Archives Technician

About the role

This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Archival Operation Chicago. The incumbent performs non-professional, quasi-professional and technical work that supports access to archival holdings and physical and intellectual control over records. The work encompasses reference, researcher assistance and other customer services, processing, accessioning, arranging, describing, preserving, and reformatting of records.

Responsibilities

• Carry out tasks in support of providing and managing reproduction services in all formats.
• Perform a variety of functions that support high-quality reference services in research areas, including screening of records and redaction of information and materials under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions.
• Provide input and feedback on reference needs and finding aids.
• Independently evaluate the physical condition of records in the course of other duties and alerts supervisor or other designated staff to condition problems that limit access or threaten the safety of records.

Requirements

• Specialized experience is defined as one year of experience at the GS-06 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes:
• Using judgement and analysis to determine the proper course of action and steps needed to accomplish an assignment;
• Performing archival or related functions (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, and/or holdings maintenance);
• Communicating and assisting various audiences.

Qualifications

• For the GS-07, specialized experience is defined as one year of experience at the GS-06 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes:
• Using judgement and analysis to determine the proper course of action and steps needed to accomplish an assignment;
• Performing archival or related functions (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, and/or holdings maintenance);
• Communicating and assisting various audiences.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• The work is mostly sedentary; however the incumbent must be physically able to perform the duties of this position. Physical demands may include climbing caster-equipped ladders, maneuvering on catwalks, moving heavy carts of records, and handling boxes of records stored up to 15 feet above the floor and typically weighing 50 pounds, occasionally more. The work may also demand considerable standing, walking, stooping, bending and lifting.

Key Requirements

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Qualifications

• You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• For the GS-07, specialized experience is defined as one year of experience at the GS-06 level, or equivalent, that is directly related to the position, and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes:
• Using judgement and analysis to determine the proper course of action and steps needed to accomplish an assignment;
• Performing archival or related functions (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, and/or holdings maintenance);
• Communicating and assisting various audiences.