Transportation Assistant (Office Automation) | Billerica, MA

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  • Location: Chelmsford, MA

  • Company: United States Army

Determines entitlements of military personnel, their dependents, and civilian employees in connection with domestic and international shipment, delivery, storage, diversion, and reshipment of household goods, unaccompanied baggage. Reviews applications, orders, and other documents for completeness, accuracy, and legality of entitlements.

Distributes documents, assembles forms, provides instructions for shipping Privately Owned Vehicles (POVs) overseas, obtains statements from customer with attempted pickup or delivery, receives visitors and refers to correct person. Requirements Conditions of Employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined

by a completed background investigation. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens 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, Ameri Corps) 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. General Experience for GS-04: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of general experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates my ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled, such as 1) utilizing office automation systems to maintain records; 2) advise customers of organization policies and procedures; and 3) review documents to ensure accuracy. OR Education for GS-04: successfully completed 2 years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

(Note: Transcript are required at application). OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-04: 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 your semester hours of by 60. Add the two percentages. (NOTE: You must submit your transcript) Specialized Experience for GS-05: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as 1) utilizing office automation systems to maintain records; 2) advise customers of organization policies and procedures; 3) reviewing transportation documents to ensure accuracy; AND 4) reviewing regulatory guidance regarding transportation to advise clients of entitlements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR Education for GS-05 : successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcript for verification). OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-05: 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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. (NOTE: You must submit your transcript) Specialized Experience for GS-06: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as 1) reviewing transportation documents for accuracy; 2) determining transportation entitlements of personnel in connection with domestic and international shipment, delivery, storage, diversion, and reshipment of household goods; and 3) reviewing regulatory guidance regarding transportation to advise clients of entitlements.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education for GS-06 : I have successfully completed a half year (i. e. 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Transportation or Logistics. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts. )OR Combination of Education and Experience for GS-06: I have the specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and I have some graduate level education as described in B, but less than the required half year.

I have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 9. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. ). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts. )How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e. g. resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online backssments required for this position. You will be backssed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Customer Service Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

Cheating on the online backssment may also result in your removal from consideration. Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. Best Qualified. Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for the announced position.

Highly Qualified. Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for the announced position. Qualified. Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for the announced position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level.

You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Do D Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only. Only MSP/PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position.

To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on Required Documents The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.

A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the. As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1. Your resume: Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i. e. HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information see: 2. Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.

If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.

You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U. S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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