Job Summary

The primary responsibility of the Administrative Officer (AO) is to perform direct assistance to the Chief, Community Care Service. This involves accomplishing a wide range of administrative functions including position, labor, and suspense request management; committee and workgroup facilitation, department-level policy development and maintenance, as well as program administration, compliance, and oversight; in addition to data analysis, budget, and fiscal management.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/26/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: **GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature; interpreting and applying knowledge of health care systems operations, rules, regulations, and guidelines; facilitating committee meetings, including preparing agendas and minutes. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: ~Master's or equivalent graduate degree or ~Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or ~LL.B. or J.D., if related You must attach a copy of your transcripts. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. **GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: managing suspense requests; performing data analysis, budget, and/or fiscal management activities; performing position management, labor relations, and/or other HR-related functions. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have: ~Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree or ~ Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or ~LL.M You must attach a copy of your transcripts. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Attention to Detail Decision Making Financial Management Flexibility Human Capital Management Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Organizational Performance Analysis Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although there may be some physical effort required through the use of computers or transporting documents, presentations and pamphlets to outreach events. Incumbent may be susceptible to eyestrain from working long hours on the computer. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.