Administrative Services Assistant (Office Automation) (Recent Graduate)

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pathways Recent Graduates Program at the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys offers a one-year, career development appointment in New Orleans.

This entry-level opportunity is designed to help you gain federal experience and professional skills. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a two-year term appointment, with potential for permanent status in the competitive service.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: 1 full year at GS-4 level in clerical/office support.
• Education option: four years of education above high school.
• Combination: some education plus experience may meet requirements.
• Typing test: may be required with 40 WPM sample.

Skills

Typing 40 WPM

Education

Four years of education above high school level

Job description

This is an excepted service appointment under the Pathways Recent Graduates Program. This appointment is a one-year career development program. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, you may be eligible for non-competitive conversion to a two-year term appointment. A Pathways participant who is non-competitively converted to term appointment in the competitive service may later be converted to a permanent position in the competitive service before the term appointment expires.

To be eligible for a recent graduate appointment, ALL of the following requirements must be met:

• Recent Graduates must have obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying accredited educational institution within the previous 2 years unless military service interfered with a veteran's eligibility to apply during that two year time frame. Veterans meeting the above exclusion may apply within 2 years of discharge or 6 years from the date of receipt of the degree whichever comes first. (Go to http://www.ed.gov/accreditation?src=rn to verify accreditation status).
• Recent graduates must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.)
• You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
• All recent graduates are required to sign a Pathways Recent Graduate Participant Agreement.
• Recent Graduates serve a trial period for the entire duration of their excepted service appointment.
• Qualification requirements as outlined below:

Qualification Requirements:

GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must have:

Specialized experience: Applicant must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing clerical support in an office setting, including managing front desk or general office operations (e.g., answering phones, assisting visitors, and handling mail); reviewing documents for accuracy and assisting with processing forms or requests; maintaining files and records; and utilizing automated software to prepare documents, reports, correspondence, and other related materials.

OR

Education: Four years of education above the high school level.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. 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.)