About the Position: The incumbent will perform administrative duties in support of the SHARP Academy. Selection may be made at any grade level covered by this announcement with noncompetitive promotion to subsequent grade(s) upon completion of experience and time-in-grade requirements.

Duties

As an Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation), you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list: Responsible for performing duties as the Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation) for the U.S. Army SHARP Academy (SHARP Training Proponent). Attend organizational operational support and administrative support at conferences, meetings, and events as required and disseminate information that is obtained to the staff and faculty. Receive and review all incoming SHARP Academy correspondence and determines importance and distribution of all, using professional judgement. Prepare and/or assist Action Officers in preparing replies for general correspondence and specific correspondence as directed, to include internal and external briefings.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation; this is a condition of continued employment.
• The incumbent may be required to perform temporary duty (TDY) for business up to 5% of the time.
• This position requires the services of a qualified typist.

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. For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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. At the GS-4 level: General Experience: One year of general experience. General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled, such as those listed in the duties section above. -OR- Education substitution: Two years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. [NOTE: You MUST submit your transcript(s).] -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of by 60. Add the two percentages. [NOTE: You MUST submit your transcript(s).] At the GS-5 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes tracking task due dates, utilizing computer software programs to prepare reports, and reserving travel accommodations using an online system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). -OR- Education substitution: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. [NOTE: You MUST submit your transcript(s).] -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours earned minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. [NOTE: You MUST submit your transcript(s).] At the GS-6 level: Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes researching regulations, tracking task due dates, utilizing computer software programs to prepare reports, and reserving travel accommodations using an online system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). NOTE: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. At the GS-06 grade level, you must meet the minimum qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted at this level. Time in Grade Requirements: At the GS-4 & GS-5 levels: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-05 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. At the GS-6 level: 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). Please see the specific instructions regarding supporting documentation for Time in Grade requirements in the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section, below. NOTE: Applicants must meet all Time-in-Grade requirements and experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Current employees applying under VEOA are subject to time-in-grade restrictions like any other GS employee.

Education

If you are claiming qualifications based on education substitution at either the GS-4 or GS-5 levels (There is no substitution allowed for this position at the GS-6 level; applicants must qualify based on demonstrated experience alone.):

Only degrees/education from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address EX-APF-W0VP20 US ARMY SHARP ACADEMY DO NOT MAIL Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]