Test Control Officer.

USMEPCOM; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

USMEPCOM in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a supervisory role to oversee enlistment testing operations and ensure proper administration across testing sites.

The position requires one year of specialized experience with administrative programs, adherence to testing standards, and the ability to manage staff. A master's degree or two years of graduate study is an acceptable qualification.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience overseeing administrative programs and staff.
• Experience using standardized testing practices to administer tests.
• Knowledge of testing environments and score Reporting and distribution.
• Ability to evaluate subordinate work using established performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Reviews testing practices to develop standard operating procedures and other applicable directives.
• Utilizes established procedures to safeguard and account for testing material.
• Develops testing schedules that provide optimal access for customers at established testing sites.
• Provides managerial oversight of testing sites to ensure the proper administration of enlistment testing.
• Utilizes established performance standards to evaluate work of subordinate employees.
• Distributes workload among employees to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned task.

Skills

Specialized experience

Education

Master's degree or 2 years grad study

Job description

• Reviews testing practices to develop standard operating procedures and other applicable directives.
• Utilizes established procedures to safeguard and account for testing material.
• Develops testing schedules that provide optimal access for customers at established testing sites.
• Provides managerial oversight of testing sites to ensure the proper administration of enlistment testing.
• Utilizes established performance standards to evaluate work of subordinate employees.
• Distributes workload among employees to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned task.

Duties

• Reviews testing practices to develop standard operating procedures and other applicable directives.
• Utilizes established procedures to safeguard and account for testing material.
• Develops testing schedules that provide optimal access for customers at established testing sites.
• Provides managerial oversight of testing sites to ensure the proper administration of enlistment testing.
• Utilizes established performance standards to evaluate work of subordinate employees.
• Distributes workload among employees to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned task.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require regular evening and weekend work.
• This position requires a valid state's driver's license.
• This position requires frequent local and occasional temporary duty (TDY).
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories selected. See

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes providing oversight of administrative programs and/or staff; using standardized testing practices to administer a variety of tests; exercising quality control of documents to sustain pertinent information (i.e., testing documents); maintaining control of testing environment by ensuring proper test score reporting and result distribution. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07)

OR Education

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Management or Business related fields of study

OR Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Developing Others
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Organizational Awareness
• Planning and Evaluating
• Reading Comprehension
• ReasoningSelf-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork
• Technology Application

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07)

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a Career Program (CP) 51 - General Administration and Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment and Relocation incentive may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Federal Government and requirements are met.
• Student Loan Repayment may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Federal Government and requirements are met.
• Advance in Leave Accrual may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Federal Government and requirements are met.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.