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Program Support Assistant
Forest Service · Posted 12 days ago
On-site Darby, MT $45K – $59K Apply by Sep 9, 2026 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant ESFJESTJISFJISTJ
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This position is located on the Northern Region, Region 1, Bitterroot National Forest. The incumbent performs a variety of administrative and support type duties in such areas of administration as: procurement, property, human resources, budget, travel, reception duties, resource support services, and miscellaneous office and clerical services. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Steve Brown at steve.brown2@usda.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Coordinates and executes a wide range of administrative functions, including correspondence preparation, records management, mail routing, and maintenance of manuals and directives, ensuring compliance with Forest Service policies and procedures.
- →Serves as the unit’s Purchasing Agent, independently procuring supplies, equipment, and services; reconciling purchases in agency systems; and maintaining procurement files in accordance with Federal regulations and agency guidelines.
- →Provides front-line customer support by receiving calls and visitors, responding to routine inquiries, and supplying accurate information on office processes, report status, and program operations.
- →Assists with budget preparation and financial tracking by applying knowledge of government financial techniques; supports timekeeping, travel reconciliation, collection activities, and ensures accuracy and timeliness of administrative transactions.
- →Supports Fire and Aviation Management personnel by disseminating incident information, coordinating administrative requirements for fire projects, and ensuring timely distribution of daily status reports, and other operational information.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
- ✓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.
- ✓There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.
Personality Fit
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