This position serves as the principal clerical and administrative support position, by carrying out and coordinating all the clerical and day-to-day administrative support activities which are typically required to accomplish the work of the organization. This position is located within the VA Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The major duties include but are not limited to: Providing assistance with a variety of problems and inquiries which are received in person, telephonically, or by referral. Drafts correspondence, such as routine official correspondence, social and personal acknowledgements, and routine office reports. Provides clerical and administrative assistance to the organization. Makes arrangements for meetings and contacting all personnel expected to attend. Arranges for transportation and lodging for participants. Gathers material for use in reports, presentations, and speeches/ Assists staff in the use of office automation hardware and software. Utilizes software utilities and function commands to manipulate texts to accomplish formats, revisions, and additions. Ensures proper punctuation, grammar, spelling, and capitalization. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday through Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved.

Requirements

Qualifications

TYPING PROFICIENCY: This position requires the skills of a qualified typist. In addition to meeting the experience and/or education requirements, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute. In addition to the typing proficiency, all applicants must meet one of the following: To qualify for this position at the GS-8 level, you must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7) in the federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled? Specialized experience includes providing administrative support to an organization and performing a variety of clerical and administrative duties; drafting a range of communication/correspondence; scheduling appointments and meetings; coordinating travel and conference schedules; serving as a liaison with management and support staff; and utilizing office automation software such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Applicants must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and must possess excellent organizational skills. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position. Your resume must include job title, duties performed in detail, month and year of start/end dates AND hours worked per week. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: ClericalCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsManages and Organizes Information IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, however may include some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items such as papers and books. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The work is performed in an office setting that is adequately heated, lighted and ventilated. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]