About the Position: The position is located at US Army Corrections Command Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility. As an Accounting Technician you will be responsible for preparing variety of cost and financial accounting duties. Incumbent comes in contact regularly with prisoners, there is a possibility of action by the confinee that requires the incumbent to respond with physical restraining force until support personnel and measures can be employed.

Duties

Serve as Custodian of Prisoners Personal Deposit Fund and Assistant Health and Comfort Manager. Maintain general ledger accounts within the personal deposit fund, which is a general fund for prisoner functions. Serve as Assistant Manager of the Health and Comfort department, providing supply and accountability tracking for all items. Provide managerial supervision and inventory accountability and safekeeping for prisoner's personal property. Provide finance office with proper documents to determine and maintain the prisoner's pay status.

Requirements

• New employee must submit to tuberculosis screening prior to hire, and annually thereafter and offered hepatitis series immunization upon appointment.
• Employee must be able to pass a Criminal History Background Check. Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position may require the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station approximately 5% of the time.
• This position requires the employee to complete the Army Corrections Command Pre-Service Training program.
• Pre-Service Training emphasis the responsibilities of each individual to maintain security and control of inmates, appropriate staff/inmate interaction and understanding the rules of inmate conduct.
• Personnel who enter the NWJRCF (within or outside the fence line) consent to inspection of their person and property, including their vehicle.
• IAW The Prison Rape Elimination Act, the MCC may not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates, has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup community conferment facility, juvenile facility, or other institution.
• This is a financial Management Level 1 Certified position. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
• All Army Corrections Command employees are required to take 40 hours of training annually. Employees will receive basic training in inmate supervision and security as well as specialized training in their field.
• The incumbent will comply will all provisions of the NWJRCF’s, Standards of Conduct SOP and ACC Policy Letter #17, Standards of Conduct.
• Violation of either regulations may result in denial of security/access badge, be subject to disciplinary action under civilian personnel regulations or criminal prosecution under 18 USC 1791 or other applicable Federal or state laws.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450.

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. 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. Specialize experience: One year specialized experience which includes utilizing various automated accounting /financial systems to maintain accounts; using standard accounting codes to support budget functions; and analyzing financial reports to identify collection and /or disbursement discrepancies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). 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. 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-6). All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements. Current employees applying under VEOA are subject to time-in-grade restrictions like any other GS employee.

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 HT-W6L202 US ARMY CORRECTIONS COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]