Salary Indianapolis,IN GS-05: $38,042(Step 01) to $49,459(Step 10); GS-06: $42,407(Step 01) to $55,126(Step 10) Jeffersontown, KY GS-05: $37,696(Step 01) to $49,009 (Step 10); GS-06: $42,022(Step 01) to $54,625 (Step 10) NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.

Duties

Duties: As a Budget Technician within the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

Requirements

Qualifications

Eligibility Requirements In order to be eligible for an appointment under the Pathways Recent Graduate Program you must meet the following requirements: You must be a recent graduate who has completed, within the previous two years, an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution such as an accredited technical or vocational school; a 2- or 4-year college or university; a graduate or professional school (e.g., law school, medical school); or a post-secondary home school curriculum. Note: Certificate program is defined as post-secondary education in a qualifying educational institution equal to at least one academic year of full-time study that's part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational, or business school curriculum. Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty; however, eligibility for these veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date on which the degree or certificate was obtained. The date of release or discharge from active duty should be later than the date the degree or certificate was obtained. Qualification Requirements For GS-05: Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-5 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to the position to be filled that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-4 level work could include: 1) reviewing vouchers, purchase requests, work orders, and contract invoices to verify budgetary account codes and dollar amounts; 2) comparing job orders, work orders, and requests for funds with account balances to assure that funds are available; 3) adjusting account balances to reflect the effect of allotments, transfers, obligations, expenditures, and other actions that change the amount of funds available in accounts. For examples 1-3, established instructions, practices, or precedents were used for performing similar and well-established procedural tasks. A designated authority provided general standing instructions on recurring assignments by indicating the amount of work expected, a general explanation of what was to be done, applicable policies, procedures and methods to follow, data and information required, quality and quantity expected, priorities and deadlines. New, difficult or unusual work assignments were given with specific instructions. Situations not covered by instructions or precedents were referred to a designated authority for decision or help. **OR a full four years of progressive, successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is a prerequisite may be used to meet the qualification requirements for GS-5. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. **OR equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and specialized experience may be used to meet the qualification requirements for GS-5. Only progressive education in excess of the first 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours (i.e., beyond the first two years) of a course of study is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. For GS-06: Applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-6 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to the position to be filled that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-05 level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-5 level work could include: 1) reviewing vouchers, purchase requests, work orders, and contract invoices to verify budgetary account codes and dollar amounts; 2) comparing job orders, work orders, and requests for funds with account balances to assure that funds are available; 3) adjusting account balances to reflect the effect of allotments, transfers, obligations, expenditures, and other actions that change the amount of funds available in accounts. For examples 1-3, a designated authority provided general standing instructions on recurring assignments by indicating the amount of work expected, a general explanation of what was to be done, applicable policies, procedures and methods to follow, data and information required, quality and quantity expected, priorities and deadlines. New, difficult or unusual work assignments were given with specific instructions. Initiative was exercised in carrying out recurring assignments. Situations not covered by instructions or precedents were referred to a designated authority for decision or help. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Education Requirements:

• 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.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address Reston Human Resources Office 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Terri Cooper
• Phone: 703-648-7417
• Email: [email protected]