Job opening: Transportation Assistant
Salary: $46 815 - 60 856 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Aug 05 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is with the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, Chicago Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), in Chicago, IL.
Duties
Ensure shipping packets are complete before the employee departs duty location.
Ensure all ground transportation utilized for the movement of employees are approved via approved vendors.
Reconcile air five ground travel centrally billed accounts for an organization.
Conduct monthly centrally billed account reconciliation using an automated travel software database.
Arrange transportation for employees from multiple duty stations to ensure they arrive to destination on time.
Conduct comprehensive transportation briefings to all recruits.
Manage a travel card program efficiently in order to provide advice and guidance to stakeholders.
Provide customers information on air, bus and rail schedules and fares.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Will be required to work occasional Saturdays and be on call on all shipping days to assist recruits.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: preparingdisbursement of funds, processing bill reconciliations, and assisting in travel management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Audit ReportingCustomer ServiceTechnical CompetenceTransportation
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address DE-APF-W1VBAA MEPS CHICAGO IL
DO NOT MAIL
Fort McCoy, WI 54656
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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