Job Summary

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Carlsbad Field Office, CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO. This position is a Administrative Support Specialist, GS-0301-06/07 working in Carlsbad, New Mexico for the Carlsbad Field Office. We expect to fill 1 vacancy/vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

Job Description

This position will be filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area at the time of application. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty station under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: 75 miles from the Carlsbad Field Office, located at 520 E. Greene Street Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6292. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify for the GS-06: You must possess at least one or more years of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. This experience may include all of the following: Independently preparing general correspondence, entering time and attendance records in an automated payroll system Providing assistance in the completion of records review, inventories, and dispositions in accordance with records schedule Broad working knowledge of the functions related to budget and finance, natural resources, travel, timekeeping/payroll, correspondence, records, collections, and public contact. To qualify for the GS-07: You must possess at least one or more years of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. This experience may include all of the following: Performing complex administrative support with general correspondence, entering time and attendance records into an automated payroll system Advising in the completion of records review, inventories, and dispositions in accordance with records schedule Ability to perform independent judgement to the following functions in budget and finance, natural resources, travel, timekeeping/payroll, correspondence, records, collections, and public contact. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.