Administrative Support Assistant

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of administrative support practices, office management procedures, and clerical operations sufficient to coordinate administrative activities within a complex clinical service.

Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory operations sufficient to support pathology and laboratory administrative functions. Knowledge of personnel processes, training requirements, timekeeping procedures, travel coordination, and records management. Knowledge of budget, procurement, fund control, inventory, and supply management procedures sufficient to assist leadership with monitoring and tracking service resources.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years above high school. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements at grades GS-5 and below.

For GS-5 level positions only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Administration and Management Attention to Detail Clerical Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Manages and Organizes Information Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.