Staff Assistant

The incumbent of this position is located in the Office of Director at the Houston Regional Office (RO) reporting to the Assistant Director, who reports to the Director, who is a member of the Senior Executive Services. The office has jurisdiction for oversight of the Houston Regional Office. The Houston RO business lines include the Veterans Service Center (Houston and San Antonio), Human Resources, Veteran Readiness and Employment, Fiduciary Call Center, and the Support Services Division.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:10/20/2026.

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. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level. If you are a current VBA employee outside of the commuting area seeking reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS-7 (or higher) and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least None.

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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 Grade Level: Specialized

Experience:

Demonstrates knowledge and experience in analytical and evaluative techniques to identify and resolve issues or problems in administration/clerical realm. OR Education Substitution:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree (including LL.B. or J.D. if related) or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree and which demonstrates the competencies necessary to do the work. Must provide transcripts when substituting for education.

OR Combining

Education & Experience:

If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement.  for more information. Combining

Education & Experience:

If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement.  for more information.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort such as walking, bending, stooping, and carrying of light materials may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..