This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, Northern California Agency, Branch of Probate in Redding, California. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? Travel and relocation expenses will not be authorized. Any relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.

Duties

Assists Specialist in preparation of guidance in estate planning and drafting of wills, life estates, codicils, and revocations of wills. Maintains statistical records of estate planning, estate administration, will drafting and summary distributions. Maintains data in automated probate tracking systems. Prepares documentations and assembles outgoing material of trust assets to close estate accounts in accordance with Orders issued by the Administrative Law Judges or Attorney Decision Makers. Receives calls, greet visitors and answers inquiries from owners. Types correspondences, reports, memorandum, and other documents. Maintains record managements.

Requirements

• *U.S. Citizenship Required
• *Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• *You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• *You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• *A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• *If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• *Incidental Operator position. If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies. A Link is provided in the Additional Information Section.
• *Travel and relocation expenses will not be authorized. Any relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for One-Grade Interval Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, GS-0962). GS-7: One (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level in the Federal Service that includes assisting Probate Specialist in the preparation of guidance in estate planning to assist clients in drafting of wills, life estates, codicils, revocations of wills. Review probate system reports for statistical analysis in regard to estate planning, estate administration, will drafting and summary distributions, and provides assistance on future disposition of transfer of trust and restricted property. GS-6: One (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal Service that includes assisting Probate Specialist by providing technical assistance work in support of probate process; maintain data tracking system; prepare necessary and proper documentation for distribution of trust assets to close estate accounts, assemble outgoing material according to policy procedures, files and maintains probate records; assisting with incoming and outgoing mail. GS-5: One (1) year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal Service that includes assisting Probate Specialist by providing technical assistance work in support of probate processes; maintain tracking systems; assist with incoming and outgoing mail; prepare documentation for distribution of trust assets; and files and maintains probate records. OR EDUCATION: Four (4) years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field at an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Ony year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarters hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.) As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or 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.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-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 requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Anadarko P.O. Box 1487 Anadarko, OK 73005 US
• Name: BIA Human Resources
• Phone: 405-247-1600
• Email: [email protected]