Secretary (Office Automation)

Summary Employee will serve as a Secretary (Office Automation) within Chaplain Service located at the William S. Middleton Memorial VA Medical Center, Madison, WI. Duties ***THIS

Is Not a Virtual

POSITION,

You Must Live Within or Be Willing to Relocate Within

A Commutable Distance of the Duty

LOCATION*** Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Provides administrative support in the day-to-day operations, applying a journeyman knowledge of clerical procedures, solid office skills, and utilizing automated office tools such as Microsoft MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook to prepare correspondence, reports, follow-up on commitments made at meetings and conferences, and locating/summarizing information from files and documents. Facilitates the performance of the Chief Chaplain's work by relaying information and requests to officials and serves as liaison between internal/external Chaplain Services and other offices. Serves as primary timekeeper. Processes and maintains attendance and leave records for staff; provides assistance on pay and leave matters. Maintains stock levels and purchasing office supplies using organizational purchase card. Maintains the budget and Fund Control Points accounts, recording accounting data of funds and obligations, and performs reconciliation to bring accounts into balance. Compiles and prepares budget, program, and statistical reports. Perform other duties, as necessary. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am

• 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Qualifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-4) in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: providing administrative support in the day-to-day operations of the office and utilizing automated office tools such as Microsoft MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook to prepare correspondence, reports, summarizing information from files and documents, follow-up on meetings/conferences commitments; maintaining stock and purchasing office supplies; and timekeeping. (Resume(s) must clearly support the responsibilities of this position to receive credit. See announcement duties for detailed information.)

Or Substitution of Education for Experience

(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite.

Or Combination of Education and Experience

(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of 2 years) and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

And Typing

PROFICIENCY: This position requires the skills of a qualified typist. In addition to meeting the experience and/or education requirements, you must be able to type at least 40 words per minute. Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

In Describing Your

EXPERIENCE,

Please Be Clear and Specific. We Will Not Make Assumptions

Regarding Your Experience.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: