The salary range including locality pay applicable to location, depending on grade is as follows: Albany: $40,738 to $65,605 Per Year Syracuse: $39,576 to $63,733 Per Year A recruitment incentive may be authorized for this position. (See Additional Information section for more details). As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 24-NYN-12532912-DE.

Duties

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing office support services for specialists in a variety of functional areas such as budget, purchasing, supply, and property management in the Administrative Division and legal assistance services for Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) assigned to the Criminal or Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Northern District of New York. If selected, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed. Typical work assignments will include: maintaining automated records for civil/criminal cases using a computerized case tracking and record-keeping system; reviewing reports to identify recurring errors; training new employees in the operation and use of a case tracking system; maintaining and extracting data from automated databases; determining incoming cases or legal actions requiring special handling; purchasing supplies using a purchase card ordering system; retiring property in a property management system; serving as a timekeeper for the district; serving as a receptionist by receiving telephone calls and visitors to the office; and responding to inquiries and providing general information regarding office programs. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progresses.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

To be qualified at the GS-05 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to work at the GS-04 level in Federal service, which has equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and could have been gained in the federal, public, or private sector; OR four years of education above the high school level or a Bachelor's or higher degree; OR a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: inputting information into a computerized case-tracking system; answering telephones; performing receptionist duties; maintaining files; routing in-coming mail; and responding to telephone inquiries. Combining Specialized Experience and Education: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-04 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. To be qualified at the GS-06 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to work at the GS-05 level in Federal service, which has equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and could have been gained in the federal, public, or private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: using a computerized case tracking system to produce reports; performing timekeeping functions; performing receptionist duties; monitoring and accounting for assets; and maintaining a supply room. To be qualified at the GS-07 level, you must have: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to work at the GS-06 level in Federal service, which has equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and could have been gained in the federal, public, or private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: using a computerized case tracking system to produce reports and training others; performing timekeeping duties including advising other timekeepers; performing receptionist duties; monitoring and accounting for assets and recommending a course of action on issues; and maintaining and ordering supplies. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Northern District of New York 100 South Clinton Street Syracuse, NY 13261 US
• Name: Maria Farrell
• Phone: 3154480963
• Email: [email protected]