You will serve as an Archives Technician (OA) in the The Archives Branch of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.

Duties

You will process requests for information in regard to archives. You will review, arrange, and/or preserve naval history records. You will interpret, adapt, and utilize policies, guidelines, and regulations in regard to archive management. You will provide reference and research services under Archival, Records Management, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) instruction.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices in the archival profession. Examples of specialized experience may include the following: 1) Providing reference and research services including reviewing incoming requests to locate records in both hard copy and electronic record systems; 2) Organizing, arranging, preserving and maintaining a major body of records to include references and related instructional materials; 3) Entering archive collection documentation into automated databases; 4) Preparing archival records, such as document descriptions, to allow easy access to information. GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying an understanding of creation, organization, use and disposition of official and historical records. Examples of specialized experience may include the following: 1) Performing archival duties including accessioning, arranging, evaluating, indexing, describing and preserving records; 2) Communicating both orally and in writing for the purpose of providing data on historical record and responding to inquiries; 3) Using electronic records management system to arrange and preserve electronic records; 4) Interpreting policies, guides, procedures, regulations, and precedents to new or unique situations. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

There is no education substitution for this series at the GS-06 or GS-07 grade levels.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND 805 Kidder Breese St Washington, DC 20374 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]