Archives Technician
What you'd do
This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration,The incumbent serves as an Archives Technician in the Military Personnel Records, Military Reference Core 3 of the Federal Records Center Program. The incumbent performs numerous activities involved in the processing of file level reference requests of military personnel records from a variety of customers.
Major duties
As an Archives Technician, you will: Review incoming reference requests in a variety of formats and input data using an automated customer relations management software tool. Apply understanding of service branches and unique identifiers to populate data with a high degree of accuracy. Communicate with various customers by telephone or email to clarify a request or obtain additional information which may facilitate a response. Facilitate the workflow on each team by distributing records, retrieving completed work and routing records and mail to the appropriate business area. Prepare standard forms to correct service record entries. A high degree of accuracy is required.
What you need to qualify
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. General Experience for the GS-4: You must have one year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. OR 2 years of education above high school. OR Combination of general experience and education. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following requirements, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): Advancement to positions up to GS-5: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-05 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
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