Program Support Asst (OA)

Program Support Asst (OA)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Springfield, Illinois

Salary Range: $49960 - $64952 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located at the Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

Major Duties:

• Incumbent serves as a Program Support Assistant for the Camp Butler National Cemetery. Work assignments involve maintaining fund control activity listings and monitor daily availability of funds, forecast anticipated expenditures, installs controls for cost accounting, and makes necessary adjustments for changing funding requirements. The incumbent assists the Cemetery Director in the preparation of the quarterly operating budget and laying out the operations of the Cemetery program. The incumbent is responsible for calculating percentages and tabulation of financial data from daily activity files for budget execution. He/she initiates justifications for funds and personnel by analyzing past performances, selecting, and compiling information, and composing narrative statements for the Directors approval. Assists in the preparation of yearly budget estimate requirements by extracting and consolidating required information. Advises and recommends changes in operational budget plan. Takes necessary actions to fund for salary, payments of contracts, services, and purchases. Projects estimates of cost accounting for accounts, current, outstanding, or anticipated. Makes allotment changes or adjustments; programs distribution of funds to appropriate control points from TDA or as directed by supervisor; advises supervisors of new or changing trends in budgetary requirement. Makes changes and adjustments in compliance with regulatory requirement, budgetary limitations, reconciles balances of fund control points with financial reports and other printout to avoid an anti-deficiency of funds that would bring discredit upon the National Cemetery and Agency. Performs public outreach as needed. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Not Available Remote/Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position. Position Description Title/PD#:Program Support Asst (OA) / PD1573447 The full performance level of this position is GS- 07. Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12844637

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/08/2025. Must have the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license. You may qualify based on your education, as described below: 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: interacting with customers and staff, analyzing data; preparing graphs, charts, presentations, maintaining a database system; tracking and logging expense items; scheduling appointments; coordinating meetings and scheduling conferences; establishing and maintaining an efficient filing and reference system for all files; using automated data processing equipment to generate a variety of reports; typing letters, memos, reports, etc. in final form; processing incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication; establishing priorities and setting deadlines; providing an interpretation of policies; gathering data; preparing reports, and making recommendations; develop findings, recommendations, and justifications, coordinating budgets, performing work as a Contracting Officer representative, etc. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Self-Management 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: Work is conducted within an administrative office setting requiring bending, stopping, and sitting. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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 12/08/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12844637. 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.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-08