Business Technician

Department of Interior; Arizona; On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Springs Day School, part of the Bureau of Indian Education, seeks a Business Technician to provide critical administrative support at a BIE school or facilities location on or near the reservation.

This year-long, non-telework position is governed by Public Law 95-561 and requires annual contract renewal; applicants are evaluated on education and experience per the approved job category standards described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Level 01 requires High School or GED and 1 year related experience.
• Level 02 requires HS/GED + 3 years related experience OR an Associate Degree OR 60 college hours + 1 year related experience.
• Level 03 requires HS/GED + 5 years related experience OR an Associate Degree OR 60 college hours + 2 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical administrative support in a BIE School or Facilities location on or near the Reservation.

Education

Level 01: High School or GED diploma and 1 year related experience

Level 02: HS/GED + 3 years related experience OR Associate Degree OR 60 college hours + 1 year related experience

Level 03: HS/GED + 5 years related experience OR Associate Degree OR 60 college hours + 2 years related experience

Job description

This position is part of the Pine Springs Day School, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Business Technician you will be responsible for serving as critical administrative support in a BIE School or Facilities location on or near the Reservation. This position requires a YEAR LONG CONTRACT per Public Law 95-561 and contract renewal on an annual basis. This position IS NOT suitable for telework or remote consideration under any circumstances. Basis of Rating: All applicants for this position will be rated based upon the documentation submitted. Applications may be further evaluated by subject matter expert. The judgment of qualifications will be based on the material submitted; therefore, it is to the applicant's advantage to give complete and thorough responses and to present information in a neat and orderly fashion. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements contained in the approved job category for P.L. 95-561 described below.

Education & Experience Requirement

• Level 01: Must have High School or General Equivalency Development diploma and one year of related experience.
• Level 02: Must have High School or General Equivalency Development diploma AND three years of related experience OR an Associate Degree OR 60 college semester hours in related field AND one year of related experience
• Level 03: Must have High School or General Equivalency Development diploma AND five years of related experience OR an Associate Degree OR 60 college semester hours in related field AND two years of related experience

Related field of study may include administrative technical areas (e.g., human resources, accounting, management, etc.) which provides knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in supportive administrative role.

Job Category Standard #072

• Related Experience must be equivalent to lower level of difficulty in a technical area.
• Representative technical areas may include bookkeeping, budget, finance, purchasing, human resources, administration, clerical, etc.
• For Level 02, related work experience equivalent to level 01 or GS-03 level of difficulty.
• For Level 03, related work experience should be in more two (2) or more different administrative technical areas (e.g., human resources assistant, accounting technician, purchasing agent, etc.) and equivalent to level of difficulty of level 02 or GS-5 level of difficulty for a minimum of one year in each technical area.

Per 62 BIAM, Chapter 11 - Creditable Experience - must be gained after receiving the minimum required degree and in a position essentially identical to the approved professional job category, may be credited.

Human Resources Office will consider 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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.