Support Services Specialist

About the Position: This is a Support Services Specialist, GS-0342-05/06/07 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, located in Rock Island, Illinois. This position will be filled at the GS-05, GS-06 or GS-07 level. If selected at the GS-05 level, noncompetitive promotion to the full performance level is authorized.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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, 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Qualifications for Support Services Specialist GS-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service which includes: maintaining office files, serving as primary point of contact for visitors, and utilizing automation applications. OR Education:Successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination Education and Experience:Specialized experience, but less than one year; and I have more than one year but less than the required education. 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 education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-04). Minimum Qualifications for Support Services Specialist GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service which includes: Initiating personnel requests, maintaining branch office supplies, and generating travel arrangements for branch personnel. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). Minimum Qualifications for Support Services Specialist GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service which includes: Collecting budgetary information used for budget planning and tracking, purchasing office supplies, equipment, and services, processing travel orders and vouchers, composing memorandums and correspondence, and generating a variety of personnel actions for all branch personnel. OR Education: Successfully completed one full academic year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as public administration, business administration, industrial engineering, industrial management, or other administrative or management fields. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts for verification). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).