Become part of Hawaii’s conservation story

This position is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, in the Facilities Management Division.

Open to the first 75 applicants or until 10/26/2018 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Responsibilities

  • Answer telephone and greet visitors providing general information and direction.
  • Receive and distribute incoming mail and prepare outgoing mail for delivery. Maintain central filing system.
  • Anticipate need for and assemble reports, files, and documents relating to calls.
  • Coordinate with division budget and finance functions. Prepare program documents and record expenditures from purchase documents. Provide monthly statements of commitments, obligations and status funds, with recommendations to supervisors. Recommend program adjustments to resolve discrepancies.
  • Serve as a travel coordinator. Provide travel documents including authorizations and vouchers and provide technical assistance to all travelers. Instructing, installing, and troubleshooting the travel software program.
  • Prepare payroll for office employees. Serves as timekeeper and is responsible for time/attendance reports for employees.
  • Maintain property inventory records to ensure all property is properly numbered and accounted for.
  • Review purchasing reports from employees before sending to the Contracting Officer. Submitting payments on invoices.
  • Receive incoming supplies, materials, and equipment.
  • Use a computer and software for data collection and analysis.
  • Type in final form: field notes, drafts, correspondence, letters, memoranda and reports in the proper format
NOTE: Legislation provides that federal salaries in Hawaii will transition from base pay plus a cost-of-living allowance (COLA) to the locality pay-based system that applies in the 48 contiguous states. Locality pay will be phased in, and COLA will be phased out accordingly through annual reductions. Currently, the COLA pay in Hawaii is 10.99% with the exception of Hawaii island, which is 5.08%. The salary annotated on this announcement includes the locality, however, does not include the cost-of-living allowance.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
  • Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
  • Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service). Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.
  • If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
  • You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.

Qualifications

SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position requires the skill of a qualified typist with the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. You must document your typing speed on your resume or upload a certificate of proficiency dated within the past 3 years. Failure to provide this information will result in your being deemed ineligible. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position.
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To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as organizing functions of an office; making travel arrangements and preparing travel vouchers; preparing and reviewing correspondence; assisting with budget activities; processing time and attendance records; providing administrative support services; and utilizing computer skills to navigate through computer software. You must include hours per week worked.

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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least four years of education above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree in an course of study. You must include transcripts.
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COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to I year of specialized experience. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Additional information

These are Career-Seasonal positions subject to release and recall procedures. Salary rates listed reflect full-time year round employment. A permanent career-seasonal position includes all the benefits of permanent employment, but does not provide employment on a full year-round basis. As such, selectee will be in a non-pay/non-duty status for at least 2 weeks to 6 months per year based on project requirements or weather conditions. Selectee is guaranteed to work at least 6 months per year but not more than 50 weeks per year. The typical months in work status for these positions are from February through December.
The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster. 
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This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Physical Demands: Work requires sitting at a desk, standing, bending, reaching, walking, and lifting.

Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily in an office setting but may be performed out in the field.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/513799800

Information

For more information about Conservation Connections Job Manager and this opportunity please visit our website at Website, contact us at Contact Phone or via email at betty_talley@nps.gov.

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