Adminstrative Assistant (OA)/Receptionist

About the role

The Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices provide substantive legal support to the District of Rhode Island. This position involves supporting the Administration Division staff with a variety of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Performing a variety of direct and/or indirect support services for the Administration Division staff.
• Producing a variety of written documents and reports utilizing varied and advanced functions in one or more types of office automation software.
• 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.

Requirements

Conditions of employment include a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, registration for Selective Service, and completion of a background investigation. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.

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

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level, which includes experience in scheduling appointments and conferences, creating various correspondence documents, preparing travel vouchers, and proofreading written correspondence for accuracy.
• Four years of education above high school equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
• A combination of education and experience, with at least 60 semester hours beyond the second year, and typing at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Additional considerations include:

• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) for eligible surplus and displaced employees.
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) for eligible veterans.
• Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability, and returning Peace Corps volunteers may be eligible for non-competitive appointments.

For further information on benefits and non-competitive appointment authorities, please refer to the links provided.