This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. The Incumbent performs non-professional, quasi-professional, and technical work that supports access to archival holdings and control over records. Work includes a full range of archival support services to include digitization, reference, research assistance, customer service, archival processing, accessioning, disposal, preserving, and reformatting of records.

Duties

As an Archives Technician, you will: Prepare online catalog descriptions of holdings at all levels according to NARA lifecycle standards, policies, and procedures. Provide digitization support through preparation of materials for digitization, scanning, and creation of metadata. Provide written or oral "first-line" reference assistance and consultation, respond to all forms of inquiry concerning NARA's archival holdings, in original or surrogate format, by using complex finding aid systems and related archival sources, in both electronic and analog formats. Perform detailed and complex arrangement work following a plan (or guidance) approved by supervisor or team leader. Independently evaluate the physical condition of records in the course of other duties and alerts supervisor or other designated staff to condition problems that limit access or threaten the safety of records.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Utilizing a wide range of systems or databases to search beyond readily accessible material to locate, analyze, index, and/or manage records; AND Performing archival or related functions. (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, and/or holdings maintenance); AND Communicating and assisting various audiences. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-07, you must have been at the GS-06level for 52 weeks.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES 210 Parkside Drive West Branch, IA 52358 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]