Support Services Specialist

This is an open and continuous announcement. See Additional Information section for more information. Applications will expire every 90 days. To remain active for consideration, applicants must resubmit their application. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement.

Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer.

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

For the GS-06 grade level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level; OR one full academic year of graduate-level education with a major study in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position; OR a combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and specialized experience.

Specialized experience for the GS-06 grade level is defined as two or more of the following: assembling monthly expenditures for operating budget reporting; and/or reviewing correspondence for grammatical accuracy; and/or purchasing, receiving, and distributing supplies and special order items, including reconciling purchases in a database and monitoring when additional supplies needed to be ordered.

For the GS-07 grade level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level; OR one full academic year of graduate-level education with a major study in public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields related to the position; OR a combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and specialized experience.

Specialized experience for the GS-07 grade level is defined as two or more of the following: collecting and analyzing budgetary information and statistical data for use in the formulation and execution of budget requests and reports; and/or purchasing supplies, equipment, and services; and/or composing, typing, and proofreading correspondence and narrative and tabular material (i.e., databases and spreadsheets).

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.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

Additional duty stations may be added to this vacancy announcement. It is the responsibility of the applicant to periodically review this vacancy announcement for additional duty locations that may be added throughout the life of this announcement. Applicants must update their application to include all locations of interest. Applicants will not be considered for duty locations not included in your application.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed.

Positions may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. Positions may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.