Program Support Assistant (OA)

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/25/2026. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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. Preferred Experience: Connected Health experience TYPING PROFICIENCY: This position requires the skills of a qualified typist.

In addition to meeting the experience requirements, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute. 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-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: generating reports, data management, consolidating metrics, tracking information, and creating charts and summaries; coordinating training and tracking completion & attendance, updating desk guides and checklists; assisting staff with administrative and clerical processes and workflows; managing connected health records and SharePoint site; scheduling training sessions in Outlook, including room/virtual setup, invitations, and follow up reminders.

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/.