You will serve as a Transportation Assistant (Counselor) in the Navy Household Goods/Personal Property Shipping Office (HHG/PPSO) of NAVSUP FLC NORVA GF.

Duties

At the GS-05, you will perform developmental duties as assigned. At the Full Performance Level (GS-06), you will perform the following: You will communicate with members/employees, their dependents or agents to elicit their shipment needs and services desired. You will review orders and determine the extent of entitlements and eligibility for the shipment, drayage or temporary/non-temporary storage of household goods at government expense. You will explain shipment and storage options, excess costs, special procedures for shipments under various types of orders, and approximate transit time. You will review and finalize applications for Shipment and/or Storage of Personal Property. You will process applications utilizing an automated processing system.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing clerical and administrative support work related to supply and transportation to assist in customer support assignments. Examples of specialized experience include the following: 1) Performing customer service functions to assist with shipment and transportation duties. 2) Verifying supply or transportation documents are correct. 3) Utilizing an automated information system related to supply and transportation. 4) Assist higher graded personnel with supply and transportation functions. GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-05) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing work requiring knowledge and application of standardized transportation policies, regulations, principles and methodology to assist in customer transportation support assignments and related movements of personal property and household goods. Examples of specialized experience include the following: 1) Assist in reviewing orders and determine the extent of entitlements and eligibility for the shipment; 2) Assist in performing personal property shipment management functions such as providing counseling and entitlements regarding inbound and outbound shipment and/or storage of household goods; 3) Utilizing automated information systems to input a range of standard information to compile the required documents for shipment, calculate shipment and excess costs, and identify storage options. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

For the GS-05 level: You may qualify for this position using education to substitute for specialized experience if you have successfully completed four years of education above high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

OR

You have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

For the GS-06 level: there is no education substitution in this series at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP FLC NORVA GF 1968 Gilbert Street Suite 600 Norfolk, VA 23511-3392 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]