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Job opening: Office Automation Assistant (OAA)

Salary: $45 075 - 58 594 per year
City: San Diego
Published at: Mar 27 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The Office Automation Assistant (Transcriber) is assigned to the San Diego Regional Benefits Office, Support Services Division (SSD). The selectee transcribes verbal testimony provided by veterans and his/her representatives to Decision Review Officers at personal hearings in conjunction with decisions for claims, compensation, pension, or ancillary benefits.

Requirements

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/08/2024. Local Commuting Area Requirement: This vacancy is open ONLY to status candidates covered under the hiring eligibilities and hiring paths listed for this job announcement, in the local, San Diego (CA) commuting area. Veterans who are eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) and current permanent VBA employees holding this grade or higher need not to live in the local commuting area to be considered. 1. Minimum Qualification Requirement: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:GS-05 Grade Level: Specialized Experience Requirement: One year of Specialized Experience, that is equivalent to the GS-04 level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience using office automation software (word processing, spreadsheets and databases); and experience preparing, editing and formatting documents and reports using proper punctuation, grammar, spelling and word usage. Or, Education Requirement: Education substitution of 4 years above high school. A copy of your Transcripts is required. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter 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. Or, Combination of Education and Experience: A copy of your Transcripts is required. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. To compute, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years by 60. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. 2. Typing Requirement: A qualified typist is required for this position. You must be able to type at lease 25 WPM with three or fewer errors (based on a five-minute sample). Applicants must demonstrate this ability by either self-certifying proficiency, or by presenting a certificate of proficiency form a school or other organization authorized to issue such certificated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Performance test results and certificates of proficiency are acceptable for 3 years. Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and involves keyboarding for long periods of time. There may be some walking, standing and carrying of light items such as paper or books. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Contacts

  • Address San Diego VA Regional Benefit Office 8810 Rio San Diego Drive San Diego, CA 92108 US
  • Name: Rachel Bearden
  • Email: [email protected]

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