Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation)

National Park Service • King Salmon, AK

5h • Onsite

About The Position

The Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation) is located at Katmai National Park and Preserve in King Salmon, Alaska, within the National Park Service’s Alaska Region. The position provides the park’s Administrative Officer with practical and technical support across a range of administrative functions and oversees financial, procurement, property, and administrative documentation processes. Duties include timekeeping, government charge card transaction reallocations, travel processing, budget monitoring, and invoice and payment verification. The position may also assist with fee and donation collection account tasks.

The work is mostly sedentary and generally performed in an office. Duties are suitable for telework, which may be permitted with supervisor approval. The appointment is in the excepted service and is eligible for conversion to competitive service after two years, subject to meeting applicable requirements. It is a career-seasonal appointment: work is approximately January through mid-December, followed by a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen or national.
• Pass a background investigation and receive favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participate in direct deposit and successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment; training and operation of a four-wheel-drive vehicle may be required.
• Be able to travel overnight away from home up to three nights per month.
• Demonstrate typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute and self-certify this ability during the application process.
• Wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards.
• Complete training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Serve a two-year trial period, during which continued employment is subject to agency evaluation and written certification.
• Have special knowledge or expertise concerning the park’s or preserve’s natural and/or cultural resources and their management.
• Show periods of time lived or worked in or near the area of consideration, as defined in the announcement.
• Meet the listed competencies: planning and organizing work; knowledge of desktop computer systems and associated software; organizing information and maintaining records and files; preparing, tracking, and coordinating budgets; and communicating effectively in writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and technical support to the Katmai National Park and Preserve Administrative Officer on administrative functions.
• Oversee financial, procurement, property, and administrative documentation processes for the park unit.
• Perform timekeeping duties using QuickTime.
• Conduct government charge card transaction reallocations.
• Process travel-related actions, including entries in Concur.
• Monitor budget and financial management activities.
• Assist with occasional fee and donation collection account tasks.
• Verify invoices, travel authorizations, and voucher payments.

Benefits

• A uniform allowance is provided.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed