Secretary (Captain's Secretary)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System is seeking a motivated professional to support a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

The role emphasizes office administration, calendar management, document drafting, and professional communications, including handling calls, editing letters, and maintaining travel arrangements where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting callers and visitors in a professional setting.
• Ability to edit and compose letters and reports and review correspondence.
• Proficient in office automation tasks using a PC, calendars, and typing various documents.

Skills

Office administration

Calendar management

Typing

Document drafting

Tools

MS Office

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 creditable above GL- 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 receiving telephone calls and visitors, handling requests for information, processing incoming and outgoing materials such as correspondence, reports and memoranda.
• Experience editing and composing letters and reports, transcribing notes, and reviewing correspondence.
• Experience performing office automation duties using a personal computer, preparing a calendar, worksheets, typing a variety of documents such as letters, forms, schedules, meeting minutes, and maintaining computer files.
• Experience scheduling and maintaining appointments, coordinating meetings and conferences, making travel arrangements, and performing time and attendance functions

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.**