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Posted: January 13, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Staff Administrative Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Department of the Army

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$71,957 - $93,549

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job is for an administrative specialist in the U.S.

Army Reserve, where you'll handle tasks like researching information for program reviews, guiding team members on rules and procedures, and coordinating special projects using computer tools.

It's a military technician role that requires you to be an active Army Reserve Soldier before starting.

A good fit would be someone organized with experience in office work, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work well in a team under pressure, especially if you have a background in administration or military service.

Key Requirements

  • Active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before start date
  • One year of specialized experience in researching data for program evaluations, providing guidance on organizational requirements, coordinating projects, and using office automation systems
  • OR Master's degree or equivalent in fields like Organizational Management, Public Administration, or Business Administration (transcripts required)
  • OR Combination of education and experience meeting 100% of requirements
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities (e.g., disabled veterans, current DoD civilians, military spouses)
  • 52 weeks of Federal service at GS-6 or equivalent if previously in a GS position within the last year
  • Competencies in attention to detail, customer service, decision making, flexibility, integrity/honesty, interpersonal skills, learning, reading comprehension, reasoning, self-management, stress tolerance, and teamwork

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a military technician position with the 807th Medical Deployment Support Command (MDSC), 380 Hospital Center, 176th Medical Brigade, located in Bell, California.

This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html 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.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 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-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Researching data for evaluations of programs/operations; 2) Providing guidance to staff on organizational requirements; 3) Coordinating projects and/or special programs for the organization; and 4) Utilizing office automation systems (i.e., spreadsheets, word processing, databases) on a variety of work products.

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Organizational Management and Leadership, Public Administration, Business Administration, and Management.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: 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-07).

Major Duties:

  • Organize programs to support operational requirements.
  • Monitor projects for administrative errors.
  • Enforce organizational practices.
  • Review correspondence prior to submission.
  • Provide technical guidance on administrative activities.
  • Assemble resources for organizational training events.
  • Update policies applicable to the organization.
  • Utilize various automation programs simultaneously.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SDDE-26-12766068-MP