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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT (OA)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of the Army

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$45,155 - $72,716

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GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves providing everyday administrative help to staff at a lake managed by the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, such as handling paperwork, entering employee time, buying supplies, and managing basic office tasks under the guidance of a manager.

It's a good fit for someone with entry-level office experience who enjoys organized support roles in a government setting, especially if they have familiarity with computers and basic budgeting.

The position is at the GS-5 level and located in California, with opportunities for those eligible under various federal hiring programs.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in office support, including data entry, timekeeping, purchasing supplies, verifying invoices, and following office policies (for GS-05)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite for creating, reviewing documents, extracting data, and generating reports (for GS-06)
  • Experience tracking budgetary obligations and expenditures (for GS-06)
  • Four years of education above high school in business, secretarial, or technical fields, or equivalent combination of education and experience (for GS-05)
  • Half year of graduate education in relevant fields like public administration or business management, or equivalent combination (for GS-06)
  • Eligibility under specific federal employment authorities, such as current DoD civilians, veterans, military spouses, or people with disabilities
  • Ability to provide proof of eligibility and relevant transcripts if qualifying based on education

Full Job Description

About the Position: You will serve as the principal administrative support assistant for the Lake staff receiving guidance from the Resource/Lake Manager on policies, procedures and specific requirements.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

GS-05:Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing office support services such as: using computer programs to store and retrieve data, entering time for employees, purchasing of supplies and equipment, verifying invoices prior to payment, and/or following office management policies.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60.

Add the two percentages.

GS-06:Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes using the Microsoft Office Suite to review and create documents and extract data to create reports; AND tracking budgetary obligations and expenditures.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as public administration, business management, human resources, psychology, etc.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9.

Add the two percentages.

GS-07:Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes formulating and executing indirect and direct budgets AND assessing resources and maintaining and controlling multiple accounts.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as public administration, business management, human resources, psychology, etc.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18.

Add the two percentages. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Time in Grade Requirement: GS-07 applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

GS-06 applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

GS-05 applicants: there is no time in grade requirement.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Major Duties:

  • Responsible for providing administrative and clerical support to the project office.
  • Prepare budget estimates and monitors expenditures against the approved allotments.
  • Serve as a point of contact and source of information for all areas of personnel administration.
  • As Government Purchase Card Holder serve as the source of information for micro-purchase acquisition procedures to be used in procuring supplies, materials, and services.
  • Keep track of employee training needs and schedules, initiate travel orders and insure that property records are maintained properly.
  • Serve as the record management coordinator for the project office and ensure that all records are maintained in accordance with Army regulations.
  • As a timekeeper- maintain, prepare and submit time and attendance data and labor cost summaries for the staff.
  • At the GS-05 and GS-06 levels, the duties are developmental in nature leading to the full performance level of GS-07. The duties are described at the GS-07 level.
  • Formulate and execute indirect and direct budgets, assess resources, and maintain and control of multiple accounts.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CEDD-26-12923436- MP