Human Resources Assistant; MILITARY​/Office Automation

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Reception-Administration Control Desk (RACD).
• Record maintenance and accountability, and enlistment processing, including fingerprinting of applicants.
• Greet and account for visitors/applicants in and out of the MEPS; provide identification tags.
• Review notes and correct discrepancies when differences occur; gather information not previously disclosed that would bear on moral or physical suitability for enlistment.
• Transmit fingerprints electronically to the investigating agency (Office of Personnel Management (OPM)/Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)); initiate background check.
• Screens applicant records to ascertain that all necessary documents are present according to the requirements of each military service.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Requires the skills of a qualified typist and the ability to utilize web‑based software systems.
• Employee may be required to work occasional Saturdays and/or shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours).
• Employee will routinely be required to work unscheduled overtime to accommodate fluctuations in workload based on daily mission requirements.
• Successful completion of applicable Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Training is required in order to access the MHS GENESIS System within 30 days of onboarding.
• Enter data in Command automated system(s) to record applicant processing information.
• Transcribe data from numerous source documents completed by the applicant and/or military service representative.

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience includes paid and unpaid work, volunteer activities, and other relevant experiences.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One year of experience that includes utilizing office automation software to update account information, obtaining data from applicants, maintaining applicant records in an established filing system, and creating written correspondence with appropriate formatting.
• Education: Four years of education above the high school level from an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.
• Combination of
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  A combination of education and experience may be used if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. Compute the percentage by dividing total months of experience by 12 and adding the result to the percentage obtained by dividing semester hours of education beyond two years by 60.
• Proficiency
  
  Required:
  
  Qualified typist – ability to type 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors in a 5‑minute sample.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpreting foreign education programs and must be deemed equivalent to an accredited U.S. program, or full credit must be granted for courses at a U.S. accredited institution.

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre‑Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from the Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is a Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized under certain conditions.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized under certain conditions.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized under certain conditions.
• Credit for Non‑Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.
• Advanced In‑Hire Rate for newly hired…