Program Support Assistant

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/19/2026. 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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-6 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provide clerical and administrative support, including typing, editing, and preparing correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents. Compile, analyze, and prepare reports for leadership. Utilize VA systems, including the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), to access and manage information related to patient care.

Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with patients, staff, professional personnel, and senior leadership. Use Microsoft Outlook to communicate effectively with professional staff and organizational stakeholders. Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 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/.