Job opening: Office Support Assistant (OA)
Salary: $46 736 - 60 753 per year
Published at: Aug 17 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. THE DUTY LOCATION FOR THIS POSITION IS SEATTLE, WA.
About the Position: This position oversees and monitors all administrative activities for a Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Planning, Programs and Project Management Division.
Duties
Use automation systems to create, maintain and retrieve data, files and records management.
Troubleshoot and solve controversial non-technical problems.
Create requests for personnel actions, payroll corrections, employee training, distribute correspondence and mail, overtime requests, etc.
Prepare correspondence in final form; ensure proper format, grammar and punctuation and independently correct when necessary.
Compile and format a variety of narrative and tabular material for reports and briefings using software programs (MS Office).
Primary timekeeper, to include entering data in an automated financial management system and providing guidance to management and staff on current timekeeping, leave, labor policies, and regulations.
Prepare travel orders for employees, coordinate air travel and hotel reservations with the travel office as necessary, and ensure timely receipt of orders and tickets by employees.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes work experience performing administrative functions of an office, to include one or more of the following: training, timekeeping and/or travel. Must also have experience utilizing automated office software to prepare, edit and format documents and reports. 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 in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
ClericalCommunicationsManages and Organizes InformationProblem Solving
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address HF-APF-W2SJ02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SEATTLE
DO NOT MAIL
Seattle, WA 98134
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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