Program Support Assistant

Program Support Assistant

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Los Angeles, California

Salary Range: $52938 - $68819 Per Year

Job Summary: The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of staff support functions, special projects and assignments in support of HUD-VASH leadership (HUD-VASH Coordinator, HUD-VASH Deputy Coordinator, HUD-VASH Contract Coordinator, HUDVASH Administrative Officer and other HUD-VASH Program Management staff, as appropriate).

Major Duties:

• Prepares detailed written accounts or minutes of meetings. The incumbent identifies, coordinates, and tracks post-meeting action items to completion. The incumbent Develops systems, processes, and procedures to ensure timely submission, review, and coordination of all required read-ahead materials for meetings involving HUD-VASH leadership. The incumbent reviews daily briefing folders for the HUD-VASH leadership team to ensure that they are prepared properly and oversees the weekly calendar reconciliation process. Manages the HUD-VASH office schedule, or day-to-day plans. Maintains conference room appointments and calendar by scheduling meetings and sets reminders. Develops routine plans or schedules using standard reference and existing information. Plans and coordinates logistics for small to large-scale events such as special committees, boards, symposia, and conferences based on meeting objectives, identifies schedule/time required, and estimates resources required. Responsible for timekeeping functions for multiple HUD-VASH sections ranging up to 200 employees. Act as a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Sponsor for PIV Card applicants. Act as the Talent Management System Coordinator (TMS)-training specialist and manage/oversee the TMS learning plans for employees. Ensure that staff complete all mandatory and assigned training for staff aligned to HUD-VASH; Responsible for overseeing the procurement of supplies and services required for program office functions. The incumbent manages certification of invoices, program office obligations, and reconciliation of accounts. Must be able to operate government vehicles to support with maintenance and operations Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 08:00am-04:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/11954-A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/11/2026. 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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS -05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: conducting literature searches; preparing manuscripts and materials for professional presentations of study findings, data input and cleaning; preparation of summaries and analytics; day to day managing of Core area administrative tasks including meetings, agendas and communications; selecting vendors and preparing P.O.'s for project equipment and supplies; assisting in preparation of Institutional Review Board packets (consents, applications, etc.), where applicable; and troubleshooting daily administrative and research barriers within the VA. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Computer Skills Manages and Organizes Information Problem Solving 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 some slight physical effort may be required. This includes typing, sitting, standing, bending, and lifting of no more than 25 pounds. The incumbent will also be expected to operate a government vehicle. Work Environment; Work typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/11/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12894393. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USA JOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USA JOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USA JOBS account or your application will be incomplete. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/

Application Deadline: 2026-03-11