Support Services Assistant

Summary

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For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http:// As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-ALS--ST.

If you are selected for this position, you will become an essential part of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama, supporting mission-critical operations that keep the district running efficiently and securely. In this role, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for performing general support duties in conjunction with several administrative services functions including managing mail operations, office supplies, records administration, and digital communications for the district.

• Serves as Records Custodian by developing and managing records systems, preparing transfers to the Federal Records Center, ensuring policy compliance, and advising staff on records management practices.
• Maintains and updates internal/external websites, manages social media platforms, produces basic graphics and short videos, and supports digital communication strategies.
• Manages all USPS, interoffice, and courier mail operations, including sorting, metering, dispatching, supply upkeep, and equipment maintenance.
• Routinely manages and inventories office supplies, maintains inventory and property records, and ensures proper documentation.
• Schedules travel for office employees.
• Oversees receipt, logging, safeguarding, and delivery of incoming checks and registered mail in accordance with internal controls and Financial Litigation Unit procedures.

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. This includes 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.

GS 7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level.

Specialized experience is defined as performing a wide range of administrative, technical, and clerical support duties such as providing customer support to internal and external customers; maintaining office supplies and supply rooms; USPS, mail, and courier service coordination; processing and recording checks, maintaining file arrangement systems; entering information into an electronic recordkeeping system(s); organizing and archiving physical and electronic files; providing office automation support (e.g. creating, copying, editing, storing, retrieving a variety of documents);

basic troubleshooting of electronic office equipment (e.g. copiers, mail machines, date stamps, and basic computer issues).

The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility;
2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and
3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://.

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced…