Administrative Specialist - FT - 6024 Job at Coast Guard Community Services Comm

OMB NO: 1625-0120

Expiration Date: 01/30/2025

Announcement #: 6024

Opening Date: 27 November 2024 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-0303-03

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Full Time (30-40 hours/week)

Position: Administrative Specialist Salary: $18.31/hour +DOE

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Chesapeake, VA - Headquarters

DUTIES:

Coordinates and performs a wide variety of responsible administrative functions in support of upper-level management functions. Organizes flow of operational program processes in an office environment. Establishes status of actions on numerous projects and program operations. May serve on a variety of advisory committees.

Reviews and interprets directives and regulations. Maintains official files. Advises staff on development and implementation of local administrative directives and procedures. Assists in the development of internal policies, procedures and work methods affecting administrative management operations. Ensures compliance by managers and supervisors by reviewing and revising studies, reports, correspondence for accuracy and format. Collects, compiles and organizes information and data to meet administrative requirements. Prepares correspondence and drafts instructions. Facilitates methods for automating reports and correspondence and ensures adherence to paperwork management requirements and Coast Guard standards of grammar and punctuation. Uses a personal computer to transmit correspondence, create reports, databases, spreadsheets, graphics, slide shows and presentations. Manipulates data to meet presentation and report requirements.

Enforces and guides employees on proper NAF correspondence rules and correct grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation. Receives telephone callers, visitors, complaints and outside contacts and directs them to appropriate contacts when necessary. Receives and delivers messages to staff members. Arranges and maintains appointment calendars for management. Routes incoming mail to management. Establishes suspense dates to collect responses and submits information as required by requests.

Serves as a backup to the travel coordinator in areas such as arranging and preparing travel orders, assisting the traveler with their initial 2070 travel request, requesting cash advances and helping the travel coordinator with blanket orders annually as needed.

May perform support functions such as gathering statistical data; monitoring and reporting on support budgets; assisting in developing financial plans, obligating fund; maintaining stock of office supplies, making arrangements for special events; preparing and conducting briefs, presentations and training sessions; monitoring and distributing personnel paperwork such as selection and recruitment requests, personnel actions, training notices, performance reviews, position descriptions, individual development plans.

Provides World-Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner. Acts to solve problems quickly. Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise. Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor. Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment. Maintains confidentiality and observes requirements regarding personally identifiable information (PII).

Performs other related duties as assigned.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Minimum:

1. Three years’ experience administrative assistant experience which demonstrates broad knowledge of administrative practices and principles.

2. Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite experience.

3. This is a white-collar position where occasional lifting up to 20 lbs. may be required.

Preferred (in addition to the minimum):

1. An Associate’s Degree from an accredited university with emphasis in business administration or related field.

2. One year or more of executive administrative assistant experience.

3. Experience working as a NAF or USCG employee.

USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible/Dependent Spending Account
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave

OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:

• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check.

HOW TO APPLY

Additional Information on how you will be evaluated:

Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through the National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social, committee, sports, internships). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and leadership experience that translates directly to paid employment. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice which clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans’ preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor’s name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You must also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee. Applications may not be sent in franked Government envelopes; applications filed in this fashion will not receive consideration. If information is not complete, you may be excluded from consideration. The first application and/or resume submitted for a specific requisition will be considered the only submission. Any duplicate submissions to the same requisition will not be considered. The application date will be used in determining these factors.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualify them for the job they are applying for.

Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

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