Administrative Assistant; OA​/Receptionist

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This announcement replaces 26-RI--DE. To receive consideration, applicants must reapply under this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-RI--MS.

• Performing a variety of direct and/or indirect support services for the Administration Division of the USAO staff.
• Producing a variety of written documents and reports utilizing varied and advanced functions in one or more types of office automation software.
• Receiving telephone calls and visitors, routing them to the appropriate staff.
• Reading outgoing correspondence for procedural and grammatical accuracy, conformance with general policy, factual correctness, and adequacy of treatment.
• Preparing travel authorizations or vouchers as needed.

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-05:
To be eligible at the GS-05 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below:
Specialized Experience, Education OR a Combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized

Experience:

One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience: scheduling appointments and conferences, creating various correspondence documents such as forms, reports, and memoranda, preparing travel vouchers, and proofreading written correspondence for accuracy.

Education:

Four years of education above high school equivalent to a bachelor's degree.

Combination

Education and Experience:

Combination of education and experience. To qualify based on a combination, college education must be excess of 60 semester hours beyond the second year. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

To be qualified, 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.)

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

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility,
2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and
3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well…