPS, or similar personnel processing systems, onboarding/offboarding assistance, and providing training instructions. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate level education (education must be in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position). You must include transcripts.
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Have a bachelor's degree in which I achieved superior academic standing based on 1) class standing, 2) grade point average, or 3) membership in a national scholastic honor society. My superior academic achievement was gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: serving as a front-line representative for staffing, employees' records management, timekeeping, workers compensation, and training; experience with human resource document processing and systems and strong interpersonal skills to advise staff and Division Chiefs on human resource functions (i.e. staffing, performance management, and pay) to ensure accurate and timely business operations. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of a master's OR equivalent graduate degree OR at least two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related (education must be in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position). You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

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