Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/23/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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 and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the federal service, that equipped me with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position and that is typically in and/or related to the position being filled. Specialized experience includes: Providing appropriate computer and administrative support using administrative concepts and practices to enable the ability to recommend changes in policy and to organize and coordinate procedures related to ordering and documenting supply/inventory purchases, purchase card usage, time and leave, etc.; Creating and maintaining a computerized problem tracking mechanism whereby identified problems can be entered, tallied and analyzed for reoccurrence, resolution or need for follow-up; AND Writing administrative reports and applies analytical and evaluate techniques. OR, Education: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree, successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, LL.B or J.D. if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR, Combination: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of this position. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical Thinking Database Administration Decisiveness Human Factor 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 sedentary however multiple responsibilities of the position impose active physical demand, to include walking, reaching, stooping, bending, and standing for lengthy periods. Must be able to handle demands of the facility management such as addressing necessary building repairs, work orders, supply requests, and cope with stressful situations to include prioritizing multiple conflicting priorities. Working some over time may be necessary at times. Employee is responsible for investigating any housekeeping, security, building maintenance, alarm system, grease trap (kitchen) and facility issues in general that arise frequently at the Domiciliary. May be required to report to duty after hours to handle facility related issues. Work environment: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. It does require occasional travel and frequent physical demands and involves moderate risks or discomforts. The work involves moderate risks and observance of safety precautions not typical of conventional office settings. The DRRTP is a treatment program for the incumbent may be exposed to emotionally difficult reactions and expressions on the part of the patients sewed. 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/.