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Secretary

Full Time
$51,829 – $67,379 Per Year
Closing on Dec 20, 2024

Location:
New York, Fort Hamilton
Requires Relocation:
No
Start Date:
05/12/2024
End Date:
20/12/2024
Offering Type:
Permanent
Hiring Paths:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Military spouses The public
Service Type:
Competitive
Travel Percentage:
Not required

About Defense Commissary Agency

The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) mission is our people. We have a workforce of more than 13,000, reflecting our nation’s diverse cultures and backgrounds, and annual sales of more than $4 billion. We take pride in offering a valued benefit that contributes to military family readiness and enhances quality of life by providing a service that almost all military families use. As one of the few international grocery chains, we operate 236 commissaries throughout the world. We are a grocery store and a whole lot more. Commissary Website Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights.

Job summary

Serves as a Secretary (Office Automation) in a commissary store at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) facility. The primary purpose of this position is Perform secretarial, administrative, general clerical, and typing (office automation) duties and responsibilities. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Major duties

Maintains a filing system, reviews correspondence for spelling and grammar, receives mail, maintains the store director's appointment calendar and serves as the forms manager. Serves as the personnel liaison between the commissary and Human Resources Service Provider (HRSP) by generating requests, monitoring status and resolving employee personnel actions. Performs in-processing functions for all new hires and reviews in-processing forms for accuracy and completeness. Serves as the payroll liaison between the commissary and the Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to resolve payroll issues. Procures, issues, controls, and disposes of supplies and equipment required for store operations. Maintains the property accounting register relating to supplies and equipment procured for the commissary. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

Qualification

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0318 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date. Your resume must clearly show that you have one (1) year of experience Performing administrative or clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, maintaining a filing system, and keeping an appointment calendar. Working with personnel and payroll related actions. Completing supply-related duties. (specialized experience) equivalent to at least GS-5. Experience can be under other Federal service pay systems, private sector, or military. You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Physical requirements: (1) The work is primarily sedentary with the incumbent normally working at a desk. There is some bending, standing, walking and carrying of light items. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. (2) You must show possession of typing/office automation skills. You may meet this requirement by self-certifying that you can type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire. As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics). Clerical and Administrative Minimum Qualifications GS-06 (One-Grade Interval- No Education Substitution) Personnel and Payroll Supply Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered Obligated Position: No Reemployed Annuitants Considered: No, DoD criteria not met. Work environment: The incumbent typically works indoors in a commissary that is adequately heated, lighted and ventilated. The assignments involve normal everyday risks and discomforts. Standard safety practices are required. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No

Education

You may not use education to qualify.

Evaluations

HR reviews your documents to determine if you are qualified and meet requirements. Your questionnaire score is a preliminary measure of how well your background matches the required competencies. Under category rating procedures you are placed into one of three categories based on the evaluation results: Best Qualified - Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the position's minimum qualifications, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factors. Highly Qualified - Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. Qualified - Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are proficient in some but not all of the position's requirements. Candidates in the best qualified category are referred to hiring managers before candidates in other categories. Within the best qualified category, candidates are referred in the following order: adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with 10-point preference, adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with other than 10-point preference, military spouse preference candidates, and candidates with no preference. HR refers qualified and appointable applicants to the hiring manager for selection consideration. Selections are subject to restrictions of the DoD referral system for displaced employees. Neither preference nor priority entitles you to a Federal job. You must apply, meet the qualification standards and all additional requirements, and submit all necessary documents. Military spouses must be in the best qualified group in order to receive military spouse preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the (RGP) eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG): In order to receive this preference, you must choose the (PPP DoD MRNG) eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) (PPP MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the(MSP) (PPP MSP) eligibility. If you are claiming MSP (PPP MSP) and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.