Job opening: Administrative Support Assistant (OA)
Salary: $39 035 - 50 751 per year
Published at: Sep 29 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Southern District of Texas, Laredo, TX
The selectee of this position serves as a Administrative Support Assistant (OA). You will be responsible for performing a variety of administrative and clerical support duties.
Duties
As a Administrative Support Assistant (OA) at the GS-0303-5 level, some of your typical work assignments may include:
Receiving and screening calls and visitors to the office.
Receiving, reviewing, coordinating, maintaining, monitoring, and recording a variety of civil and criminal case actions and necessary documentation.
Utilizing office automation equipment and various software packages to accomplish work.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce
As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.
Qualifications
GS-05 TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-04 grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-05 grade level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted).
You may qualify at the GS-0303-05 level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 grade level which includes 1) Establishing and maintaining files in accordance with established procedures and regulations; 2) Preparing recurring reports; 3) Responding to questions concerning office procedures and regulations; and 4) Editing the formatting, alignment, and content of documents created in word-processing software. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04)
OR
Education: 4 years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. Education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience as described above that, when combined, equal 100% of the total requirement (only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours may be used in this calculation).
AND
Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE CANNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
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
ARE YOU USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?
Education must be from an accredited school or institution. Please refer to the following website to locate your school and/ or institution
https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirements for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address US Marshals Service
515 Rusk Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
US
- Name: HQ STAFFING
- Phone: 703-740-8105
- Email: [email protected]
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