Administrative Assistant (OA)

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and United States Attorneys' Offices are seeking qualified candidates for the GS-05 level. Eligible individuals may qualify through specialized experience, education, or a combination of both, with ICTAP/CTAP priority for eligible displaced employees.

To qualify you must have at least one full year of specialized experience at GS-04, or four years of education beyond high school, or a combination with appropriate math and typing provisions.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: one full year of specialized experience at the GS-04 level.
• Education: four years of education above high school equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
• Combination Education and Experience: excess of 60 semester hours beyond the second year; 30 semester hours beyond the second year equals 6 months of specialized experience.
• Typing test: a typing test may be required.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

GS-05:

To be eligible at the GS-05 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education OR a Combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience:

One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level.

Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing administrative or clerical support duties, such as: receiving and directing telephone calls and visitors, scheduling appointments and conferences, creating various correspondence documents such as forms, reports, and memoranda's, preparing travel vouchers and proofreading written correspondence for accuracy.

Education:

Four years of education above high school equivalent to a bachelor's degree.

Combination Education and Experience:

Combination of education and experience. To qualify based on a combination, college education must be excess of 60 semester hours beyond the second year. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)-

The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:

• this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility;
• you apply under the instructions in the announcement;
• you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:

• this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility;
• you apply under the instructions in this announcement;
• you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.