Administrative Services Assistant

About the role

This position is responsible for providing administrative and technical support to an office within the Department of Justice. The incumbent will assist in enforcing federal criminal and civil laws.

Responsibilities

• Information receptionist for the headquarters office.
  • Receive telephone calls and visitors to the office.
  • Serve as timekeeper, processing time and attendance for employees in the district.
• Serve as central point of contact/subject expert for all travel matters.
  • Purchase card holder; making credit card purchases within delegated monetary authorization and guidelines.
  • Maintain adequate levels of office supplies using judgment regarding availability of supplies and lead time needed for delivery.
  • Review invoices for supplies received and assure all items billed have been received.
• Perform data entry within a financial management system.
  • Receive, retrieve, and distribute mail daily.
  • Responsible for receipt and recording of all funds received.
  • Serve as assistant property custodian.

Requirements

• Conditions of employment:
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication.
  • Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
  • You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Qualifications:
  • To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.
  • Specialized experience is performing a wide range of routine administrative and technical support duties for an office such as: reviewing invoices and/or reconciling items; inputting data into databases or spreadsheets; receiving telephone calls and/or greeting visitors in an office environment; providing a variety of clerical and/or administrative functions such as producing written documents utilizing office automation software; providing assistance in the areas of accounting/budgeting transactions.
  • Typing Requirement: To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
• Additional considerations:
  • Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)
  • Political Appointees (Current or Former)
  • Reasonable Accommodation Statement
  • EEO Statement/Policy

Benefits

• The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Pay

Details about pay are available upon request.

Schedule

Details about the work schedule are available upon request.