Program Assistant - Transportation Security Administration - Renton, Washington - EXPIRED

These Program Assistant positions are located in one of the following Seattle Field, College Park Field, and/or West Orange Field, Field Operations Division, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will serve as a Program Assistant and be the Point of Contact (POC) responsible for providing overall operational support on general administrative and program issues regarding policies, procedures, and requirements governing the office operations. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring, evaluating and ensuring work is effectively being performed within the immediate area of responsibility, to include providing guidance and assistance to managers on a variety of issues.
• Performing data entry as appropriate with a high level of accuracy, and little or no supervision. Initiating personnel actions for employee awards, promotions, reassignments, demotions, etc.
• Maintaining a purchase card in order to purchase supplies, materials, professional development classes, etc. Assisting with the budget by running reports and updating a record keeping workbook.
• Processing time and attendance for the Field Office by entering leave and payroll data into the WebTA database.
• Serving as a vehicle custodian for Field Office government vehicles; tracking information, log-in books, vehicle maintenance, and tracking/managing government fleet credit card tracking. Serving as property custodian records liaison and Office of Workers Compensation Program (OWCP) administrator.
• Serving as the travel regulations and policies POC for the Field Office; verifying and certifying all travel authorizations and vouchers in the Fed Traveler database, ensuring that all travelers get reimbursed; and handling all travel arrangements for the Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC).
• Maintaining files, records, schedules and calendars for assigned squads within the Field Office such as Employee Performance Files (EPFs), administrative files, physical/stress exams, recording TSA Online Learning Center(OLC) training courses, etc. Updating specific squad rosters, and other FAM contact information.

The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position. Typically, at the lower Pay Bands (SV-D and SV-E), you will perform the same duties but will receive more guidance and training; and projects or work assignments may be less complex.

To qualify at the SV-D Pay Band (equivalent to GS-3-6), you must meet one of the qualification requirements (A, B, OR C) outlined below:

A. Experience: If you are qualifying based on experience, your application must clearly outline at least six months of progressively responsible general experience. General Experience is defined as clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Such experience includes filing and maintaining simple office records, compiling and tracking data, providing basic computer assistance, scheduling meetings, typing correspondences and providing standard information on administrative policies.

OR B. Education: At least one full year of full-time academic study in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR C. Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for this position, and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the band level; then determining your education as a percentage of the education required for the band level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent. Applicants who meet the qualifications listed above based on education or a combination of education and experience MUST provide proof of education such as a list of completed college courses or the date and school of degree including the number of semester or quarter hours or a transcript from an accredited college or university. The information must be provided as an attachment to the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

To qualify at the SV-E Pay Band (equivalent to GS-7/8), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-D Pay Band or GS-6 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:

1. Experience includes compiling, tracking and analyzing data, providing advanced computer assistance, scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and supplemental information, preparing written correspondence, providing standard information on administrative policies, maintaining records, monitoring metrics and obtaining and supplying readily available information to staff and superiors.

To qualify at the SV-F Pay Band (equivalent to GS-9/10), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-E Pay Band or GS-8 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:

1. Experience includes performing a range of diverse administrative support assignments by assisting managers in compiling, tracking and analyzing data, providing advanced computer assistance, serving as a point of contact for travel and custodial issues, preparing correspondence and documents, maintaining records, monitoring metrics, researching files and records and assembling technical information.

National Service Experience (i.e., 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.

NOTE: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour work week. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.