Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Program Support Assistant. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Boulder City, Nevada Boulder City, NV: http://www.bcnv.org Henderson, NV: http://www.hendersonchamber.com Las Vegas, NV: http://www.lvchamber.com Responsibilities The primary duties of this position are as follows: Composes and prepares confidential, routine, and non-technical correspondence, reports, forms, and other documents for the Financial Management Office (FMO) into final format using a computer. Reviews correspondence for procedural and grammatical accuracy, conformance with policy, factual correctness, and adequacy of treatment. Serves as the FMO timekeeper. Assures timesheets are complete and approved by deadline. Includes setting up key codes in timekeeping system and assigning to employees as needed. Provides accurate and timely advice and guidance on procedures, reports, requirements, and other matters necessary to implement policies, directives, and instructions for FMO. Functions as FMOs travel coordinator. Makes necessary arrangements for conferences, including space, time, contacting people, and other matters based on information provided by the Financial Manager. Receives phone calls and determines which calls can be answered personally and which should be directed elsewhere by identifying needed information and locating the appropriate person to be contacted or directed. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation. You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents). You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents). Who May Apply: 30% or More Disabled Veterans Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Competitive) Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Non-Competitive) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Department of the Interior Employees (Competitive) Department of the Interior Employees (Non-Competitive) Federal Employees (Competitive Transfer) Federal Employees (Non-Competitive Transfer) Former Federal Employees (Competitive Reinstatement) Former Federal Employees (Non-Competitive Reinstatement) Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) Military Spouses Miscellaneous Appointing Authorities Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) Qualifications GS-07: In order to qualify for the GS-07 grade level, your resume must reflect one year of specialized experience equivalent in complexity and difficulty to at least the GS-06 grade level in Federal service. Specialized experience for GS-07: Experience finalizing correspondence in addition to at least three of the following: Providing a variety of administrative support services to enable efficient operation of a program office; using computerized personnel systems for presentations, entering time/attendance, making travel arrangements, or records management; preparing a variety of forms and other administrative paperwork; performing appointment scheduling and updating calendars for senior management; performing research for senior management. 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. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) are not required to meet time-in-grade restrictions in order to be considered. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 02/02/2024. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information Position is being advertised concurrently to the public under vacancy announcement BOR-24-DE-12278529-LRT. Applicants interested in applying under both announcement numbers, must submit application packages for each. Probationary Period: You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Telework: Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. Current Reclamation policy requires employees to report to the official duty station 2 days every pay-period (2 weeks). Full time telework or remote work is not available for this position. E-verify: DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ Background Investigation: This position is designated as a LOW RISK position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated SF85 Background Investigation (T1 or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Selective Service: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov Bargaining Unit: This is a non-bargaining unit position. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies with the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s). Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. You may choose to opt in of having your information shared with other agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a copy of a certificate you are on, you will be notified. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.