Information Receptionist (OA)

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is seeking applicants for a GS-05 level clerical position. Candidates must demonstrate specialized experience or education, including typing at least 40 words per minute and ability to manage routine mail, records, and documents.

This role supports visitors, callers, and internal offices with professional administrative duties. Applicants should meet education requirements and be prepared to provide transcripts.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service performing 3 of the 4 duties listed below.
• Education: four years above high school level to substitute education for experience with transcripts.
• Typing Proficiency: type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

Responsibilities

• Assist visitors and callers by answering routine questions and directing them to the appropriate person or office.
• Use office software to prepare, edit, format, proofread, store, and retrieve documents.
• Receive, review, routing, and maintain mail, records, files, or other administrative materials.
• Maintain accurate logs, records, or tracking information and perform routine clerical support duties.

Skills

Office software

Mail/records management

Clerical support

Logs/records maintenance

Education

4 years of education beyond high school

Job description

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia's mission is to enforce the criminal laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, and respond to the public safety needs of the community by leading an effective, well-coordinated law enforcement effort that contributes to the overall goal of improving the quality of life in the District of Columbia.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

To qualify at the GS-05 level, you must possess:

Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below:

• Assisting visitors and callers by answering routine questions and directing them to the appropriate person or office.
• Using office software to prepare, edit, format, proofread, store, and retrieve documents.
• Receiving, reviewing, routing, and maintaining mail, records, files, or other administrative materials.
• Maintaining accurate logs, records, or tracking information and performing routine clerical support duties.

Education:

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have four years above high school level to substitute education for experience. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. (Must submit transcripts.)

Combination of Education and Specialized Experience:

You must have a combination of the specialized experience and education as described above that totals 100% when combined. 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. (Must submit transcripts)

Typing Proficiency:

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.)

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here.