- Position Title
- Staff Assistant
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 25-WO-OSOH-12665805-O-JA Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, January 15, 2025 to Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
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.
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• 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.
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4.
Are you a current or former employee of the US Forest Service who is claiming eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act and:
- was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
- served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
- most recent period of qualifying service was with the US Forest Service; and,
- performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,if you are no longer employed by the US Forest Service, have been separated for no more than two years, and whose most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance?
5.
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?
• 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?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
3.
How did you hear about this job opportunity? Please select one and specify if required:
4.
Please enter at least 3 references below. Include first and last name, phone number and email address.
5.
When we complete our selections, the remaining list of qualified candidates may be shared with hiring managers and Human Resources staff at additional federal agencies who are hiring for similar positions. Please opt-in here if you would like your name, application materials, and assessment results shared with additional agencies. There is no guarantee of further consideration.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in this Staff Assistant position with the USDA Forest Service. This section will be used to determine if you possess the experience needed to qualify for this position
Specialized Experience
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the GS-09 grade level. Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
2.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the GS-11 grade level. Read all responses before making your selection. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
For each of the following tasks, choose the statement from the list below that best describe your experience and/or training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. Your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume, and other relevant documents you submit.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Perform administrative and/or analytical duties on matters related to policies and procedures to assist higher level management in decision making.
4.
Conduct administrative and clerical process studies to identify and analyze organizational issues, problems, or situations with proposed solutions.
5.
Perform technical automated functions to access personnel data and run data needed to produce reports for analysis for leadership and other staff members.
6.
Maintain a working relationship with staff members and officials of a unit to foster teamwork.
7.
Establish and maintain a cooperative work relationship with the staff to provide or obtain information and/or services.
8.
Provide information or advice to plan and coordinate work of the organization served.
9.
Prepare reports, briefing packages or similar presentation materials from analysis and studies completed.
10.
Design and prepare complex charts for briefings and/or conferences.
11.
Assist senior personnel in the preparation of draft or final written documents to communicate ideas, goals, policies, analysis, and/or direction.
12.
Implement administrative processes in response to new and changing program requirements and/or other developments.
13.
Analyze program data and/or procedures to determine opportunities to improve economy, efficiency or productivity of work processes.
14.
Follow administrative procedures of functions such as incoming/outgoing correspondence, records management and/or publications/forms management in support of an organization.
15.
Determine best sources of information, make inquiries, and assemble information to present to the supervisor.
16.
Reschedule, and redirect requests for the supervisor when conflicts arise.
17.
Provide completed staff work on special projects and non-technical correspondence based on data gathered and analysis.
18.
Prepare confidential and/or personal correspondence for leadership for use at strategic planning meetings.
19.
Assist senior personnel in the preparation of draft or final written documents to communicate ideas, goals, policies, analysis, and/or direction.
20.
Work collaboratively with others to accomplish shared organizational goals.
21.
Participate in staff and/or management level meetings and discussions involving administrative and management functions of an office.
22.
Use customer feedback data to plan, provide, and/or improve products and/or services.
23.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.