Secretary

Federal Bureau of Prisons; Yazoo City (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks applicants who have 4 years of education above high school, or one year of specialized experience, or a combination of education and experience, to perform the major duties described.

Qualifying experience includes preparing, receiving, reviewing and verifying documents; processing transactions and maintaining office records; locating and compiling data from files.

Eligibility will be determined from your responses in the application.

Qualifications

• Education: Successfully completed 4 years of education above high school level in any field, creditable at GL-05; education from accredited institutions described.
• Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level; qualifications to perform duties.
• Combination: Education beyond the second year plus experience equates to specialized experience; time spent beyond 60 semester hours creditable.

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:

Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite is creditable at the GL-05. 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.

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 preparing, receiving, reviewing and verifying documents.
• Experience processing transactions and maintaining office records.
• Experience locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. 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.

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.**