Administrative Support Assistant; OA; Dispatcher

Summary

This position is located in the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Specialty Crops Program (SCP), Specialty Crops Inspection (SCI) Division, Fresno, CA Area Office of the Western Operations Branch and serves as an Administrative Assistant (Dispatcher) and will be responsible for performing a variety of duties in support of Area Office operations.

• Use a personal computer with a variety of software packages to type and/or produce lists, reports and charts in final form.
• Maintain filing system containing inspection personnel records.
• Monitor an employee list showing the hours/days worked for employees on temporary and term‑equivalent appointments.
• Prepare and issue a list that shows which employees worked after the completion of each pay period.
• Assist sub‑area supervisors in scheduling personnel for training and provide documentation for supervisors concerning scheduling problems with individual employees.

Applicants will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and USDA policy using category rating. Candidates will be evaluated based on how well they meet the following competencies:

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self‑Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

• First time hires normally start at the lowest rate of the salary range for the grade selected.
• Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid; any related expenses will be the responsibility of the employee.
• Promotion potential:
  Selected employees may be placed under a career development plan and may be non‑competitively promoted if they successfully complete the requirements and are recommended by management; promotion is not guaranteed.
• Reasonable Accommodation requests for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments must be submitted prior to starting the assessments.
• Mixed tour work schedule:
  Combination of Full‑Time, Part‑Time, and Intermittent work schedules; no minimum amount of hours is guaranteed, and the position will have a fluctuating work schedule.