You will serve as an OFFICE AUTOMATION ASSISTANT in the ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT of NAVAL AIR STATION.

Duties

You will answer and respond to telephone inquiries to meet the needs of the customers. You will review outgoing correspondence (e.g..proper formatting, letterhead, font size and type) to ensure documents comply with the organization's correspondence rules and regulations. You will create reports using data from Excel spreadsheets or similar software to submit status to management of customers of an organization. You will compose correspondence with correct grammatical accuracy, format, arrangement, and completeness.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Experience applying correspondence rules to type and prepare a variety of business letters, memoranda, directives, narrative reports, and other documents; 2) Experience processing forms and requests used in various office support tasks, such as time and attendance, travel and supply requisitioning; AND 3) Experience producing a wide range of documents requiring use of advanced software functions, such as automatic generation of indices and tables of contents, importation of graphics or special symbols, creation of glossaries, and precise alignment of multiple columns, to enhance productivity and/or meet the needs of complex formats. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work is sedentary and requires no special physical demands. The employee may do some walking, standing, bending or carrying of light items. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work involves minimal risks and observance of safety precautions typical of office settings.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successfully completed four years of education above high school level.
OR
Have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL AIR STATION NAS Meridan, MS 39301 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]