This position is located in the Research and Development Service Line at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major Duties: Reviews documents prepared for signature or requiring coordination by the service lines management team for appropriate tone. Returns inadequate communications to originator Receives and reviews incoming correspondence; screens for general information and determines priority or deadline dates. Reviews all outgoing correspondence for grammatical content, accuracy, conformance to correspondence format, established policies, and protocols for routing. Provides advice and guidance to service line staff on administrative/clerical matters, requirements, and instructions. Maintains records and files for easy accessibility and retrieval in accordance with the record management system. Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls. Maintains calendars and makes appointments in accordance with established practice or special instructions. Obtains and monitors the use of services, office supplies, or equipment for the administrative offices. Utilizes office automation equipment to prepare correspondence, documents, and reports. Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

Typing Proficiency: This position requires the skills of a qualified typist. In addition to meeting the experience and/or education requirements, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute. To qualify for this position at the GS-6 grade level, you must meet the following requirement: Specialized Experience: You must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-5) in Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is performing office administration duties such as timekeeping, reception (greeting visitors and answering phones), preparing correspondence, producing reports, and scheduling meetings. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: ClericalCommunicationsComputer SkillsManages and Organizes Information IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items like papers and books. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Corporal Michael J Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]