Administrative Assistant (OA)

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

Duties

• Performing a variety of direct and/or indirect support services for the USAO Administration staff.
• Producing a variety of written documents and reports utilizing advanced functions in one or more office automation software applications.
• Receiving telephone calls and visitors, routing them to the appropriate staff.
• Reading outgoing correspondence for procedural and grammatical accuracy, conformance with general policy, factual correctness, and adequacy of treatment.
• Preparing travel authorizations or vouchers as needed.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

Qualifications

GS-05: To be eligible at the GS-05 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions:

• Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing administrative or clerical support duties, such as: receiving and directing telephone calls and visitors, scheduling appointments and conferences, creating various correspondence documents such as forms, reports, and memoranda, preparing travel vouchers, and proofreading written correspondence for accuracy.
• Education: Four years of education above high school equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
• Combination Education and Experience: Combination of education and experience. To qualify based on a combination, college education must be in excess of 60 semester hours beyond the second year. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application materials.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Telework opportunities.
• Life insurance.
• Health benefits.
• Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

Additional Information

• Relocation Expenses: Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.
• Relocation Incentives: Relocation incentives may be authorized if this position is determined to be difficult to fill, if supported by the skills of the selected candidate, and subject to the availability of funds.
• Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment incentives may be authorized if this position is determined to be difficult to fill, if supported by the skills of the selected candidate, and subject to the availability of funds.
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) be eligible for ICTAP, 2) apply under the instructions in the announcement, and 3) be found well-qualified for this vacancy. Proof of eligibility may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): Provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority. To receive selection priority, you must: 1) be eligible for CTAP, 2) apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) be found well-qualified for this vacancy. Proof of eligibility includes a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility.