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PROGRAM TECHNICIAN
PROGRAM TECHNICIAN

PROGRAM TECHNICIAN

Company : US Farm Service Agency
Salary : $37,696 - $60,703 a year
Location : Montana

Full Description

Duties

  • Assists the Farm Loan Chief, Farm Branch Managers and District Directors on procedural issues related to agricultural loans.
  • Provides training to individuals and groups in the preparation and processing of loan documents and other procedural changes.
  • The branch provides technical support in processing bankruptcy and farm foreclosure cases. '

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a US citizen or national of the United States. What are some examples?
  • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service or be exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and fingerprint check, if selected you will be sent instruction on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints."
  • After successful completion of one year of probation, unless previously served.
  • Direct Deposit: Under Public Law 104-134, all federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institutions.
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Qualifications

For the GS-5 level:

  • Four years of education above high school in an accredited business, secretarial or technical, junior college, college or university in any field in which high school graduation or the equivalent is a prerequisite; OR
  • Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-4 level in the Federal service or private sector equivalent applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to any program; OR
  • A combination of post high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and specialized experience described above.

For the GS-6 level:

  • One full academic year of graduate education or master's or higher level graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology; OR
  • Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the federal or private sector, applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support for process and service loans or agricultural programs.

For the GS-7 level:

  • One full academic year of graduate education or master's or higher level graduate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, or other fields related to the position, such as agriculture, agricultural economics, farm, livestock or ranch management, or rural sociology; OR
  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6 in the federal service or private sector, must be applied in office methods and procedures to provide clerical assistance for a full range of farm loan program processes. Reqired Experience:

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the Closing Date of the announcement, including the following specialized experience and education as indicated :)

For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here:
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp?

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national service programs (e.g., the Peace Corps; philanthropy; religious), nonprofits like the Berkshire Foundation or The American Red Cross) that can provide valuable training and experience directly related to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteering experiences.

Education

If you rely on your education to meet qualifications, then what are the qualifications?

requirements:**

You must submit a copy of your transcripts to include the address, title, and diploma from accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education if a relevant course is not clearly unambiguous (e.g., special topic, seminar, research, thesis, obscure or mispronounced course title, etc.) and therefore it cannot be credited toward qualifications. Requirements: [link]

Important: If you are using foreign education to meet qualifications, you must send a certified copy of your education to the address on the form. Please see this link for more information.

Failure to provide all of the required documents/information stated in this announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Additional information

  • CATAP, RPL or ICAT must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors to be rated as well qualified based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the section How You Will Be Evaluated. When assessed through a score-based OPM website for this vacancy:
  • If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan and may be promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and are recommended by management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
  • This position is eligible for telework within the local commuting area of that role and other flexible work arrangements, current USDA policy includes 8 hours a day. Employee participation is at the discretion of the supervisor. Flexible work practices are possible depending on availability and/or the position's associated duties.

  • Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.

  • Benefits

A career with the US government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package, and you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very valuable.

The eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information about specific benefits offered.

What can I be evaluated for?

Based on how well you meet the qualifications above, this job will be evaluated.

Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures using category rating. Applicants who meet basic minimum qualifications will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified or qualified?. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Category placement will be determined
based on applicants' quality of experience and the extent they possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) or competencies:

    • Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)
    • Oral Communication
    • Reasoning (Clerical/Technical)
    • Writing

Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions Weinstein addresses, including those that are in the best-qualified categories. Reqired'' (edit)

Note: If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

Scrolling down this page will present a sample application form, i.e., The Application form below provides only a view and does not initiate the application process. To initiate this online process, click the "Apply" button to the right.

How do I view the application form? Request details: Email address: [email protected]

  • Benefits

A career with the US government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package, and you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very valuable.

The eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information about specific benefits offered.

  • Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or intermittent employee.

The following documents are required for your application package to be fully complete, our office cannot take responsibility of incompatible software. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to provide required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration. 

A resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name, address and contact number. 2) education experience related to this position as described in the major duties, including work schedule, hours worked per week. 3) title, series or grade (if applicable). 4). An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application if it contains your college transcripts prior to entering. If you are selected, you must submit a copy of your original undergraduate degree.

If you rely on your education to meet qualifications, then what are the qualifications?

requirements:**

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized in the United States by the U.S. Department of Education to obtain credit for its qualifications. Therefore, only provide the attendance and/or degrees from schools that are accredited with credentials recognized by the certifying authority.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall ranking.

  • How to Apply

Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process by 11:59 p.m., ET, on the closing date of this announcement. Request Details

Application is highly encouraged. All hardship application packages must be completed and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. We are available to assist you during normal business hours (8:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the close date for an alternative method.

This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Request this by contacting the Agency contact.

To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the assessment questionnaire. Attach your resume with all required documents:

NOTE : If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. You must verify that uploaded documents from USAJOB's transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Applicants may combine all like required documents (e.g. SF-50's or veteran docs) into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping like documents into files will simplify the application process. Documents must be in one of the following formats: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, RTF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). Uploaded documents may not require a password, digital signature, or other encryption to open.

Agency contact information

Jessica Daigle

Email

[email protected]

Address

Farm Service Agency
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250
US

Next steps

Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualifications for the position prior to issuing referral lists. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will contact your USAJOBS account to check your application status.

Several positions may be filled from this announcement.

  • Fair and Transparent

The federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent, the following guidance says. Please read.

* Equal opportunity policy (EEO), * Reasonable accommodation policy (_is_ enabled, financial suitability, selective service), new employee probationary period =--_-_-, Signatures and false statements: Social security number request [edit]

Required Documents

The following documents are required for your application package to be fully complete, our office cannot take responsibility of incompatible software. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to provide required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.

  • 1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education 3. ) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and title, series or grade (if applicable). 4) other qualifications.
  • If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts with the application if it includes your name and the necessary course information. If you're selected, the U.S. Education Department will require that the institute be appropriately accredited by an accrediting body. '
  • If claiming veteran's preference, you must submit a DD214 certification of release from active duty, which shows dates and conditions of discharge under honorable conditions. Veteran's preference must be verified prior to appointment. If currently on active service, the certification is not valid until 120 days after the date submitted. Request details are available here.
  • If claiming 10 point veteran's preference, you must provide the DD214 or certification requirements (see above bullet), plus the proof of entitlement of this preference as listed on the SF-15 application for 10 point preference. The SF- 15 should be included but is not required.
  • Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CAP, RPL or ICTP must provide proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice and proposed removal), SF-50 certifying separation (as applicable), and your most recent SF-50 noting your position, grade level and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330. Requirements: 1.

If you rely on your education to meet qualifications, then what are the qualifications?

requirements:**

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized in the United States by the U.S. Department of Education to obtain credit for its qualifications. Therefore, only provide the attendance and/or degrees from schools that are accredited with credentials recognized by the certifying authority.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall ranking.

Help

This job is open to anyone, he said.

  • Career Transition (CTAP, IITP & RPL):

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "suspected" or "displaced" employee are fired.

  • The public

Americans, or those who have an allegiance to the United States, are citizens.

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