Program Support Assistant

The incumbent provides a wide variety of administrative tasks for the Environmental Management Service associated with maintaining and supporting work performed within the service. The work involves providing support to the EMS leadership team by coordinating procurement and delivery of supplies and materials; generation and dissemination of work orders; processing time and attendance for employees; assisting supervisors with approved memo formulation, and other duties.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/02/2026. 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. 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. 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-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Specialized experience includes, but is 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. Uses software applications to draw information related to workload, e.g. Decision Support Software, Vista, and ASISTS, to prepare/assist in preparation of reports. Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with patients, staff, professional personnel, and senior leadership. Maintains time and attendance records and controls. Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Research publications and/or databases to extract, summarize, and compile information. 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/.