You will serve as an ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (OA) in the SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL.

Duties

You will coordinate phone calls and visitors to appropriate personnel or other offices. You will create summarized data (e.g., reports, presentation) using business software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint). You will answer phones and directs calls to appropriate personnel. You will serve as a Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA) and resolve administrative issues (e.g., travel orders, payment issues, timekeeping) in an office environment. You will arrange travel for staff members using an automated travel system. You will compose and edit outgoing correspondence to ensure correct content, grammar, and format.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying knowledge of federal personnel laws, regulations, and processes to administrator personnel functions; 2) Utilizing automated pay and personnel systems to review, update, and create personnel actions;3) Responding to verbal and written inquires regarding personnel entitlements and eligibilities; and 4) Composing and editing reports and correspondence to ensure accuracy and proper formatting. AND This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination. 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 and Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant Series 0303 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL 446 Cushing Road Newport, RI 02841-1209 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]