Administrative Support Assistant

This position is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), El Paso VA Health Care System (EPVAHCS), in Quality and Patient Safety (QPS). The incumbent is responsible for providing a variety of administrative actions essential to QPS organizational operation.

**Qualifications:**
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/21/2026. 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 applying basic management principles and administrative procedures to support studies, data collection, and program evaluation activities; Ability to gather, track, and analyze data to identify trends, assist with workload measurement, and support assessments of program effectiveness and compliance; Preparing routine reports, summaries, and briefings, and communicating information clearly with staff and stakeholders; Working knowledge of healthcare operations, quality management processes, and regulatory requirements; Using computer applications (e.g., Microsoft Office and data systems) to compile data, maintain records, and generate reports; and Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and support process improvement efforts within a team environment. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Administration and Management Manages and Organizes Information Communication Computer Skills Organization Performance Analysis 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 with occasional mobility. Minimal travel can occur. No special physical demands are required perform the work. Some bending, stooping and carrying light items such as paper and binders is required. Keyboarding, communications, either by telephone or in person, filing and record keeping are some of the principal activities. 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/.