Administrative Support Assistant; OA

Summary

This position is located in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

• Serves as Property Coordinator to the unit on procedures for the procurement of goods and services, and within delegated authority purchase supplies, equipment, and services utilizing a purchase card.
• Operates personal computers and software programs such as Microsoft Word or Excel to record, manage, and report; to perform analytical functions; to track projects; to program budgets.
• Researches accounting problems such as incorrect amounts, erroneous payments, unobligated commitments, etc. and makes corrections in the accounting system(s).
• Serves as the park Housing Coordinator, sets up controls to monitor housing assignments, and recommends housing adjustments.
• Interprets, applies, and advises others on policy and procedural guidelines for federal travel.
• Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required. Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non‑temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time‑in‑grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service);

with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time‑In‑Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time‑in‑grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments. Time‑in‑grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver’s license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle.

You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver’s license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.

Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver’s license.

You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

• Physical Demands:
  The work is mostly sedentary.
• Working Conditions:
  
  The work is generally performed in an office setting.
• The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
• Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:
  If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.