• Job Description

  Req#: 795061300
  
  
  For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.
  
  As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
  
  This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 24-NE-12439500-MS
  
  Duties
  
  
  If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing administrative and technical support functions to the United States Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska. Typical work assignments will include:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
  • You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
  • If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
  • You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  GS-5: Applicants must possess ONE full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in Federal service.
  
  Specialized experience: Specialized experience is defined as: experience providing a variety of clerical and administrative functions such as producing written documents utilizing office automation software; sorting and retrieving data to produce documents and reports; preparing and/or assisting with travel requests and vouchers; making purchases within governing procurement regulations; receiving telephone calls and visitors to the office.
  
  Education: Four years of education above high school leading to a bachelor's degree in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the prerequisite. One year of full-time study is defined as 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) or the equivalent or 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for 36 weeks in business, secretarial or technical school.
  
  -OR
  
  - Combination of education and specialized experience: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
  
  GS-6: Applicants must possess ONE full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in Federal service.
  
  Specialized experience: Specialized experience is defined as: experience providing a variety of clerical and administrative functions such as producing written documents utilizing office automation software; sorting and retrieving data to produce documents and reports; preparing and/or assisting with travel requests and vouchers; making purchases within governing procurement regulations; receiving telephone calls and visitors to the office; assisting with property inventory and processing support to area of budget and financial management.
  
  Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
  
  Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)- The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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