Job opening: Secretary
Salary: $44 117 - 57 354 per year
Published at: Jun 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Serves as a Secretary (Office Automation) in a commissary store at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) facility. The primary purpose of this position is Perform secretarial, administrative, general clerical, and typing (office automation) duties and responsibilities.
Duties
Maintains a filing system, reviews correspondence for spelling and grammar, receives mail, maintains the store director's appointment calendar and serves as the forms manager.
Serves as the personnel liaison between the commissary and Human Resources Service Provider (HRSP) by generating request, monitoring status, and resolving employee personnel actions.
Performs in-processing functions for all new hires and reviews in-processing forms for accuracy and completeness.
Serves as the payroll liaison between the commissary and the Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to resolve payroll issues.
Procures, issues, controls, and disposes of supplies and equipment required for store operations.
Maintains the property accounting register relating to supplies and equipment procured for the commissary.
Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen or national. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. If selected, proof of citizenship may be required.
- Meet minimum age requirement. See Additional Information.
- Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
- May be subject to successful verification of identity and employment eligibility through E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- May be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as required. New federal employees will be fingerprinted.
- Be able to obtain and maintain clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
- May be subject to a probationary/trial period.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Meet the physical requirements identified in the Qualifications section.
- May be subject to one year supervisory probationary period.
Qualifications
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 318 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume must clearly show that you have one (1) year of experience performing administrative or clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, maintaining a filing system, and keeping an appointment calender. Working with personnel and payroll related actions and completing supply related duties (specialized experience) equivalent to at least GS-05. Experience can be under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military.
You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Additional Requirements that must be met by the closing date:
Physical requirements: (1) Typing proficiency required.
You will attest to your ability to perform these requirements in the Questionnaire.
Time-in-grade applies to the promotion of current and former federal employees who hold or have held a permanent GS position in either the competitive or excepted service in the previous 52 weeks, including current employees applying under VEOA. Your application package must contain proof you meet this requirement. See Required Documents for more information.
For GS-6: You must have 52 weeks of Federal service at or equivalent to GS-5.
Time after competitive appointment. Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a nontemporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority.
As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in these competencies:
Clerical and Administrative
Personnel and Payroll
Supply
Typing Proficiency
Overtime: Occasional
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non Exempt
Bargaining Unit Status: Covered
Obligated Position: No
Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No. DoD criteria not met.
Work environment: The incumbent typically works indoors in a commissary that is adequately heated, lighted and ventilated
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No
Telework eligible: No
Remote work eligible: No
Education
You may not use education to qualify for this position.
Contacts
- Address Defense Commissary Agency East
1300 E Avenue
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 22380
US
- Name: DeCA East Servicing Team
- Phone: 614-692-7835
- Email: [email protected]
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