PROGRAM SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Summary

You will serve as a PROGRAM SUPPORT ASSISTANT. This position provides administrative and office support to the District offices and obtains and effectively utilizes the operating resources, services, and management information needed to implement the goals and objectives of the District office.

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Duties

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This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Gulf of America Region, District Field Operations, in Houma, LA

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Receives, reads, and controls all incoming correspondence, reports, instructions, etc., and screens out those items which can be personally handled or forwarded to other staff.
• Maintains proper time and attendance records and documentation.
• Receives telephone calls, visitors, and messages and provides general information.
• Operates office automation equipment in order to produce a variety of materials.
• Makes all necessary arrangements for travel and training, making lodging and transportation reservations, and submitting travel vouchers and reports.
• Responsible for maintaining working and reference project files in the functional filing system.
• Prepares the Monthly Vehicle Report and complies associated reports and documentation to be sent to General Services in the Regional Office

Salary Range Information Per Annum)

GS-05: $40,736 (Step 1) - $52,957 (Step 10)

First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1- year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/25/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. All candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.

Specialized Experience

GS-05

To qualify for the GS-05, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Preparing correspondence, memoranda, and/or documents for review; AND
2. Managing, filing, and/or routing memoranda and documents; AND
3. Maintaining time and attendance records, training and/or travel requests

MUST MEET ALL

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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is:

• Houma, LA: 50 miles from 3866 HWY 56. Houma, LA 70363

See the Required Documents section for information on how to verify current residence.

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Physical Demands: The work requires np special physical demands. It may involve some walking, standing, or carrying of other light items.

Working Conditions: The work is in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions against everyday risks or discomforts.

All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here,

The duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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