Administrative Assistant (Administrative Support Coordinator)
What you'd do
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
Major duties
What are the Major Duties of this Position? Maintains supervisor's daily schedule of appointments and meetings, ensuring that the supervisor is aware of and prepared for associated issues. Develops and maintains a filing system and tracking system to clearly outline the administrative obligations of the center, including distribution of responsibilities for section within the Designations and Sentence Computation Center (DSCC). Received and responds to telephone inquiries from higher organizational levels, institution, DSCC staff, other government agencies and the public concerning the DSCC's program, activities, and administration. Composes nontechnical correspondence on a variety of topics such as office procedures, requests for information, and the handling of Congressional or other sensitive matters based on knowledge of unwritten policies, precedents, and practices. Ensures office procedures meet organization's needs and are consistently understood and followed in subordinate offices.
What you need to qualify
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience researching, retrieving and collecting data for various reports utilizing a variety of computer programs. Experience in training others in office management procedures. Experience ensuring office supplies are maintained and orders placed before depletion. If applicable, credit will be paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
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