Job opening: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ASSISTANT (O/A)
Salary: $43 497 - 56 542 per year
Published at: Sep 25 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to perform administrative assistant work, including a variety of clerical functions in support of the organization's mission and functions.
Duties
Manages the review and processing of incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, and other materials submitted for Division's or other Division staff signatures by understanding Air Force policy and regulations.
Uses varied and/or advanced functions of one or more spreadsheet/database softwares to produce a wide range of documents, formats, etc.
Serves as an organization focal point for the division for arranging division meetings, answering telephone calls, and mail pick-up/delivery.
Manages the travel program for all Division staff.
Manages all other clerical and administrative work in support of the Division staff.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- Required to have/obtain a security clearance.
- If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
- Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- Work occasionally requires travel away from normal duty station.
- Travel by military and/or commercial aircraft may be required.
- The actual work performed in this position has been reviewed and determined that it does not meet any of the exemption criteria defined in 5 CFR 551. This position has been designated as nonexempt.
- Applicants must have skills as a qualified typist, a minimum of 40 WPM proficiency.
- Applicant must upload an authorized proficiency certificate or self-certify proficiency in the assessment tool. NOTE: You will be considered INELIGIBLE if no information is provided concerning typing speed.
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions per Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Series, 0303, with no Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and Group Qualification Standard for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions.
Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes administrative policies, procedures, rules, guidelines, publications, to perform the procedural and administrative work of the office, such as screening calls and visitors, maintaining supervisor's calendar, preparing, reviewing, and editing documents, locating and assembling information for various reports, maintaining files/records, and making and preparing travel arrangements.
NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-05 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Knowledge of advanced functions various office automation software programs, tools and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents, such as letters. reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs.
Knowledge of correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and format to accurately prepare and edit written correspondence and reports.
Knowledge of format, rules, procedures and operations applicable to clerical assignments to prepare/review routine correspondence/ reports, screen telephone calls and visitors, maintain files/records, review and process mail, and perform clerical procedures to arrange a variety of material from different sources and other administrative work of organization.
Skill in typing; a qualified typist is required.
Ability to locate, assemble, and compose information for routine reports, inquiries, and non-technical correspondence.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using tact and courtesy.
Ability to plan, organize, assign and delegate work and meet deadlines.
Knowledge and general understanding of Air Force mission, as well as Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) organizational structure and processes in order to efficiently accomplish duties.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address Wright Patterson AFB
2000 Allbrook Drive
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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