Administrative Technician

The U.S. Probation Office for the Southern District of Indiana is accepting applications for the position of Administrative Technician. The Administrative Technician provides training, support, and guidance to Probation Office staff on all official government travel services, employee travel, and fleet maintenance.

The United States Probation Office is part of the Judicial Branch of the Federal government and operates as an independent excepted service agency. Although not part of the civil service, staff of the Judicial Branch are eligible for civil service health, life, and retirement benefits.

To qualify, an applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent as well as two years of specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible experience in an administrative role that provided the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involves the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment.

The successful applicant will have excellent computer knowledge with experience in Microsoft Excel and the Windows operating environment, including word processing. The incumbent will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people, excellent organization and time management skills, and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while processing a high volume of work with attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

Additionally, experience which reflects the ability to work well under pressure and deal with change, the ability to perform detail-oriented work with limited supervision, and excellent spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills are required.

Bachelor's Degree or certification in a related field. Demonstrated use of data to solve problems and identify trends. Strong attention to detail. Ability to demonstrate sound ethics and judgment and maintain court confidentiality requirements. Ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position pursuant to national and local policies, procedures, guidelines, and processes. Skill and ability to input, extract, analyze, and reconcile information/data from databases, reports, and paperwork for the purpose of reconciliation and problem solving.