This is position is located in the Mail Room Section, Logistics Service. The incumbent is responsible for the performance of a variety of clerical and administrative duties concerned with incoming and outgoing mail processing, files maintenance, mail equipment operation, document reproduction, pick-up, delivery of interoffice mail and supplies and receipt of boxes. Pick-up and delivery of mail from the Post Office, and supports the services' mission and provides support to the facility.

Duties

Processes incoming and outgoing mail, including the processing of express mail. Assists in the management of the unit mail management system. Ensures that incoming public inquiries and staff mail is properly opened, logged, read, and sorted into established categories for distribution to appropriate units and staff. Keeps incoming and outgoing mail locked at all times while on medical center delivery runs which ensures patient's personal information is safeguarded. Improves mail methods, procedures, and systems such as adapting or changing established mail procedures. Responsible for receiving and dispatching mail of varying volumes, depending on the projects and priority. Ensures envelopes and packages are metered with proper date and postage. Pick-up and delivers all mail from the US Post Office. All employees shall possess the knowledge and skills required to effectively implement the GEMS. Competency shall be monitored by the employee's ability to demonstrate through the implementation process that sufficient education and training has been provided. Monitoring will be performed by annual audits, questionnaires, and trending of staff knowledge. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Mail Clerk/PD10369A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/20/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-04 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-03. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-03 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of the organizational structure to analyze and route materials to more than 150 units. Knowledge of operating procedures on mail processing systems to include the Pitney Bowles ASCENT system, UPS World Ship, and pharmacy manifest processing. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have two (2) years of education above high school from an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. NOTE: One (1) year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. (COPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailComputer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)ReasoningTechnical Competence 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily performed while standing and walking with occasional sitting, bending or carrying of light objects such as letter trays, files, etc. The work requires carrying boxes of heavy weight (50 pounds or more). Delivers heavy boxes and packages on a daily basis. 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

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA SALT LAKE CITY HCS 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148 US
• Name: Damon Martin
• Phone: 801-582-1565 X2683
• Email: [email protected]