Postal Operations Assistant

Duties

• Conduct various mail handling functions in central mail distribution units of Installation Management Command-Europe.
• Prepare outgoing materials for dispatch ensuring such things as date, stamping verifying signatures and facing materials
• Perform clerical duties such as store and distribute internal management documents, maintain required stock of forms and supplies, and maintain counts of material dispatched.
• Operate standard office computer equipment.
• Process and deliver incoming Registered, Certified, Insured, Express, and other various Extra Service articles.
• Operate a customer service window for package delivery and other oversized articles that will not fit in mail receptacles.
• Operate a step side van or other similar type vehicles, collecting mail from street side mail collection boxes, buildings, and mail pickup points.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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.
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
• Exempt from the requirement of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf
• Must complete the Postal Service Center (PSC) training module with-in six (6) months of employment.
• Annual leave will not normally be granted for the period of 1 November to 15 January except for emergencies.
• Required to work shifts, weekends, and/or holidays, as needed.
• Employee is held accountable for monetary imbalances when performing postal finance duties.
• Employee must pass a pre-appointment physical examination and meet established requirements. Incumbent must be physically capable of performing the duties described in "Physical Effort/Demands" above.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 70 pounds in the regular performance of duties.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain/maintain a military motor vehicle operator's license.
• Must complete Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) handling and processing training prior to handling the mail.
• See below for more Conditions of Employment

Qualifications

Conditions of Employment Cont'd:
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.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) assisting customers with mail or package delivery inquiries; and 2) using an automated system to track mail or package delivery. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS 05 or above]).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
• Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions.
• Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: post allowance, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250.
• For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information and direct questions concerning a specific country (Foreign Duty Location) to the appropriate Army Human Resources point of contact prior to the acceptance of employment and your entrance on duty.
• This is a(n) Installation Management Career Program position aligned under the Installations Career Management Directorate.
• Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.
• The use of illegal drugs by Federal employees, whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service. The legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana by some states has no impact on Federal law. The use and/or possession of marijuana remains illegal for Federal employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• This Army Postal position is exempt from the requirements of DoDI 1400.25, Volume 1230 (five-year overseas limitation) and AR 690-300 (rotation program). This exemption only applies while occupying a covered Army Postal position. The five-year overseas limitation will apply and a rotation agreement will be required upon movement to a non-exempt position in the overseas area.