Job opening: ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT (OA)
Salary: $49 025 - 63 733 per year
Published at: Apr 05 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to provide multiple types of support to the diverse civilian and military work force required to operate, control, and maintain the AN/FPS-85 Phased Array Radar System to include administrative and clerical duties. Assists and produces reports on funds, materials, resource development and metrics.
Duties
Conducts extensive searches for information pertaining to complex and/or unusual supply transactions and patterns.
Provides supply support for production, overhaul, repair, or other operations for equipment and/or parts requiring special handling.
Prepares a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring correspondence, reports, and other documents, and reviews and finalizes correspondence/documents prepared by others in handwritten or electronic drafts.
Uses varied functions of multiple office automation software to produce a wide range of documents, format, etc.
Perform other administrative and clerical work in support of the office/organization.
Requirements
- Must complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s)
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- PCS AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID
- All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance
- Must have the ability to type a minimum of 40 WPM
- Must hold a valid state driver's license or able and willing to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime
- Must be willing to be part of the site preparation, ride crews, and restoration crew for natural disasters such as hurricanes. This position can be designated mission critical
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-06, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes understanding the basic algebra and high school level mathematics, basic government business practices, management information systems processes, and data analysis techniques to understand data being collected, the meaning of analysis of the data and its importance to the organization, and to apply in Microsoft software generated documents and databases; knowledge of local supply requirements to ensure supply support for productions, overhaul, repair, and other operations of urgent, critical shortage, and other special items.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-06 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of governing supply regulations, policies, procedures, instructions, techniques, work methods, supply functions and operations, reference material and program requirements, and ability to trace sequences of transactions to resolve questions.
2. Knowledge of data entry and processing of supply transactions in an automated supply system, correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and format to accurately prepare and edit written correspondence and reports; and various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents, such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs.
3. Ability to read, interpret, and apply applicable reference material, such as supply regulations, manuals, catalogs, record orders, etc., to accomplish tasks and resolve complex supply problems.
4. Knowledge of extensive rules, procedures, or operations applied to clerical assignments to perform the procedural and administrative work of the office, such as preparing and editing documents, locating and assembling information for various reports, maintaining files/records, and making, preparing, and completing travel orders and arrangements
5. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures, as well as, site specific force protection guidelines to send, receive, and distribute mail and packages, both classified and unclassified, and to operate site vehicle entry mechanism for delivery vehicles.
6. Ability to communicate both orally and writing, and to independently plan and organize work.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
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ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD-Form 214,
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:
- Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member
- Branch of Armed Forces
- Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s)
- Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty
- Terminal leave start date (if applicable)
- Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separation (i.e. separation or retirement)
- Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge
- Signature by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.
Note: The VOW Act provides tentative preference. If appointed, a DD Form-214 must be submitted upon receipt
Contacts
- Address United States Space Force Forces
1670 Space Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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