Administrative Support Assistant

About the role

Employee will be assigned to Research and Development Service, Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System, Birmingham, AL. The primary purpose of the Administrative Support Assistant (ASA) is to provide Automated Data Processing Application Coordination (ADPAC), technical assistance, records management and training compliance, office automation analysis, and administrative, fiscal, and clerical support to the research program office. To qualify for this position at the GS-7 level, you must meet the following qualification requirements: This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience working with a human resources or personnel database to track and ensure specific credentialing and privileging criteria are met for healthcare/research staff? NOTE: To receive credit for this experience, please be sure detailed information is included in your resume. ~AND~ Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: assisting with daily activities of a program/project; collecting and analyzing data; maintaining and utilizing databases and tracking systems; maintaining records; performing timekeeping; and preparing a range of correspondence and reports. NOTE: To receive credit for this experience, please be sure detailed information is included in your resume. Physical Requirements: No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The work is mostly sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as papers, books, and files. The work environment will be adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated in an office setting. Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.