• Job Description

  Req#: 795634500

  The position is telework eligible consistent with the Agency’s telework and remote work program policy.
  
  This position is located in the Accreditation Group (AG), Office of Postsecondary Education in Washington, DC. This Division is responsible for following principal functions within the Department administering the process by which accrediting agencies and state approval agencies are recognized by the Secretary.

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • Relocation will not be paid.
  • You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
  • Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must complete a background Investigation and Fingerprint check.

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  Minimum Qualification Requirements
  You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-09, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two.
  
  Specialized Experience for the GS-9
  One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-07 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:
  1. Experience using proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting for the purpose of proofreading, drafting letters and memorandums to be disseminated to senior level personnel, agency personnel, and other leaders in education.
  2. Experience utilizing standard office automation systems, including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases to conduct research projects, update websites, and assist with planning and scheduling.
  3. Experience following travel procedures to assist with initiating and completing travel vouchers.
  
  OR
  
  EDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement)
  
  OR
  
  A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.
  
  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
  The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).
  
  1. Knowledge of the functions, authorities, and organizational structure of government agencies.
  2. Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and government required format for correspondence and other written materials.
  3. Knowledge of administrative concepts and practices sufficient to enable the incumbent to devise and install office procedures and practices affecting the entire Accreditation Group.
  4. Knowledge of governmental correspondence and travel procedures.
  5. Knowledge of standard office automation systems, including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Education, also referred to as the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into law on October 17, 1979.

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