Summary This position serves as an Administrative Support Assistant in the Division of Field Support, Vale District Office in Baker City, OR or Salem, OR. Salary Ranges: Baker City, OR: GS-05: $39,576 - $51,446 per year; GS-06: $44,117 - $57,354 per year; GS-07: $49,025 - $63,733 per year Salem, OR: GS-05: $42,571 - $55,339 per year; GS-06: $47,455 - $61,694 per year; GS-07: $52,734 - $68,556 per year Responsibilities Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor. As the Administrative Support Assistant, the incumbent will be assisting the Baker Field Office and National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (NHOTIC) or the Cascades Field Office with administrative duties such as Quicktime, Correspondence, CBS and Billing, and Concur. The incumbent will also be a liaison of sorts between the two Baker offices and the Main District Office in Vale or between the Cascades Field Office and the Northwest Oregon District Office in Salem to ensure the office's administrative needs are being taken care of timely and appropriately. Finally, the incumbent will provide assistance in the completion of records reviews, inventories, and dispositions in accordance with records schedule. Prepare necessary documentation and coordinate the transfer of prescribed records to the Federal Records Center for the office. Resolves issues related to missing materials and filing errors. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying. Specialized Experience for GS-05: Have one (1) full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing at least 2 of the following: (1) Processing recurring or standardized transactions in an automated system; (2) Maintaining documents and files; and (3) Providing assistance on procedural matters. OR Education for GS-05: Have successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. Note: This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. You must submit transcripts. OR Combination of Education/Experience for GS-05: Have successfully completed education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement AND have experience as defined in the Specialized Experience statement above. Note: One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. Add the percentages of your creditable education/experience together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must submit transcripts. Specialized Experience for GS-06: Have one (1) full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing at least 3 of the following: (1) Procuring and distributing supplies, services, and equipment; (2) Utilizing computer programs to input, maintain and retrieve information from automated applications/data systems including travel authorizations and vouchers, and/or time/attendance records; (3) Maintaining filing systems to provide assistance in researching and locating files; and (4) Consolidating information into summaries and/or reports, charts, graphs, or other documents. Specialized Experience for GS-07: Have one (1) full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained either in the private or public sectors) performing at least 4 of the following: (1) Assisting with budget development for multiple accounts with various sub-activities and/or funding sources; (2) Monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures throughout a budget execution phase; (3) Procuring and distributing supplies, services, and equipment; (4) Utilizing computer programs to input, maintain and retrieve information from automated applications/data systems including travel authorizations and vouchers, and/or time/attendance records; and (5) Reviewing data to consolidate information into summaries and/or reports, charts, graphs, or other documents. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-5 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-6 level; and one year at the GS-6 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-7 level. (You must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer Experience: Experience 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; religious; 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Occupational Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-06 and GS-07 grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information 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). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Physical Demands: The work is typically sedentary. Some work may require periods of walking, standing, bending, or driving a motor vehicle. The incumbent may frequently lift relatively light boxes, materials, and supplies and/or carry file folders, copied materials, books, and other similar materials. Working Conditions: Work is typically located in an adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated office environment. The work environment may involve everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, mail distribution centers, meeting and training rooms, libraries, or motor vehicles. Telework: The Bureau of Land Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive or Student Loan Repayment. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP or CTAP eligible see http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap\_guideline.pdf. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above on the rating criteria for this position. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact San Antonio Services Branch at SASBMailbox@opm.gov or 816-541-8101.