MAIL AND FILE ASSISTANT (OA)

Duties
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• Serves as a Mail and File Assistant (OA) and provides backup courier service.
• Ensures and enforces only authorized personnel, as designated by their organizations, ship and receive official correspondence and packages.
• Processes customer's shipping requests and provides tracking information back to customer upon completion of shipments.
• Prepares official classified and unclassified material for dispatch to include packaging, wrapping, registering, certifying, labeling, and applying proper postage.
• Reviews outgoing mail for completeness and conformity with appropriate DISA, DoD, and USPS regulations and procedures. Verifies and ensures correct markings are placed on shipments when applicable for correct handling of distribution.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• This is a drug testing designated position. Individuals tentatively selected will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement and random drug testing after appointment.

Qualifications

Typing Requirement: Applicants must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-07 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-05 or higher grade in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience:

For the GS-07, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-05 if outside the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience handling and transporting mail, OR processing shipping requests for customers.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Substitution of education for the specialized experience requirement at the GS-07 grade level:
One full year of graduate education where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .If you are using education to qualify for this position you will need to submit your unofficial/official transcripts with your application. Failure to provide transcripts, or a determination that you do not possess the education requirement, will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration in accordance with competitive examining procedures.

Additional information

• A one year probationary or trial period may be required.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here .
• For more information on veterans' preference click here .
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status click here ).
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants.
• This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program.
• For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here .
• You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility
• All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.