Lead Program Support Assistant
The incumbent serves as team leader for the Administrative Office staff at Calverton National Cemetery. The Administrative staff consists of eighteen (18) employees engaged in a variety of activities to support the 6,500 annual interments at Calverton. Leads Administrative staff in distributing and adjusting work and tasks among employees, considering workload, staffing, the skill level of certain employees, and priorities. Communicates goals and expectations, deadlines, and timeframes for completion to employees. Ensures new employees are fully trained in current VA/NCA/CNC policies and procedures. Works with CNC management to guarantee existing employees receive refresher training as needed. Updates policies in light of new directive, laws and circumstances. Coaches Administrative staff in the most appropriate and effective means of accomplishing work. Provides advice on work methods, procedures and best practices. Performs public outreach as needed. Work schedule:
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#:
Lead Program Support Assistant/701760 The full performance level of this position is GS-08. Relocation Expenses:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 12/10/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
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 within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience, as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
administrative/office work experience that includes work such as gathering data, motivating, training, and working with others in distributing and balancing workload, maintaining quality control for a group of employees, using automated data processing equipment to generate a variety of reports, and establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administrative LawCommunicationsComputer SkillsLeadershipPlan and organize work 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; 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work requires no specific physical demands. It may involve some walking, standing, bending or carrying of light items. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:
00 am to 4:
30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description Title/PD#:
Lead Program Support Assistant/701760 The full performance level of this position is GS-08. Relocation Expenses:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all specialized experience and time in grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement, 12/10/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
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 within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience, as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
administrative/office work experience that includes work such as gathering data, motivating, training, and working with others in distributing and balancing workload, maintaining quality control for a group of employees, using automated data processing equipment to generate a variety of reports, and establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Administrative LawCommunicationsComputer SkillsLeadershipPlan and organize work 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; 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work requires no specific physical demands. It may involve some walking, standing, bending or carrying of light items. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Department:
0303 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant - Salary Range:
$55,347 to $71,951 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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