Job opening: Administrative Support Technician (Office Automation)
Salary: $45 080 - 58 601 per year
Published at: Dec 15 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as a Administrative Support Technician (Office Automation) with the Portland Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). The mission of the Portland MEPS is to process individuals for enlistment or induction into the armed services
Duties
Receives all visitors and incoming command telephone calls. Determines nature of call or business of visitors and takes appropriate action.
Serves as a primary or alternate publications and forms clerk responsible for ordering and distribution of those products.
Refers business matters and visitors to appropriate section/supervisor.
Provides, administrative and unclassified, information to callers upon determination of their right to receive it.
Ensures dissemination of information to responsible staff personnel who can satisfy the request.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires a typing proficiency for at least 40 words per minutes (WPM) based on a 5-minute sample with 3 or fewer errors.
- Mail Must obtain and maintain a DD 285 Mail Handler's Card.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience by performing administrative duties and clerical work such as maintaining records, files, timekeeping, and travel vouchers. Utilizing variety of automation systems to create documents, correspondence, reports, and personnel actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
OR
Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Business Administration, Human Resources, Management. You must attach your transcript with your application if using education to meet the qualifications.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Computer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Oral CommunicationPersonnel Action Processing and Recordkeeping
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
Contacts
- Address EU-APF-W2AJAA MEPS PORTLAND OR
DO NOT MAIL
Tacoma, WA 98433
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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