Program Assistant

Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration · Multiple Locations

Company

Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration

Location

Multiple Locations

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Serves as an office Program Support Assistant, independently performing diversified administrative, clerical and support functions. Acts with sufficient latitude, individual initiative, and decision-making authority to assist the manager, ensuring that the agency's procedural practices and the instructions of the manager are implemented and carried out within the assigned office.

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Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Interviews: If the agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-E Band (FG/GS-7/8), you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-D, FG/GS-5/6. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Examples of specialized experience includes:

Experience performing administrative clerical and support functions in a technical office setting

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSA listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The U.S. Department of Transportation strives to ensure that equity, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and communication permeate all that we do for the betterment of the Department, the traveling public, and our nation. As such, DOT values a highly diverse workforce of persons who promote a culture of belonging by respecting the personal dignity and worth of each individual and fostering a positive environment where all feel safe and welcome. If these commitments coincide with your personal ideals and professional aspirations, please consider joining the DOT family.

FAA's CORE COMPENSATION PLAN This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available at: http://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/

The FAA is an excepted service agency. Basic Federal employee benefits remain the same as other Federal agencies.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may result in you not being considered for the position.

Security Requirement: Selection and placement are contingent upon waiver or completion of satisfactory security requirements.

Current or Former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee): You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, or equivalent document that verifies tenure (block 24, code 1 or 2). Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

This position is located in AIR-761. However, this vacancy announcement may be used to fill vacancies in other AIR-700 offices.

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