Summary You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of your application package. We encourage you to read the entire announcement before starting the application process. Qualifications and requirements must be met by the announcement closing date. This recruitment is subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees and category rating procedures. Additional positions may be filled from this announcement up to 90 days after it closes. Responsibilities Serves as a Secretary (Office Automation) in a commissary store at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) facility. The primary purpose of this position is to perform secretarial, administrative, general clerical, and typing ( office automation) duties and responsibilities. The incumbent may also perform personnel and payroll liaison assignments and supply-related duties in support of the store. Position responsibilities include: Maintain a filing system, review correspondence for spelling and grammar, receive mail, maintain the store director's appointment calendar and serves as the forms manager. Serve as the personnel liaison between the commissary and Human Resources Service Provider (HRSP) by generating requests, monitoring status and resolving employee personnel actions. Perform in-processing functions for all new hires and reviews in-processing forms for accuracy and completeness. Serve as the payroll liaison between the commissary and the Customer Service Representative (CSR) to resolve payroll issues. Procure, issue, control, and dispose of supplies and equipment required for store operations. Maintain the property accounting register relating to supplies and equipment procured for the commissary. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume and supporting documents must show that you possess (A) 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-5 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military by the closing date of this announcement. Education may not be substituted for experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (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. Examples of qualifying specialized experience: Performing administrative or clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, maintaining a filing system, and keeping an appointment calendar. Working with personnel and payroll related actions. Completing supply-related duties. See the OPM Qualification Standards for more information. This position is covered under Clerical and Administrative Positions. Education You may not use education to qualify. Additional Information We encourage you to review the Safer Federal Workplace information regarding COVID-19. To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship. The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible. Subject to occasional overtime. Position is Non-Exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Position is not obligated. Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position. Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position. You must show possession of typing/office automation skills. You may meet this requirement by self-certifying that you can type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors. Such information must be included in your application package.
