Information Receptionist; OA

Summary

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As a Receptionist in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio, your primary duties will include:

• Receiving incoming telephone calls and visitors to provide necessary information and establish contacts with appropriate departments.
• Responding to internal and external inquiries, providing general information regarding office programs.
• Receiving, reviewing, and distributing incoming and outgoing mail.
• Coordinating with office staff to ensure coverage of daily operations.
• Monitoring and maintaining miscellaneous data files.
• Maintaining adequate levels of mailing and shipping supplies.
• Providing pedestrian courier services to deliver and retrieve documents and other case-related material between federal agencies.
• Assisting with other administrative functions as assigned by the supervisor.

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

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication including fingerprint, credit, 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.
• May be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• Must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date and before placement in the position.
• Selective Service:
  If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or be exempt.

GS-4 Level – At least one of the following:

• General
  
  Experience:
  
  One full year of general experience equivalent to the GS-4 level, e.g., clerical or administrative duties such as receiving telephone calls and visitors, responding to inquiries, and using word processing applications.
• Education:
  
  Successfully completed two years of education above the high school level.
• Combination of Post High School
  
  Education & Experience:
  
  Meet 100% of qualification requirements by combining education and experience percentages.

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.)

Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers may be eligible for non-competitive appointments. Specify the authority in the online questionnaire and submit appropriate documentation.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA):
Eligible veterans may apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) are available to eligible displaced employees in the Department of Justice.

Cincinnati, OH: $37,924 to $49,304 (includes a 21.93% locality pay).

Columbus, OH: $37,992 to $49,393 (includes a 22.15% locality pay).

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

• Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis.

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found at https://.

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, disclose this information. Failure to disclose could result in disciplinary action, including removal from Federal Service.