Administrative Support Specialist

This position is located in Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Division of Business Administration. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic roadway that runs through the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern US. It spans 469 miles, connecting Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. Along the way, visitors can enjoy stunning views of the mountains, forests, and valleys, as well as opportunities for hiking, camping, and other outdoor activities.

Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/05/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, 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.
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.
To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one or all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of an Administrative Support Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience may include but are not limited to: executing a variety of administrative tasks or programs, such as organizing and tracking information in databases, providing information to staff and stakeholders, following established procedures in line with relevant policies and regulations, coordinating administrative processes, coordinating travel and/or staff logistics, creating and managing professional communications between multiple stakeholders, procuring supplies and equipment, supporting HR functions, etc.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of least a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field of study related to the work of the position. You must include transcripts.
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A combination of successfully completed higher level graduate education and specialized experience to meet the total qualification requirements for the grade level specified above. This is computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level (e.g. 6 months specialized experience = 50%); then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level (e.g. 2 1/2 years of creditable graduate level education = 50%); and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level.
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: 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.Employment Type: FULL_TIME