About the Position: This is a Administrative Support Assistant (OA) GS-0303-05/06 FPL GS -06 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, located in the Programs & Project Mangement Division, Philadelphia, PA. The incumbent will provide administrative support services, functions, and assistance in order to support an office. The current pay scale range for the GS 5 position is $43,550 to $56,612. The current pay scale range for the GS 6 position is $48,547 to $63,113.

Duties

As an administrative support assistant to the Programs and Projects Management Division you will: assist in communications, clerical support, and other duties as designated. Types/produces a variety of narrative, tabular and graphic correspondence and materials using office automation equipment and software. Performs routine office copying, distribution, and other clerical functions. Prepares travel orders and travel vouchers. Maintains and orders inventory of office supplies and equipment and arranges for delivery/moves. Purchases a variety of retail items utilizing Government credit card Maintains office files and established a functional file system. Routes correspondence (both physically and electronically) to appropriate personnel.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Selectee may be subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Incumbent must be able to type 40 words per minute.

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)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency 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 education and/ or 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. For the GS-05 position the following apply: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience with office procedures, clerical and administrative practices such as receiving calls and visitors, maintaining files, ordering supplies and experience using office automated systems. 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: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. 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 minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. 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-04. For the GS-06 position the following apply: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience with office procedures, clerical and administrative practices such as receiving calls and visitors, maintaining files, ordering supplies and using an automated financial system for duties such as preparing timekeeping or travel orders and experience using office automated systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-05 or above. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: ClericalComputer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Facilities Reporting and Record-Keeping 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

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RD-W2SF04 US ARMY ENGINEER DIST-PHILADELPHIA DO NOT MAIL Philadelphia, PA 19103 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk