Human Resources Assistant (MILITARY/Office Automation)
What you'd do
About the Position: The Military Entrance Processing Station plays a vital role in maintaining the nation's military might by ensuring that each new member of the Armed Forces: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force & Coast Guard; meets the high mental, moral & medical standards required by the DoD & the military services. Every MEPS represents state of the art in testing, examining & processing applicants for enlistment into the Armed Forces.
Major duties
Provide administrative support to the Reception-Administration Control Desk (RACD). Record maintenance and accountability, and enlistment processing to include fingerprinting of applicants. Greet and account for visitors/applicants in and out of the MEPS; providing identification tags. Review notes and corrects discrepancies when differences occur. Gathers information, not previously disclosed, which would bear on moral or physical suitability for enlistment. Transmits fingerprints electronically to the investigating agency (Office of Personnel Management (OPM)/Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)); initiating background check. Screens applicant records to ascertain that all necessary documents are present according to the requirements of each military service.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing office automation software to update account information; obtaining data from applicants for completion of personnel records; maintaining applicant records in accordance with n established filing system; utilizing appropriate formatting to create written correspondence and/or documents. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
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