Administrative Services Assistant

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington State seeks qualified applicants forGS-5/6/7 federal administrative positions focused on office automation, data entry, and records management.

Positions emphasize navigating databases, organizing data, and processing information across agency systems. Qualified applicants may qualify with education beyond high school or combined education and experience as outlined in the qualification criteria.

Qualifications

• GS-5 level requires 1 year specialized experience or 4 years of education above high school.
• GS-6 level requires experience navigating data in automated systems and spreadsheets.
• GS-7 level requires experience processing transactions across multiple agency systems.

Skills

Office software

Data entry

Data organization

Spreadsheet

Education

Education above high school (4 years)

Tools

Database systems

Excel

Job description

About the Position:

The Walla Walla District US Army Corps of Engineers is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northw.est. The District helps manage local water resources for navigation, flood damage reduction, disaster assistance, hydroelectric power generation, and other natural and heritage areas.

Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or training 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 in this document.

GS-5 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) operating basic office automation software; (2) entering, retrieving, and organizing electronic records within computerized files or databases; AND (3) sorting and arranging basic tabular data or lists to compile administrative information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR 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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

GS-6 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) navigating and retrieving data from automated database systems; (2) sorting, and filtering data sets within spreadsheets to compile information; AND (3) utilizing office automation software to input, store, and organize electronic records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05 or above). GS-7 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) operating across multiple automated agency systems to process administrative transactions; (2) manipulating, filtering, and sorting multi-variable data sets to compile summaries and track program data; AND (3) reviewing budgets, funding allocations, or financial transactions to identify discrepancies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06 or above). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-6 and GS-7, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.