Job opening: Office Automation Assistant
Salary: $18 per hour
Published at: Oct 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is to perform office automation duties, word processing, and other support.
Duties
Uses word processing software and related hardware equipment to produce a variety of correspondence, reports, and office forms and other written material in final form, including technical material, tabular material, and other non-routine typing.
Integrates different software types and resolves automation support problems to improve program efficiency and effectiveness.
Receives data from multiple sources in multiple forms, including E-MAIL, reviews the data, and processes it to meet a variety of administrative needs.
The processing of data includes validation for correctness and entry into existing or development of new data bases using the appropriate software system. Incorrect data must be researched and corrected or eliminated.
Uses graphics software to provide graphs and charts for viewgraphs. Presents data in the required format or develops a format based on knowledge of the system, objectives, and available data.
Recognizes the need for and constructs and maintains databases containing a variety of data and using multiple software systems.
The data must be capable of being retrieved, revised, sorted, and formatted to produce documents and reports required to meet organizational goals. Edits and reformats electronic drafts prepared by staff.
Edits material for grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, style, arrangement, and conformance to procedural requirements.
Identifies and corrects extraneous, erroneous, or missing functions as symbolized or illustrated by codes which can be revealed on the screen.
Analyzes office functions to determine what aspects of the work can be automated, feasibility, and effectiveness in improving operations.
Provides general clerical support to the office staff. Prepares travel advances for approval and schedules travel accommodations. Computes travel vouchers and submits documents for signature, approval and payment.
Reviews personal property documents involving acquisitions, transfer or disposal of items that are required to be of record. Performs timekeeping duties as required.
Determines supplies needed for the office staff. Prepares the necessary requisition/procurement requests, and receives and distributes supplies and special order items.
Requirements
- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-Verify.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.
GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; OR a bachelor's degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school; OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
Examples of specialized experience include: Performing general clerical support such as greeting visitors, maintaining files, and typing letters; assisting in the analysis of incoming routine and controlled correspondence, including mail, faxes, and documents; reviewing sections of agency or organizational directives and routine procedures to perform routine tasks such as correspondence work, filing processing mail, and assisting with travel, property management and procurement of office supplies.
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.
To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Contacts
- Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center
DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Albuquerque, NM 87109
US
- Name: HRM Contact Center
- Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
- Email: [email protected]