Program Support Assistant (OA)
DutiesPrimary duties will include responsibilities pertaining to Cemetery Representative duties, payroll projections, administration of VATAS timekeeping system and back up blotter, and budget responsibilities, correspondence, reports, public relations and outreach for the office of the Quantico National Cemetery.
Performs general clerical support in office with copying, filing, storing stock items.
Assignments can vary involving routine and non-routine office functions such as preparing documents and correspondence, sorting, copying, and filing.
Prepares reports for Cemetery Administrators use.
Assist in budget preparation and management.
Serves as purchase card holder and time keeper.
Represents the Quantico National Cemetery meeting funeral directors, families and honor guard members who are attending committal services or burials at the Cemetery.
Provides information to bereaved family members concerning grave site and marker information.
Retrieves grave site information from the KIOSK or BOSS (electronic burial register) in assisting families locating loved ones' grave sites.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
maintaining control of traffic to the cemetery, directing funeral corteges so as to keep all family members together, accompanying families to committal shelters and grave sites, providing veteran burial benefit information to family members and visitors, answering general questions of family and visitors, assisting visitors and family members locating grave sites.
Performs public outreach as needed.
Work schedule:
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm.
May include occasional weekends.
Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time.
Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday.
All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year.
Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery.
Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Position Description Title/PD#:
Program Support Assistant (OA)/952060 The full performance level of this position is GS-07.
Relocation Expenses:
Not AuthorizedFinancial Disclosure Report:
Not Required RequirementsConditions of Employment Subject to a background/security investigation.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
You must be a U.
S.
citizen to apply for this job.
Must possess a valid state driver's license.
Must be able to type 40
words per minute.
QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 12/21/2021.
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 within 45 days of 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 your most recent non-award 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 non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade.
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.
Must have the ability to type at least 40 words per minute.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
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:
administrative/office work experience that includes work such as gathering data, coordinating meetings, establishing and maintaining an efficient filing system, using automated data processing equipment to generate a variety of reports, and establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationComputer SkillsCritical ThinkingSelf-ManagementWritingExperience 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; religions; 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.
Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.
Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.
Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements:
Incumbent may be required to stand for prolonged periods of time in all weather conditions.
He/she may be required to assist in loading/off-loading of remains and in transporting of remains to the committal site.
Administrative duties are primarily sedentary, however, there is some walking, standing, bending and carry of items (up to 50 lbs.
) Extensive and repeated periods of keyboard work are required at computer terminals.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Placement Policy:
The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion.
The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.
Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.
3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities i.
e.
, intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities , and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:
Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
EducationThere is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Additional informationCOVID-19 Vaccination Requirement - As required by Executive Order 14043 , Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.
g.
, telework, remote work, etc.
), subject to such exceptions as required by law.
If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date.
Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 2 weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.
For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, full vaccination is 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series.
For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, full vaccination is 2 weeks after an employee has received a single dose.
HR Office staff must verify your vaccination status prior to issuing a final offer of employment and before you report for New Employee Orientation.
In addition, new hires must show vaccination documentation and submit their completed VA FORM 10230 , COVID-19 Vaccination Form, to VA HR staff when reporting for New Employee Orientation.
HR staff will upload vaccination information in the VA Light Electronic Action Framework (LEAF) system.
If you are unable to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination due to a legally covered exception (i.
e.
, medical or religious reasons), VA will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation is needed and how you can request an exception.
If you request a legally required exception, you must first complete the VA FORM 10230 , COVID-19 Vaccination Form, and return the form to the servicing HR Office staff within 2 business days.
The HR Office staff will submit the form to your new supervisor of record for adjudication of the exception request.
You may receive a final offer or be appointed while your request for medical or religious exception is being adjudicated.
Some positions must be adjudicated favorably prior to receiving a final offer.
Please contact the HR Point of Contact listed in the JOA for more information.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy.
Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http:
//www.
opm.
gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
For more information on the Who may apply eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Performs general clerical support in office with copying, filing, storing stock items.
Assignments can vary involving routine and non-routine office functions such as preparing documents and correspondence, sorting, copying, and filing.
Prepares reports for Cemetery Administrators use.
Assist in budget preparation and management.
Serves as purchase card holder and time keeper.
Represents the Quantico National Cemetery meeting funeral directors, families and honor guard members who are attending committal services or burials at the Cemetery.
Provides information to bereaved family members concerning grave site and marker information.
Retrieves grave site information from the KIOSK or BOSS (electronic burial register) in assisting families locating loved ones' grave sites.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
maintaining control of traffic to the cemetery, directing funeral corteges so as to keep all family members together, accompanying families to committal shelters and grave sites, providing veteran burial benefit information to family members and visitors, answering general questions of family and visitors, assisting visitors and family members locating grave sites.
Performs public outreach as needed.
Work schedule:
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm.
May include occasional weekends.
Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time.
Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday.
All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year.
Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery.
Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Position Description Title/PD#:
Program Support Assistant (OA)/952060 The full performance level of this position is GS-07.
Relocation Expenses:
Not AuthorizedFinancial Disclosure Report:
Not Required RequirementsConditions of Employment Subject to a background/security investigation.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
You may be required to serve a probationary period.
You must be a U.
S.
citizen to apply for this job.
Must possess a valid state driver's license.
Must be able to type 40
words per minute.
QualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 12/21/2021.
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 within 45 days of 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 your most recent non-award 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 non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade.
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.
Must have the ability to type at least 40 words per minute.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
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:
administrative/office work experience that includes work such as gathering data, coordinating meetings, establishing and maintaining an efficient filing system, using automated data processing equipment to generate a variety of reports, and establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationComputer SkillsCritical ThinkingSelf-ManagementWritingExperience 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; religions; 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.
Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.
Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.
Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements:
Incumbent may be required to stand for prolonged periods of time in all weather conditions.
He/she may be required to assist in loading/off-loading of remains and in transporting of remains to the committal site.
Administrative duties are primarily sedentary, however, there is some walking, standing, bending and carry of items (up to 50 lbs.
) Extensive and repeated periods of keyboard work are required at computer terminals.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Placement Policy:
The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion.
The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.
Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.
3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities i.
e.
, intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities , and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:
Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
EducationThere is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Additional informationCOVID-19 Vaccination Requirement - As required by Executive Order 14043 , Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.
g.
, telework, remote work, etc.
), subject to such exceptions as required by law.
If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date.
Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, 2 weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.
For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, full vaccination is 2 weeks after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series.
For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, full vaccination is 2 weeks after an employee has received a single dose.
HR Office staff must verify your vaccination status prior to issuing a final offer of employment and before you report for New Employee Orientation.
In addition, new hires must show vaccination documentation and submit their completed VA FORM 10230 , COVID-19 Vaccination Form, to VA HR staff when reporting for New Employee Orientation.
HR staff will upload vaccination information in the VA Light Electronic Action Framework (LEAF) system.
If you are unable to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination due to a legally covered exception (i.
e.
, medical or religious reasons), VA will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation is needed and how you can request an exception.
If you request a legally required exception, you must first complete the VA FORM 10230 , COVID-19 Vaccination Form, and return the form to the servicing HR Office staff within 2 business days.
The HR Office staff will submit the form to your new supervisor of record for adjudication of the exception request.
You may receive a final offer or be appointed while your request for medical or religious exception is being adjudicated.
Some positions must be adjudicated favorably prior to receiving a final offer.
Please contact the HR Point of Contact listed in the JOA for more information.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy.
Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http:
//www.
opm.
gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
For more information on the Who may apply eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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