To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You may qualify at the GS-05 level if you fulfill one of the following qualifications:
-Specialized Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: providing advisory and technical assistance to staff and management regarding time and leave regulations and policies; ensuring accuracy, completeness, and conformance in time and leave record processing; entering and retrieving data within a computerized timekeeping, personnel and/or accounting system; and maintaining files of completed time schedules, documentation for leave, etc.
-OR-
-Education: Successful completion of 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
-OR-
-Combination: Equivalent combinations of education and specialized experience (as described above) to meet the requirements at the GS-5 level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED)
-AND-
TYPING PROFICIENCY: This position requires the skills of a qualified typist. In addition to meeting the experience and/or education requirements, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.
You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
- Clerical
- Customer Service
- Technical Competence
IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
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 Requirements: The work is sedentary. Typically, the incumbent sits comfortably to do the work, most of which is computerized. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as papers, books, small parts, etc. No special physical demands are involved performing the work.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.