Job opening: Secretary (Office Automation)
Salary: $39 207 - 50 974 per year
Published at: Sep 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The primary purpose of this position is to perform secretarial, administrative, general clerical, and typing (office automation) duties and responsibilities. The incumbent may also perform personnel and payroll liaison assignments and supply-related duties in support of the store. This is a developmental position designed to give the incumbent the necessary training and work experience to develop to the full-performance level of GS-0318-06.
Duties
Maintains a filing system, reviews correspondence for spelling and grammar, receives mail, maintains the store director's appointment calendar and serves as the forms manager.
Serves as the personnel liaison between the commissary and Human Resources Service Provider (HRSP) by generating requests, monitoring status and resolving employee personnel actions.
Performs in-processing functions for all new hires and reviews in-processing forms for accuracy and completeness.
Serves as the payroll liaison between the commissary and the Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to resolve payroll issues.
Procures, issues, controls, and disposes of supplies and equipment required for store operations.
Maintains the property accounting register relating to supplies and equipment procured for the commissary.
This position offers promotion potential to a higher grade. To prepare you for the higher grade, work assignments will be progressively more complex. After meeting all qualifications and requirements for the next grade level and with your supervisor's recommendation, you may be promoted without further competition. However, promotion is neither guaranteed nor automatic.
Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen or national. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. If selected, proof of citizenship is required.
- Meet minimum age requirement. See the Additional Information section for more information.
- Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
- Appointment is subject to successful verification of identity and employment eligibility through E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness outcome, as determined by a completed background investigation. New federal employees will be fingerprinted.
- Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
- May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
- Have salary paid through direct deposit.
- Meet the physical requirements identified in the Qualifications section.
Qualifications
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0318 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.
Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-04 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military.
OR
Education: Four (4) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university. Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.
OR
Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages. If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience:
Performing administrative or clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, maintaining a filing system, and keeping an appointment calendar.
Working with personnel and payroll related actions.
Completing supply-related duties.
You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Physical requirements: (1) Some bending, standing, walking, and carrying of light items. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.
Typing Proficiency: You must show possession of typing/office automation skills. You may meet this requirement by self-certifying that you can type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors. Such information must be included in your application package.
As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).
Clerical and AdministrativeMinimum Qualifications GS-05 (Specialized Experience)Personnel and PayrollSupply
Overtime: Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered
Obligated Position: No
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
Work environment: Incumbent works indoors in a commissary that is adequately heated, lighted, and ventilated.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No
Telework eligible: No
Remote work eligible: No
Education
Required education or education that can be used to meet qualifications is identified in the Qualifications section.
Foreign education may be qualifying if a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses.
See Required Documents for more information.
Contacts
- Address Defense Commissary Agency West
1300 E Avenue
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801-1800
US
- Name: DeCA DE West Servicing Team
- Phone: 614-692-3917
- Email: [email protected]
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