Incumbent is an Aviation Safety Assistant (Office Automation) (OA) in a Flight Standards field office. Provides administrative, semi-technical, and clerical related support to the supervisor, or manager, Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs), and Administrative Officer.

Duties

Utilizes tools relevant to the Safety Assurance System environment which includes obtaining background data, preparing reports, reviewing applications, interviewing applicants, processing certificates, and maintaining technical and administrative files.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must type 40 wpm based on a 5 minute sample with 3 or fewer errors.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

To qualify for the FG-06:To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-D, FG/GS-5. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience researching, writing, and typing non-technical and routine correspondence, distributing incoming correspondence, general office support, receiving incoming telephone calls, answers technical inquiries, and directing all other incoming calls appropriately.To qualify at FG-07:To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience at the FV-D, FG/GS-6. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience preparing control sheets, copying and distributing preliminary and final report documents, and reviewing for accuracy and completeness. Maintaining individual logs, preparing special and recurring reports, interacting with offices and the public, assisting visitors and providing information.Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.Must be able to type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Education

Not applicable, no education substitution for qualifications for this position at the FG-06/07 levels.

This is a developmental position leading to the full performance level of FG-7. The position is designed to prepare the incumbent for progressively more difficult and complex work assignments with increased independence, confidence, and authority. Selection may be made at the FG-6 or FG-7. If selection is made at the FG-6, if qualified, future promotion may occur, if and when, there is higher level work to be performed, the manager assigns the higher level work and the incumbent shows the capacity to perform the work. In all cases, the manager will decide whether or not to promote based on the needs of the organization. There is NO mandatory requirement for promotion to the next higher level.

Promotions are not automatic and are at the discretion of the supervisor.

All, some or none of the candidates may be interviewed.

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA)/Leadership and Management Dimension (LMD) NARRATIVES from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a NARRATIVE response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD.

In lieu of providing a KSA NARRATIVE response in the text box listed below each KSA/LMD, in your work history on your resume/application, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA/LMD. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Please also ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job); Duties (be specific in describing your duties); Employer's name and address; Supervisor name and phone number; Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week); & Salary. Determining length of Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible due to an incomplete application.

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration ACE Regional HR Services Division 901 Locust Street, Room 402 AHF-C100 Kansas City, MO 64106 US
• Name: Angie Hightower
• Phone: 1 (816) 329-2670
• Email: [email protected]