Washington State Farm Service Agency (FSA) is hiring Temporary Program Technician (PT), positions in Pierce or Lewis County. This is a great opportunity for students or those that can only commit to a part-time schedule.

Duties include general office activities supporting FSA programs administered at the field level. Successful applicants must be reliable, have a professional attitude, enjoy working with the public. The position will require a valid driver’s license for day travel to local offices nearby counties. The hourly rate depends on education and experience and ranges from $15.21 to $30.76.

Applicant closing dates will vary by location with interviews beginning on Nov. 1, 2022. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested, please share this information with them. To apply please submit a copy of your resume to Kaitlin Davies at kaitlin.davies@usda.gov. You may also contact the county office for specific questions regarding the position at 253-256-6745.

Minimum Job Requirements:

You may start at the CO-03 ($15.21) level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of one year 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 may be substituted for experience. OR
• Six months general experience of progressively responsible clerical, office work, or equal background in the operations of a farm or ranch that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.

You may start at the CO-04 ($17.08) level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of two 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 may be substituted for experience. OR
• One year general experience of progressively responsible clerical, office work, or equal background in the operations of a farm or ranch that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position.

You may start at the CO-05 ($19.11-$24.84) level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• Successful completion of 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 Bachelors degree from such an accredited college or university. OR
• One year of experience equivalent to the CO-4 level applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to any farm or agricultural program.

You may start at the CO-06 ($21.30-$27.69) level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• One year of experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the CO-5 level applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to process and service farm or agricultural programs.

You may start at the CO-07 ($23.67-$30.76) level if you have one of the following qualifications:

• One year experience equivalent to grade CO-6 or GS-6 applying office methods and procedures to provide clerical and limited technical support to independently perform a full range of farm program processes. Experience that shows your ability to perform progressively more complex, responsible, or difficult duties: and that shows your ability to learn the specific work of this position.

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