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Staff Support Assistant (Office Automation) 12 month Roster

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington, D.C
Closing date
Dec 9, 2021
Duties

WHAT IS THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & SECURITY & SERVICES (FMSS)DIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

Receives, screens, and answers routine telephone calls and provides receptionist services to visitors.

Establishes, organizes, and maintains files of correspondence, manuals, and other related information, in accordance with IRS regulatory policies and guidance. Compiles records of organizational and workflow charts, staffing levels, mission and function statements.

Reviews all incoming mail and correspondence to determine proper action; and, as appropriate, prepares written responses. Determines deadlines for correspondence needing suspense dates; logs, and maintains correspondence and action item suspense data. Follows-up on suspense dates to ensure timely reply to suspense items, as well as matters resulting from meetings and conferences.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment


- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
- The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages .
- Tour of Duty: Evening Shift: 3:00pm - 11:30pm various days off Night Shift: 11:00pm - 7:30am various days off - 24/7 365 days a year including weekends and holidays. Shifts are assigned upon hiring.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- A 1-year probationary period is required.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Undergo an income tax verification and review of prior performance/conduct.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired original or certified copies.
- Provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. (Birth certificate showing birth in the U.S; Unexpired U.S. Passport; Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization; or Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (Form FS-240))

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

Specialized Experience/Education GS-05
To qualify for this position at this grade level, you must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Providing office administrative and technical support doing office functions such as assisting with preparation of correspondence, reports, and various forms and documents using a variety of computer software programs and applications and office equipment; receive and manage customer calls addressing customer inquiries; input and retrieves data to monitor status; managing a calendar and coordinating services between customers and providers for support services; effectively completing daily or recurring assignments.

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:

A Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.
Or
Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

Specialized Experience GS 06
To qualify for this position at this grade level, you must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Providing office administrative and technical support doing office functions such as preparing correspondence, reports, and various forms and documents using a variety of computer software programs and applications and office equipment; receive and manage customer calls addressing customer inquiries; input and retrieves data to monitor status; with assistance research records, databases and other sources to resolve issues/problems and able to consult with subject matter experts; managing a calendar and coordinating services between customers and providers for support services; effectively completing daily or recurring assignments.

Specialized Experience/Education GS 07
To qualify for this position at this grade level, you must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Providing office administrative and technical support and serves as a resource person doing office functions such as preparing correspondence, reports, and various forms and documents using a variety of computer software programs and applications and office equipment; receive and manage customer calls addressing customer inquiries; input and retrieves data to monitor status; independently assembles data/information and prepares, reviews or reconciles reports and charts; research records, databases and other sources to resolve issues/problems and able to consult with subject matter experts; assists the manager and team lead with creating PowerPoint documents; managing a calendar and coordinating services between customers and providers for support services; effectively completing daily or recurring assignments and special projects.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards .

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
  • Note: If substituting Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) for experience at the GS-7 level, please note that grade-point averages are rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9. The Qualifications requirements above will reflect if SAA is accepted for this position and the online questionnaire will offer the option to select SAA as a qualifying response.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page .

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

This is an open continuous announcement which allows applicants to apply up to the closing date of the announcement, 07/15/2022. The announcement will be used to fill an anticipated 10 vacancies. Selections may be made from certificates issued up to 12 months after the 1st cut-off date listed below. Contingent upon funding and space requirements, one or more vacancies may be filled at the locations listed in this announcement as they become available. Applicants need to apply and/or update their applications by 11:59 pm ET at the close of each of the following cutoff dates to be considered. This announcement may be amended to include additional cut-off dates within the 12-month period if needed, not later than 5 days prior to the additional cut-off date(s): 07/26/2021, 10/26/2021, 01/26/2022, 04/26/2022 and 07/15/2022

It is anticipated that there will be significant interest in the announcement. As a result, the announcement will have cut-offs for applicant consideration. Eligible applicants who apply by 11:59 pm ET on first cut-off will be considered first. All other applicants will be considered in Quality Group order as needed, to fill remaining vacancies. Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the vacancy closes.

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