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Program Support Specialist

National Experienced Workforce Solutionsfairfax, SC

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Job Description

Program Support Specialist
ID:ASC1-008Location:ANY CITY/TBDProgram:ACE
Wage/Hr:$15.00Hours/Week:20Minimum Age:55

Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment! The Agricultural Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Agricultural support for individuals aged 55 and over to support the Department of Agriculture?s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a grant administered program awarded to National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise, and experience will truly be valued. The ACES program provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS staff that are doing important work every day.

Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in Areas related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. OR AA Degree in General area of study. AA degree or HS Diploma.

  • Valid State Driver?s license.
  • Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
  • PowerPoint, NRCS Conservation Desktop, ProTracts, ArcGIS.
Duties:

Provides USDA Farm Bill programmatic assistance to the Assistant State Conservationist - Field Operations (Area 1) and field offices related to the implementation of Farm Bill programs for South Carolina.

  • Provides program support for the implementation of Farm Bill programs in South Carolina. Duties include typing, copying, editing, reviewing, mailing documents, scanning, analyzing data, and developing spreadsheets and other electronic files. Also, includes the use of NRCS business tools associated with Farm Bill delivery, including but not limited to, Conservation Desktop and Protracts.   50%
  • Assists in the monitoring of Farm Bill programs in accordance with appropriate rules, policy, and guidance. Maintains tracking and controls of programmatic records, management, and organization of information.   20%
  • Communicates with and greets customers. Assists and coordinates training and meetings. Prepares letters, reports, and email communications. Files and organizes information. Prepares documents, uploads, and retrieves information from SharePoint, and enters information into Excel spreadsheets and relational databases. Other duties as assigned.   20%
  • Assist with the contract agreements. Communicate with program managers and program recipients to collect documentation, submit reports and payments.   10%
Other:
  • Annual information system security, anti-harassment, civil rights, and program related training.
  • Travel Requirements: Occasionally to satisfy the duties of the position. Government vehicle provided when traveling between the Area and Field offices.
  • Physical requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.

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