This position is located in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) Department at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), North Chicago, Illinois; a 1c complexity facility. The Lovell FHCC is larger than just a single facility, but rather a system of facilities throughout Northeastern Illinois and Wisconsin which provide medical and dental services to U.S. Military Veterans, Recruits, and Active Duty and eligible beneficiaries.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: -Processes and sorts all mail received and sent including registered, certified, insured mail and next day delivery for all activities within the center. - Reviews incoming miscellaneous materials including mail, publication, and directives, to determine proper delivery point. - Interacts with external contacts that include UPS, FEDEX, FEDEX Ground, private courier/messenger companies, and USPS delivery personnel on a daily basis. - Performs such related duties as facing, sacking, bundling, and wrapping of outgoing materials. - Maintains accurate production and supply usage records on supply usage records on data entry spread sheets. - Uses network software to capture and/or merge data/information with a wide variety of word processing, graphics, and desktop publishing software packages. - Receives and converts customer data (text and graphics) into formats suitable for production runs on an electronic duplicating system.- Performs daily and weekly maintenance functions in accordance with operating manuals and established procedures. - Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Mail Clerk/PD06291A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/18/2023. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: General Experience: You must have one year of general experience that demonstrates the ability to do the work of the position. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of the functions of a number of closely related medical, technical, and administrative organizations to route various types of mail. Knowledge of medical, technical, and specialized terminology associated with activities of several facility organizations in order to route specialized subject-matter materials to appropriate operating sub elements. Knowledge to process all types of incoming and outgoing mail in accordance with procedures. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years above high school. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of experience and education as described. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Critical ThinkingCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Data ManagementTeamwork Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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: The work consists of prolonged standing, walking, stooping, bending and lifting to transport file records, supplies, equipment, heavy packages and mail bags weighing under 50 pounds. Heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from co-workers. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a variety of settings, as well as inside and outside areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. The employee may be required to wear protective clothing such as steel-toed shoes, and other types of safety equipment. Safety precautions are necessary. 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/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Kristina Ilich
• Phone: 1-447-792-8151
• Email: [email protected]