This vacancy is for a GS-0318-8, Secretary (OA) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, LANTAREA OPERATIONS DIVISION -3. Duty location will be determined upon selection.

Duties

You will serve as a/an Secretary (OA) and be responsible for performing a variety of administrative and office automation duties to relieve the Chief of Operations and the Technical Advisor of administrative requirements. Incumbent works in a classified work space and handles documents classified up to and including Secret on a daily basis.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-8 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience must include the following: Identify workflow problems, scheduling conflicts, and other situations with negative impact on organizational efficiency or effectiveness Provide assistance and direction to secretarial staff at lower organizational levels regarding procedures, administrative requirements, need for information, deadlines, and related items Reviews and edits all outgoing correspondence Provide guidance and answers questions for staff regarding preparation of correspondence, review and edit the organizations policies and instructions. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Irma Morales
• Phone: 206-827-1158
• Email: [email protected]