Summary This position is located in Region 6 at the Supervisors Office on the Malheur National Forest. The incumbent is responsible for providing and/or advising on a variety of administrative management services regarding a specialized area or program the unit/staff supports; Front desk operations, pass and forest product permit sales, oversight, and collection of monies. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Heather Wall at heather.wall@usda.gov. Responsibilities Duties listed below are at the full performance level. Provides training and advisory services to the staff in all program administrative procedures ensuring compliance with regulations. Develops and implements new systems or administrative processes to meet staff needs (e.g., Administrative Office Procedures Handbook, files maintenance). Identifies, restructures, and recommends ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving administrative office procedures and processes. Responsible for purchasing or contracting for supplies, equipment, and services through open market purchase by blanket arrangement or field purchase order using a government credit card. Resolves a wide range of problems relating to cash intake for various pass and permits, such as suggesting specific changes to cash handling procedures and developing control mechanisms for the overall receipt and disbursement process. Prepares, controls, coordinates, and assembles information for procurement documents. Reviews cash processing transactions, completes audits, and prepares various reports on the status of funds. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS-05 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Administrative support for personnel actions, attendance records, payroll, and/or travel arrangements; ordered, tracked, and maintained offices supplies; updated spreadsheets and databases; and processed incoming and outgoing correspondence OR A bachelor's degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school in any field OR A combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. For the GS-06 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Administrative support for personnel actions, attendance records, payroll, and/or travel arrangements; ordered, tracked, and maintained offices supplies; updated spreadsheets and databases; and processed incoming and outgoing correspondence OR One full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position. OR Combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. For the GS-07 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level. Qualifying specialized experience includes meeting one or more of the following: Provided administrative oversight for business processes for the unit or program, such as financial, procurement, personnel, etc.; carried out new systems or administrative processes to meet unit needs; used automated databases and software to produce reports and record information; prepared correspondence, forms, reports, and other documents with a wide variety of technical terminology from rough drafts, notes, or oral instructions. OR One full year (18 semester hours) of successfully completed graduate level education if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position. OR Combination of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. 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. Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education See above for education that may be qualifying for the specific grade level. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Reemployment Priority List (RPL): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary and term employees the opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years and the last temporary or term appointment must have been with Region 6 of the Forest Service. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is not guaranteed. This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements. The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional Information is available on the OPM Website. This is a bargaining unit position and is represented by either NFFE, AFGE, or NAGE.