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. Responsibilities Serves as the Secretary (Office Automation) in a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) HQ location. The primary purpose of this position is to be responsible for the full range of difficult and responsible technical and administrative assignments in support of the organizational group, co include planning, programming, reviewing, analyzing, and coordinating all administrative activities involved in the accomplishment of the assigned mission. Position responsibilities include: Performs the full range of difficult and responsible technical and administrative duties required in support of an Executive Director. Maintains a close and direct working relationship with the DeCA Command Group, functional components, and commissaries. Answers routine, non-technical requests for information such as the status of reports, suspense dates for matters requiring compliance, and similar information readily available from files. Maintains suspense records on correspondence and action documents, and follows up on work-in-progress. Receives and screens visitors and phone calls. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications See the OPM Qualification Standards for more information. This position is covered under Clerical and Administrative Positions. Your resume and supporting documents must show that you meet the qualifications for the grade level(s) for which you are applying. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-06 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military by the closing date of this announcement. Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level. One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level or equivalent to at least GS-07 under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military by the closing date of this announcement. Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level. 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 for GS-7: Maintains suspense records on correspondence and action documents and follows up on work in progress. Receives and screens visitors and phone calls. Arranges meetings, including space, time and staff. Refers most significant and difficult determinations to the supervisor. Examples of qualifying specialized experience for GS-8: Maintains suspense records on correspondence and action documents and follows up on work in progress. Arranges meetings, including space, time and staff. Advises office and subordinate administrative staff on administrative and procedural requirements. Processes time and attendance information, certifying the accuracy of data using the automated system. You must also meet the following requirements by the announcement closing date: Current and former federal employees in either the competitive or excepted service and current federal employees applying under VEOA eligibility are subject to time-in-grade. You must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible for promotion. You must submit SF50s with your application package to verify you held the next lower grade level for at least 52 weeks. You may need to submit two (2) or more SF50s. Examples of appropriate SF 50s include Promotion, Reg WRI, and SF 50s effective more than 52 weeks ago. The next lower grade level for this position is GS-6. Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens." 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. PCS Is Not Authorized. The employee may be required to work at times under stressful conditions due to the type work involved in the directorate. The employee may be required to work overtime. The employee may be required to travel in TDY status when meetings or conferences are necessary away from the work site. Travel may be required by government or commercial aircraft or conveyance. This position is designated as an IT Level II position, responsible for automated access to or processing of sensitive but unclassified information/controlled unclassified information that is limited in scope or adequately controlled through significant monitoring and/or other methodology to oversee use and minimize risk. Authorized access to personal, private, proprietary, or sensitive but unclassified/uncontrolled information, the unauthorized disclosure of which could cause limited damage to individuals, business entities, or government programs or operations or any potential damage is limited to the local level.
