Job Summary

The position is located within the Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Specialty Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Health Care System (BVAHCS). The incumbent serves as a Program Support Assistant (PSA) with the HBPC program in supporting programs in Birmingham, Alabama, and the surrounding areas of Jasper, Guntersville, Childersburg, and Huntsville Community Based Outpatient Clinics satellite teams.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/17/2026. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the federal service. This experience must have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the work of this Program Support Assistant position. Examples of qualifying GS-06 level specialized experience include, but are not limited to: providing administrative, clerical, and program support assistance in the day-to-day operations of an office or service line; assisting with the tracking or programmatic data, compiling metrics, and identifying missing information or inconsistencies for staff review, participating in team meetings too coordinate administrative workflows, track data, and assist with document preparation to support team deadlines and compliance goals; maintaining database registries, tracking files, and processing administrative documentation to ensure office objectives are met. 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/. 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. 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 sedentary. The employee sits comfortably to do the work assignments. At times, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, e.g., papers, books, files, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.