Job opening: Clerk (General Clerk)
Salary: $33 693 - 49 009 per year
Published at: Aug 16 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE WAGE AND INVESTMENT (WI) DIVISION?
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Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
WI - SCAMPS Team 108
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
Screens documents, forms, and letters addressed or routed to various offices; researches correspondence not addressed to specific functional areas. Screens material initially identified as "unable to route" to determine information requested and based on thorough knowledge of organization and functions of various offices, determines proper office which the material should be sent. Identifies forms or documents requiring special priority handling and treats them accordingly.
Receives, opens, sorts, processes and distributes both incoming and outgoing mail and products; routes mail and products to various points within and outside the organization. Utilizes mail processing devices as needed. Ensures all mail contains sufficient information for proper delivery. Maintains logs for mail and product accountability purposes.
Receives and processes incoming and outgoing registered and certified mail, and express mail shipments. Receives, inspects, and accepts incoming shipments. Maintains appropriate records and/or logs for tracking and reconciliation purposes. Updates appropriate systems to reflect shipment receipts.
Examines file materials to identify primary subject matter and assigns proper classification from among numerous overlapping possibilities. Determines file number to be assigned.
Prepares documents for scanning by detaching Forms W-2, correspondence, unnecessary schedules, etc. from the returns; removes staples and paper clips; and makes necessary repairs to ensure documents are scannable.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS- 04 LEVEL: To qualify for this position at this grade level you must: Have one (1) year of general experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS -03) in the Federal government. General experience may include Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the competencies needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. This may be paid or non-paid experience.
OR
EDUCATION: Two (2) years of education above the high school level (education may have been obtained in an accredited junior college, college, university, business, secretarial or technical school. Note: One full year of academic study is defined as 30 semester hours/45 quarter hours in an accredited junior college, college, or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school equaling 720 hours.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: An equivalent amount of combined education and experience. The equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total requirements.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-05 LEVEL: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position may includes progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular competencies needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. This may be paid or non-paid experience. Examples of qualifying experience may include conducting basic research and applying information as necessary, interacting and communicating (orally and in writing) with customers, performing office duties.
OR
EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address WI SC - Submission Processing - Ogden
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
- Phone: 866-743-5748
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