For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This announcement USAHIRE assessment test requirement. Please make sure to check your SPAM email for assessment. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 24-MOW-12304700-DE.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for United States Attorney's Office of Western District of Missouri. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating and scheduling activities of the Grand Jury as well as providing legal support for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).Typical work assignments will include: Conducting a variety of grand jury administrative duties associated with grand jury operations, i.e., developing orientation materials for new grand jurors, drafting and sending juror summons, monitoring compliance with summons. Assembling all necessary information for presentation of indictments, and obtaining documentation or other records required for presentation of a case to the grand jury. Conducting grand jury logistical support duties, i.e, schedule appearances, coordinating returns of indictments with the Court Clerk, and coordinating with Victim Witness staff regarding appearances of victims and witnesses. Responding to victim and witness inquiries via phone, e-mail, letters and fax, providing initial screening of victim concerns, and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the experience requirements as described below: GS-07: To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal or in private sector. Specialized Experience in performing the following types of duties: providing information and assistance relating to grand jury investigations/matters scheduled for grand jury, and legal and administrative procedures to be followed; examining, preparing and processing a variety of technical legal documents; preparing legal actions such as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, and grand jury subpoenas. GS-08: To be eligible at the GS-08 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in the Federal or in private sector. Specialized Experience: Examples of specialized experience include maintaining files, logs, complaints, transcripts, reports and other confidential records of grand jury proceedings; scheduling the appearances of and responding to inquiries from attorneys, victims and law enforcement officers; recommending and implementing internal procedures relating to assistance functions concerning grand jury activities and providing technical advice to staff regarding procedures and processing requirements of grand jury activities and cases Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

Contacts

• Address Western District of Missouri 400 East 9th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 US
• Name: Kari Brosnan
• Phone: 8164264212
• Email: [email protected]