Job opening: Field Office Assistant (OA)
Salary: $45 994 - 59 794 per year
Published at: May 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serve as principal administrative support assistant. Responsible for the accomplishment of the clerical, administrative and office automation functions of the Area Office. Work requires general knowledge of office mission and functions of Branch.
Position may be filled at any of the locations listed, Tripler Army Medical Center, Fort Shafter or Schofield Barracks.
Duties
Advise manager(s) on practical and technical aspects of office administration, including budgeting, purchasing, supply management, personnel administration, data processing and files management and performs staff support.
Track financial, personnel, supply, and other administrative transactions as documentation flows through office in electronic and paper form.
Collect data for office operating budget, review submissions of office staff assistants for proper format and compliance with budget requirements and consolidates material into annual office budget.
Provide contract administration support.
Use automation equipment and software (word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.), to produce a wide variety material, e.g., correspondence, reports, graphics, calendars, charts, statistical tables and various forms and documents.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Temporary duty (TDY) travel is approximately 5%.
- This position requires the incumbent to wear personnel protective equipment (PPE).
- This position requires the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a driver's license in one of the 50 US states or possessions and any installation and/or DoD requirement.
- Work may involve exposure to environmental hazards, chemicals, bacteria, toxic particulates, machinery, adverse weather, construction noise, irregular terrain and other conditions typically associated with construction sites.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Utilizing an automated software to compile statistical data and reports, 2) Monitoring suspense dates for office staff, 3) Resolving problems associated with administrative and clerical aspects of the office AND 4) Acting as timekeeper for an office. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist types 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with 3 or fewer errors. I can type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with 3 or fewer errors.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address RM-W2SN03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HONOLULU
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Shafter, HI 96858
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk