Docketing Technician (Office Automation)

About the role

This position serves as a Docketing Technician (Office Automation) for the United States Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska.

Responsibilities

• Receiving visitors to the USAO and referring each visitor to the appropriate staff member
• In accordance with office policy, determining the need and arranging for an escort for visitors
• Distributing mail to appropriate staff members
• Developing and maintaining automated records from initial referral to final disposition and case file closure
• Receiving inquiries on case status
• Retrieving information using routine queries from hard copy reports
• Exercising confidentiality, tact, discretion and judgement in determining what information may be properly released
• Integrating output from different software types (e.g., tables produced by applications and charts and graphs produced by electronic spreadsheet applications) into word processing or desktop publishing text
• Developing local docketing training and activities and materials
• Advising other docketing personnel on unique or complex cases or situations

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
• 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 data entry in systems; reviewing reports to identify errors; maintaining records and disposition files; ensuring documents are accurate with formatting, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Education: Four years of education above high school leading to a bachelor's degree in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the prerequisite. One year of full-time study is defined as 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) or the equivalent or 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for 36 weeks in business, secretarial or technical school.
• Combination of Education and Experience: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and 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.