Mail Assistant.

Obsolete Site; Stuttgart; Presencial; EUR 37.000 - 53.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IMCOM-Europe is seeking a skilled postal operations specialist to support designated postal facilities on the Stuttgart installation. The role involves tracking parcel receipts and destinations using AMPS or equivalent systems, sorting mail, and operating customer service windows for various postal functions.

You will coordinate mail clerk work, ensure compliance with dispatch procedures, and may drive a mail-related vehicle.

Formación

• One year of specialized experience reconciling postal or retail financial transactions and maintaining accountability of daily funds and stamp inventory.
• Experience processing accountable, registered, or official mail to ensure compliance with dispatch procedures and security requirements.
• Ability to use automated tracking systems or databases to monitor parcel intake, inventory, or distribution.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as senior mail assistant at IMCOM-E designated postal facilities.
• Track parcel receipt/destination using AMPS or similar database.
• Sort and stage incoming mail for organization pickup across the installation.

Conocimientos

Postal operations

Customer service

Security awareness

Herramientas

AMPS database

Descripción del empleo

Duties

• Serve as senior mail assistant in Installation Management Command - Europe (IMCOM-E) designated postal facilities.
• Leverage history archives within the Account Management and Provisioning System (AMPS) or similar system's database to track parcel's receipt/destination for customers.
• Sort and stage incoming mail for pick-up by organizations across the installation.
• Operate various customer service windows (e.g., postal finance, accountable mail, official mail, in-/out-processing, package delivery), to include the manual and automated processing of incoming and outgoing mail.
• Coordinate the work of mail clerk employees and audit postal finance clerk money and stocks.
• Drive a step-side van or similar type of vehicle incidental to postal operations duties.
• Responsible for United States Postal Service (USPS) retail service operations at the assigned postal service center (PSC).
• Plan, implement, administer, and improve methods and resolve matters relative to the official mail cost control and classified functions, records maintenance, and disposition actions.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment physical examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 70 pounds in the regular performance of duties.
• Duties of this position entail alternative duty schedules (e.g., extended shifts exceeding 12 hours; nights, weekends, or holidays; being recalled for urgent situations; working overtime without notice or surge situations).
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a US Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) Driver's License and must be insurable in order to travel to other duty locations.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Government Motor Vehicle Operator's license.
• This position is "Mission Essential" in the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disasters), the incumbent is required to report to/remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• Must complete Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) handling and processing training prior to handling the mail.
• Must complete the Postal Service Center (PSC) training module within six (6) months of employment.
• The incumbent will not be granted annual leave during the period of 15-NOV to 15-JAN, except in emergency situations.
• The incumbent is held accountable for monetary imbalances when performing postal finance duties.
• The incumbent must be able to understand, read, write, and speak the English language fluently.

Qualifications

The selecting official has requested a competitive and noncompetitive candidate list for this vacancy. If you are eligible for the noncompetitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable. While required to answer the assessment questions, non-competitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria. The selecting official may select from any of the candidate lists.

Who May Apply:

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
• Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Reconciling postal or retail financial transactions to maintain accountability of daily funds, stamp inventory, or money orders; and 2) Processing accountable, registered, or official mail to ensure compliance with established dispatch procedures, delivery standards, or physical security requirements; and 3) Utilizing automated tracking systems or electronic databases to monitor the intake, inventory, or distribution of parcel shipments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR

Education

One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Superior Academic Achievement

Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.

Superior Academic Achievement Is Based On

• Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR
• Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 "B" or better as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 "B+" or better based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR
• Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/).

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions.
• Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and
• For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information and direct questions concerning a specific country (Foreign Duty Location) to the appropriate Army Human Resources point of contact prior to the acceptance of employment and your entrance on duty.
• This is an Installation Management Career Program position aligned under the Installations Career Management Directorate.
• This Army Postal position is exempt from the requirements of DoDI 1400.25, Volume 1230 (five-year overseas limitation) and AR 690-300 (rotation program) in accordance with Army Memo "Army Guidance - Exemption of 5 Year Rotation Policy for Army Civilian Postal Employees Outside the Continental United States" dated 29 Jan 2021. This exemption only applies while occupying a covered Army Postal position. The five-year overseas limitation will apply and a rotation agreement will be required upon movement to a non-exempt position in the overseas area.
• Defense National Relocation Program will NOT be authorized.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.