SEASONAL Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

SEASONAL Administrative Support Assistant (OA)

Department: Department of the Interior

Location(s): Crescent City, California, El Portal, California, Mammoth Lakes, California, Orick, California, Sequoia National Park, California, Thousand Oaks, California, Twentynine Palms, California, Whiskeytown, California, Yosemite National Park, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kalaupapa, Hawaii, Kula, Hawaii, Arco, Idaho, Hagerman, Idaho, Jerome, Idaho, Lewiston, Idaho, Wisdom, Montana, Astoria, Oregon, Crater Lake, Oregon, Ashford, Washington, Longmire, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Walla Walla, Washington

Salary Range: $19.52 - $32.82 Per Hour

Job Summary: The Pacific West Region is recruiting for summer seasonal SEASONAL Administrative Support Assistant (OA) GS-0303-5/6/7 positions intended to assist permanent staff with administrative duties. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty is March-May, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Open to the first 250 applicants or until 01/28/2026 whichever comes first.

Major Duties:

• The Pacific West Region is recruiting for temporary seasonal positions not to exceed 1039 hours work in a service year. Dates of employment will vary depending on funding, weather conditions, and visitation. Within regulatory limitations, the length of initial appointment may be shortened or extended depending upon work availability and funding. Major Duties: Provide administrative information and assistance to supervisors, staff and tenants on the practical and technical aspects of administration, to include housing/tenant management, time and attendance, budget and finance, acquisition and property management and other administrative support services. Assist with budget formulation; carry out budget execution duties including tracking and reconciling expenditures and preparing and submitting or entering finance documents and transactions, including fleet utilization. Use computers and appropriate software for data collection, analysis and collating. Prepare reports, forms, and tabular material, providing proper formatting for information processing. Procure goods and services under the micro purchase threshold. Performs or oversees supply functions including receiving incoming supplies, materials and equipment. Orders and maintains stock items such as office supplies. Enter Time and Attendance Crater Lake National Park (CLRA): Crater Lake, OR (GS-05) - Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is May-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Craters of the Moon (CRMO): Duty station can be at any of the following cities: Arco, ID/ Hagerman, ID/ Jerome, ID/ Seattle, WA/ Wisdom, MT/ Lewiston, ID/ Walla Walla, WA (GS-05) - Government housing available. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Devils Postpile National Monument (DEPO): Mammoth Lakes, CA (GS-07) - Government housing may be available. The typical seasonal is April-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Haleakala National Park (HALE): Kula, HI (GS-05) - The typical seasonal is May-November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. A 8.64% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is currently authorized, subject to change Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR): Twentynine Palms, CA (GS-06) - Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI): Astoria, OR (GS-05) - The typical seasonal is March-September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Mount Ranier National Park (MORA): Longmire, WA (GS-06) - Government housing is available. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Pearl Harbor (PERL): Honolulu, HI (GS-07) - The typical seasonal is June- December but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. A 8.64% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is currently authorized, subject to change. Redwood National Park (REDW): Crescent City and Orick, CA (GS-05) - Government housing may be available. The typical seasonal is March-September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Santa Monica Mountains (SAMO): Thousand Oaks, CA (GS-06) - The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI): Sequoia National Park, CA (GS-05/06/07) - Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS): Whiskeytown, CA (GS-05 only) - Government housing may be available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Yosemite National Park (YOSE): El Portal or Yosemite National Park, CA (GS-05 only) - Government housing is available. Overtime may be required. The typical seasonal is April-October but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by 11:59 EST or when the 'applicant cut-off' is reached (which may be sooner than 01/28/2026). Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position performs administrative work and a typing speed of 40 Words per Minute (WPM) is required. You must certify your typing speed in the Assessment Questionnaire. Failure to provide this information will result in your being determined ineligible. - AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as organizing functions of an office; making travel arrangements and preparing travel vouchers, preparing and reviewing correspondence; assisting with budget activities; processing time and attendance records; providing administrative support services; and utilizing computer skills to navigate through computer software. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. Education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, I have 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), combined with three (3) years of college study (90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours). NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement). One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement in addition to the Selective Factor above. EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience may include performing a wide variety of transactions for more than one type if assigned activity and functional specialization. Assignments are subject to different sets of rules, regulations and procedures. Examines issues and determines a course of action using comprehensive knowledge of rules, regulations and other guidelines relating to the program area assigned. Uses knowledge attained through extensive, increasingly difficult and practical experience in the subject matter field, requiring an ability to interpret and apply regulatory and procedural requirements to process unusually difficult and complicated transactions. You must include hours per week worked. To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement in addition to the Selective Factor above. EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of specialized experience may include maintaining a filing system both electronic and hard copy, the use of computers to develop correspondence, memos, forms and other standardized documents, knowledge of preparing time and attendance; knowledge of administrative processes and procedures in travel and knowledge of commonly used software including word processing. Knowledge of property identification and accountability procedures, and experience coordinating purchasing activities; experience processing budget documents, recording expenditure transfers and reconciling a budget. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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. CTAP/ICTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. Federal employees seeking CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(2) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP. This includes a copy of the agency notice, a copy of their most recent Performance Rating, and a copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. Please annotate your application to reflect that you are applying as a CTAP/ICTAP eligible. If you are selected for Federal employment, you will be required to fill out a Declaration of Federal Employment, OF-306, prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation. Failing to answer all questions truthfully and completely or providing false statements on your application may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, section 1001). Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

How to Apply: To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/28/2026. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account. Prompted to Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to create an application" To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12853419 Select or add the resume you want to use for this application. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS. Select documents you want included in this application. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic information. After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Application. While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement. To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Update Application" for this job. Note: When you click Update Application, you will be prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first application will no longer be associated with the applicant record. So it is important that you select all documents you want to use in the re-application.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-28