Job opening: Testing Clerk
Salary: $40 528 - 52 684 per year
Published at: Jan 19 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command, headquartered in North Chicago, IL, is a jointly staffed command, staffed by representatives of all branches of the Armed Forces. The command, through its 67 military processing locations (Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS)/Remote Processing Stations (RPS)), determines whether applicants are qualified for enlistment based on standards set by each of the services.
This position will be filled on a permanent basis.
Duties
Conduct military enlistment aptitude and qualification exams.
Distribute and proctor examinations.
Perform quality control of examination and applicable applicant information.
Score enlistment and high school Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests using an Optical Marker Reader (OMR) Scanner.
Follow strict mailing guidelines for shipping materials.
Assist in conducting test material inventories.
Ensure 100% accountability and security of testing materials at all times.
Answer applicants' questions regarding testing procedures.
Coordinate with appropriate offices to maintain office records.
Coordinate with appropriate personnel to arrange testing at various sites.
Operate a variety of office automation equipment.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
- Must possess or have ability to obtain a driver's license.
- Occasionally cross-trains in other functions of the MEPS (such as processing) and performs these functions as required.
- Required to handles accountable test material.
- Position requires conducting test sessions at remote sites, to include administration of high school tests at inner city, rural, and/or at risk schools with large populations (greater than 100 students).
- Frequent local travel and occasional temporary duty (TDY) business travel may be required including hotel stays for multiple nights.
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.
Experience Required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as: Assisting in conducting and proctoring examinations for applicants at a testing site; Briefing applicants on examination procedures/directions to ensure understanding, Conducting scoring of examinations and compiling test results and information into a centralized reporting system; Safe guarding testing materials to ensure no loss or compromise of testing materials. The definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below:
Education Substitution for Specialized Experience: Successful completion of at least four years above high school. (Must provide a copy of your transcripts.)
Combination of Experience and Education Substitution for Specialized Experience: If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of undergraduate education in excess of 60 hours (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (Must provide a copy of your transcripts.)
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Computer SkillsEducation and TrainingIntegrity/HonestyOral Communication
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/
In order to qualify for this position, based on your education, education substitution, or combination of education and experience, you must have either completed the education requirement, or will complete this requirement within thirty (30) days from the closing date of this announcement. If you will not complete this requirement within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement, you will be rated as Not Qualified for this position.
You must provide appropriate documentation to reflect when you will meet the education requirement. Appropriate documentation includes: (1) Resume indicating your projected completion/graduation date; OR (2) Transcripts indicating your projected completion/graduation date; OR (3) A letter signed by the institution's registrar indicating your projected completion/graduation date.
Contacts
- Address EK-APF-W195AA MEPS SAINT LOUIS
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Sill, OK 73503
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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