You will serve as a SECRETARY (OFFICE AUTOMATION) in the DEPUTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON (SUPSHIP).

Duties

You will apply comprehensive knowledge of office automation software, practices and procedures, to the performance of general office support work. You will ensure correspondence (memoranda, letters, reports, instructions) is completed accurately and accomplished in a timely manner in accordance with the Navy Correspondence Manual and SUPSHIP policies. You will generate correspondence electronically, utilizing word-processing, spreadsheets, database, graphics and flow charting software. You will scan and send or store Department correspondence, and generate letter correspondence for distribution. You will apply desk-top publishing skills to the generation of reports and instructions. You will adapt and innovate existing practices to resolve operating problems or develop more efficient processing procedures.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-05) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing administrative or secretarial support functions to include preparation of correspondence or reports, use of software applications, document handling and tracking, and appointment scheduling in an office setting. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/secretary-series-0318/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON 73 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340-4990 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]