This position serves as a Government Information Specialist responsible for providing administrative and advisory services for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA) programs within the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Division of Administration, Branch of Document Management. The Branch of Document Management provides information services in response to the needs of the Administrator and other agency officials. This position is outside the Bargaining Unit.

Duties

Typical duties for the Government Information Specialist includes but are not limited to the following:

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, (i. e., GS-09 for a GS-11) in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. For this position specialized experience is defined as experience performing administrative and advisory services related to Section 508 Compliance, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act (PA) programs. Examples of specialized experience for this position are: Familiarity with the FOIA process Experience in applying Section 508 accessibility standards Experience using standard assistive devices, Experience using accessibility software, Experience using automated identification testing tools. Experience providing reading services from documents that routinely contain charts, tables, and images. OR, you can qualify based on education in lieu of Specialized Experience by Possessing a PH.D. or equivalent Doctoral Degree; or, Possessing 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or, Possessing an LL.M., if related. OR, you can qualify combining education and experience. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11. (When crediting education that requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.) IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Contacts

• Address Wage and Hour Division 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 US
• Name: Shannon Cavanaugh
• Phone: 212-337-2357
• Email: [email protected]