Job opening: Secretary (Office Automation)
Salary: $49 726 - 64 645 per year
Published at: Sep 19 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as primary administrative support to the Commandant of the NCO Academy, which falls under the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S), Fort Sam Houston.
Duties
Review documents prepared by other office clerical staff; provides guidance on correspondence; and ensures the accuracy of correspondence prepared by subordinate units.
Uses a variety of office automation software in support of the organization.
Makes travel arrangements to include arranging itineraries, scheduling visits, making reservations and preparing TDY orders and trip reports.
Maintain office records of various types that may be needed or will assist in the efficient operation of the office.
Transcribes various correspondence and reports from handwritten drafts into proper format, with responsibility for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
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.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority 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 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing administrative services and support; maintaining supervisor's activities calendar; scheduling meetings and conferences; coordinating travel arrangements; directing calls and visitors to appropriate office based upon knowledge of programs and operations; creating and reviewing routine and formal correspondence for correct grammatical format; maintaining office files and records of various types. 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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Attention to DetailClericalCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Technology Application
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-06).
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 SB-W3VZAA US ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Sam Houston, TX, TX 78234
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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