Job Summary

The Administrative Support Assistant Office Automation (OA) provides administrative and clerical support to management and staff. Dinosaur National Monument is recruiting for 2 vacancies. Fossil Butte National Monument is recruiting for 1 vacancy.

Job Description

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/26/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs office automation, and typing at least 40 words per minute on a 5 minute typing sample with three or fewer errors is required. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. This skill must be documented in a candidate's application package to receive credit. - AND- In addition to meeting the selective factor as described above; to qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that provided the particular knowledge, skill, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include performing administrative functions (e.g., payroll, personnel, travel, and/or correspondence); using office procedures and equipment; organizing information; typing correspondence, memos, reports, and forms from rough drafts and notes; answering telephone calls representing an organization or business; filing; and meeting and dealing effectively with others. You must include hours per week worked in your resume to receive credit for experience. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to one year of specialized experience. For example, six months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and three years of college study from 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 transcripts. In addition to meeting the selective factor as described above; to qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualification requirement by the closing date 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). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to: answering questions/providing guidance to employees regarding payroll issues; coordinating human resource activity; providing guidance to supervisors and management on personnel issues; using automated systems; assisting staff with workers compensation issues; having knowledge of and applying regulatory requirements; verifying time and leave balances; providing program and administrative support; and maintaining files. You must include hours per week worked in your resume to receive credit for experience. 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.