Religious Services Assistant

Federal Bureau of Prisons; Estill (SC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System is seeking Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and safeguard public safety by guiding individuals toward successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered, applicants must meet the qualification requirements for the position, including potential credit for graduate education where directly related to the work. The role emphasizes experience and documentation in clerical tasks and Time and Attendance processes.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Experience in maintaining and controlling department records and documents.
• Experience in assisting with financial documentation and purchasing office supplies.
• Experience in clerical duties, preparing and typing correspondence with proper grammar.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and control department records, documents and other materials.
• Assist with financial documentation, including purchasing office supplies and tracking invoices.
• Perform clerical duties, prepare and type correspondence with proper grammar and punctuation.
• Key timekeeping tasks: keying, submitting, and maintaining Time and Attendance records with codes.

Skills

Specialized experience

Recordkeeping

Clerical duties

Time and attendance

Financial documentation

Education

Graduate education credit

Tools

Office software

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education:

As a general rule, education is not credible above GS-05 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

OR

Experience:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in maintaining and controlling department records, documents and other materials, and assisting with ensuring program requirements are met.
• Experience in assisting with financial documentation, such as, maintaining and purchasing office supplies, tracking and verifying invoices.
• Experience in clerical duties, preparing and typing correspondence, to include ensuring format, grammar, spelling and correct punctuation.
• Experience in keying, submitting, and maintaining Time and Attendance and files, to include proper use of codes and supporting documentation.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.