To qualify for an Equipment Operator, your resume and supporting documentation must include:
A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-05 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
- Providing automated publishing.
- Receiving, preparing and processing documents for archiving and retrieval via a web based document storage system.
- Inputting commands into a computer system to initiate processes that convert data streams into formatted documents in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) format.
- Performing precursory review of various forms for scan-ability to include preparing the documents to meet scanning equipment specifications, sorting out documents in bad condition, and separating documents types to process using the appropriate indexing templates.
B. Education: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify at the GS-05 level based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess 4 years of successfully completed education above high school level from an accredited college or university.
C. Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade GS-05. For GS-05 level positions, only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Physical Demands:
Some standing, bending walking, and carrying of items weighing up to 35lbs required. There is a daily requirement for sitting and viewing video display terminals for lengthy periods of time at times up to 7 hours a day.
Work Environment:
The work environment involves normal, everyday risks typical of such places as offices or "back room" type settings. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, ventilated, and properly maintained