Secretary (OA)
What you'd do
The Secretary (OA) is located in the Dental Service of the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. The incumbent serves as a primary administrative support, performing a wide variety of clerical and office duties.
Major duties
Duties include but are not limited to: Receives incoming calls from patients, clients, staff, and others in need of information. Processes incoming and outgoing materials, including correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other written communications. Edits letters, composes letters and reports, reviews correspondence for accuracy and completeness, establishes and monitors suspense dates, prepares public presentation outlines, and develops standard or form letters. Schedules meetings and maintains a calendar of appointments. Performs office automation work on a personal computer using multiple programs to complete documentation. Utilizes a range of software applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) to prepare correspondence. Maintains office supplies and equipment. Prepares travel arrangements for staff. Ensures office compliance with regulations, policies, and guidelines. Provides training and/or coaching to subordinate clerical staff. Work Schedule: Full-time, 6:30 am - 3 pm, Monday- Friday. Work schedule subject to change based on agency need. Telework (ad hoc): This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Position Description/PD#: Secretary (OA)/PD803980 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/14/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: GS-07 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-06, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying knowledge of program goals to perform non-routine assignments; coordinating and handing administrative functions; locating and summarizing information in files; completing letters, forms and other documents; noting and following up on commitments made during meetings; and shifting subordinates to ensure workload coverage. NOTE: Must type 40 words per minute. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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