ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Naval Education and Training Command
US - Rhode Island - Newport
January 23, 2025

Summary You will serve as a Administrative Assistant in the N1 Administrative and Manpower Directorate of SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL.
Responsibilities You will design or organize filing systems to maintain documents.
You will establish and maintain a database for administrative and clerical purposes.
You will coordinate with the proper offices to assist staff with travel and lodging arrangements.
You will analyze and recommend improvements to office systems or processes.
You will prepare documents using Navy Correspondence manual to ensure requirements are met.
You will relay critical information to staff members, management, or external customers via telephone or in person.
You will serve as Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA) for staff and student processing.
Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Utilizing computer software programs and/or office automation applications (i.e., Microsoft Office, Access, and Excel) to manage information and produce correspondence, reports, graphs and charts; 2) Reviewing correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other documents to ensure proper grammar, spelling, format and attachments; 3) Interpreting an organization's policies and procedures to provide administrative support to staff and students; 4) Using an automated system to manage various administrative support tasks (e.g.
payroll, travel requests, and/or personnel actions); and 5) Implementing entry and exit processing for staff and students during transfers.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

/opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.
If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes.
Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
Federal annuitant information:
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
Policy information may be found at:

/secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ).
To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.
ICTAP Applicants:
To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.
ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application:
1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.
Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.
For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

/usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).
A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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