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Administrative Support Assistant (Oa)

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command · Department of the Army

This job in plain English

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command is hiring 1 administrative support assistant for the Directorate of Public Works at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The job is full-time and permanent, with occasional travel. It is a Direct Hire Authority announcement, a special hiring process for certain defense industrial base and test facility jobs.

1 vacancy

It may close early. The announcement closes once 50 applications are received, which may be before the stated closing date.

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

The job is open to the public. Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply.

What you would do

  • Performs a variety of administrative tasks to support office staff
  • Processes recruitment, placement, promotion, award, and training actions
  • Works with directorate staff to set training requirements and quotas
  • Guides administrative staff on correct Time and Attendance Report procedures

Do you qualify for GS-7?

With experience: You need one year of specialized experience, which is work like a GS-6 level job. That work includes checking documents for compliance before submission, auditing administrative requests and reconciling records, directing customer inquiries and phone routing, and reviewing outgoing correspondence for formatting and grammar. Paid, unpaid, and volunteer experience all count.

With education: This job does not have an education requirement.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and duties
  • Proof of U.S. citizenship
  • Cover letter (optional)
  • Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable

How you will be rated: After the job closes, your resume, questionnaire answers, and supporting documents are reviewed to see if you meet the qualifications. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility, and an incomplete package is not considered further. If your qualifications appear inflated, you may lose consideration.

Tips for this job:

  • Keep your resume to two pages or less and list hours per week for each job, or your application may be marked incomplete.
  • Describe your work on document checks, record audits, phone routing, and letter reviews clearly, since the announcement says the agency will not make assumptions.
  • Test your typing speed before applying: the job requires 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors on a 5-minute sample.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, permanent position.

Conditions of employment:

  • Background investigation (Tier 3, Moderate Risk suitability or fitness determination)
  • Typing test: 40 words per minute, 5-minute sample, 3 or fewer errors
  • One-year probationary period
  • Selective Service registration for men born after 1959
  • Proof of U.S. citizenship
  • Direct deposit of pay required
  • Selection subject to DoD referral system restrictions for displaced employees

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$57,736 – $75,059 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-7 · General Schedule
Location
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Secret
Travel
Occasional travel
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant (0303)
Announcement
MCGP-27-13087869-DHA

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