USDA - Administrative Support Assistant

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Their job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table.

Major responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to: Tracks background investigation for the NBAF to ensure individuals have and retain access to containment areas. Reviews documents and creates portal tickets for reinvestigations. Reviews human resources action requests (SF-52’s and attachments) for accuracy and completeness; ensures necessary changes are made; and if additional documents are information are needed, ensures their inclusion for final action. Ensures the Position Staffing Plans (PSP) is updated. Personnel actions include but are not limited to separations, promotions, changes in grade, changes in work schedule, reassignment, etc. Reviews human resources documents and SF-50 Notification of Personnel Actions, and alerts Headquarters personnel of when errors are found or corrections are required. Reviews Position Description Cover Sheets (AD-332’s) before sending to Human Resources Branch (HRB) with position description (PD) and resolves any inconsistencies; and on completion of actions, distributes official copies of PDs as appropriate. Monitors and assures Within Grade Increase (WGI) approvals are processed for NBAF personnel and provides WGI projection data for System for Award Management (SAMS) updates and Annual Resource Management System (ARMPS) salary projections.

Desired skills: Basic understanding of Microsoft Office; ability to learn new software; ability to interact with several employees and agencies with good customer service.