USA Staffing

Position Title: Program Technician
Agency: Farm Service Agency
Announcement Number: FSA-21-10970147-DHA Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, November 20, 2020 to Friday, August 6, 2021

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

A. Yes

B. No

Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

A. Yes

B. No

4. Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:

• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Phoenix, AZ

B. Davis, CA

C. Denver, CO

D. Barrigada, GU

E. Honolulu, HI

F. Manhattan, KS

G. Reno, NV

H. Albuquerque, NM

I. Stillwater, OK

J. College Station, TX

K. Salt Lake City, UT

2. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

Please respond to the following questions. Any experience claimed in response to the questions MUST be supported by information in your resume. This information must be SPECIFIC, (i.e., duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments). Failure to provide supporting documentation may result in an ineligible rating.

1. From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes the highest level of experience or education you have that demonstrates your ability to perform GS-5, Program Technician work.
(Note: One year of specialized experience is based on a 40-hour work week. If you have worked less than 40 hours per week, you must prorate your experience.)

A. I have at least one full-time year (12 months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service. I have demonstrated work experience applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to any program.

B. I have completed four full years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.

C. I have less than four years of post-high school education, but I have a combination of post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and the specialized experience described above.

D. I do not possess the required education and/or experience to qualify for this position.

2. From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes the highest level of experience or education you have that demonstrates your ability to perform GS-6, Program Technician work.
(Note: One year of specialized experience is based on a 40-hour work week. If you have worked less than 40 hours per week, you must prorate your experience.)

A. I have at least one full-time year (12 months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. I have demonstrated work experience applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to process and service loans or agricultural programs.

B. I have successfully completed at least one full academic year of graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree e.g., LLB. JD, LLM, Ph.D., etc., from an accredited college or university with a major in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position such as agriculture, agricultural economics, agricultural marketing, farm, livestock or ranch management, dairy science, domestic agricultural development, agronomy, rural sociology or other agricultural specialty.

C. I do not possess the required education or experience to qualify for this position.

3. From the descriptions below, choose the response that best describes the highest level of experience or education you have that demonstrates your ability to perform GS-7, Program Technician work.
(Note: One year of specialized experience is based on a 40-hour work week. If you have worked less than 40 hours per week, you must prorate your experience.)

A. I have at least one full-time year (12 months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service. I have demonstrated work experience applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to independently perform a full range of farm loan program processes.

B. I have successfully completed one full academic year of graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree e.g., LLB. JD, LLM, Ph.D., etc., from an accredited college or university with a major in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position such as agriculture, agricultural economics, agricultural marketing, farm, livestock or ranch management, dairy science, domestic agricultural development, agronomy, rural sociology or other agricultural specialty.

C. I do not possess the required education or experience to qualify for this position.

4. I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided may be investigated. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education or providing false or fraudulent information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

A. Yes.

B. No.

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