Office Support Assistant, GS-0303-06

Full TimeAZ-YUMAYPG
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Eligibility Requirements

US Citizenship

Career Category

Other

Job Summary

The United States Army Test and Evaluation Command is posting this advertisement to fill multiple current vacancies. The chosen candidates will serve as an Office Support Assistant supporting one of the following branches: Electronic Warfare Branch within the Air Combat Directorate or the Armaments Branch within the Ground Combat Directorate at the Yuma Test Center in Yuma, AZ. A selection will be made soon after the closing date. Selection of this position is permanent and will be made at the GS-06 grade level.

Job Responsibilities

 

As Office Support Assistant you will:

  • Provides administrative support to the Branch Chief with responsibility in the following functional areas: office administration, timekeeping, travel, training, budget, records management, supplies, reports, and taskers.
  • Receive and screen incoming mail, email, written correspondence, or directives and determines which may be handled personally and which items require supervisor attention.
  • Determine proper response on numerous other inquiries and actions by utilizing discretion and alertness.
  • Prepare correspondence, briefings, and other internal/external communications for the Branch Chief and maintain records according to current Army standards.
  • Conduct searches for, collects and assembles, and summarize various kinds of data, reports, and informational materials needed by the Branch Chief and the others within the branch.
  • Assist branch employees with necessary arrangements for travel both in and outside of the continental United States.
  • Make arrangements for training, meetings, and conferences; ensuring details such as location, schedule, agendas, and attendance lists are completed.
  • Attend meetings to take notes; or is briefed on matters after they take place in order to make a record of desired actions.
  • Receive telephone calls from various internal and external customers.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

Job Qualification

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.

 

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience managing administrative activities in an office setting and acting as an assistant to management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service equivalent to GS-05.

 

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED. You will be evaluated based on your level of competency in the following areas:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Oral & Written Communication
  • Office Automation/Computer Proficiency
  • Customer Service
  • Information Management

Conditions of Employment

  • You must obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
  • Two-year probationary period may be required.

 

Additional Information:

  • You will be required to provide proof of citizenship.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • Direct Deposit of pay is required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances will be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
  • Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within a designated time frame identified by the organization. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency's telework policy.
  • Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.
  • Incentives for this position may be authorized.

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