Administrative Support Assistant

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/24/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

GS-6 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as: Utilizing Microsoft products (i.e., Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams) and Adobe Pro. Developing executive-level correspondence, professional reports, and is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of submissions of all correspondence.

Receiving and reviewing incoming and outgoing suspense and correspondence for quality, consistency, grammatical, and procedural correctness. Developing performance monitor reports for quality assurance and ensuring the facility is meeting deadlines. Prepares and assists other employees in submitting travel requests and verifies appropriate approval is obtained. Maintains 6-Part Folders for employees and completes annual audits.

Prepares outlines and presentations, papers, reports, and correspondence, summarizes talking points and develops background information for public speaking engagements. NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates, AND hours worked per week. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.