Religious Services Assistant

Federal Bureau of Prisons; Milan (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Bureau of Prisons in the United States is recruiting for positions at the GS-06/07 level. The role emphasizes maintaining department records, preparing educational materials, handling financial documentation, and performing clerical tasks such as typing and proofreading.

Candidates must demonstrate the ability to manage Time and Attendance records accurately and timely. Eligibility aligns with the GS-06/07 framework.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience at or above the next lower grade level.
• Experience maintaining department records and ensuring program requirements and timeframes are met.
• Experience preparing educational materials including audio, video, and literacy libraries.
• Experience with financial documentation including purchase requests, tracking shipments, and invoices.
• Clerical duties including typing, proofreading, punctuation, and grammar.
• Experience keying and submitting Time and Attendance records with proper codes.

Skills

Record keeping

Clerical duties

Time and attendance

Financial documentation

Educational materials preparation

Punctuation/grammar

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

GL-06 and GL-07: 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

GL-06 and GL-07: 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:

GL-06

• Experience maintaining department records and assisting with ensuring program requirements and timeframes are met.
• Experience in the preparation of educational materials, to include audio, video, and literacy libraries.
• Experience with financial documentation to include purchase requests, coordinating orders, tracking shipments, and verifying order status.
• Experience with clerical duties to include typing, proofreading, correct punctuation, and ensuring proper grammatical format.
• Experience keying and submitting Time and Attendance records, to include proper use of codes and pay differentials.

GL-07

• 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.**