To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
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Preferences
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
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Assessment 1
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Thank you for your interest in the GS-1420-7/9 Archivist position at Sand Creek Massacre Historic Site for Interior Regions 6, 7 & 8 of the National Park Service.
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Basic Education Requirements
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From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic education requirements for an Archivist, GS-1420-07/9 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: This position has a positive education requirement, and you must document your course work and/or degree completed in your resume or other application materials you submit. You must submit a copy of your transcripts, or a complete list of college courses taken that identifies for each course the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade received, and date completed. If you do not submit specific course work information as described previously, your application will be rated not qualified for consideration. (A copy of your official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty, if selected).
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Specialized Experience
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From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience or education requirements for an Archivist GS-1320-07.
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From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience and/or education requirements for an Archivist, GS-1420-09 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
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For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position. Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skills levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered, or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. A- I have not had education, training, or experience performing this task. B- I have had education or training performing this task, but I have not yet performed it on the job. C- I have performed this task on the job, with close supervision from a supervisor or senior employee. D- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job, independently and usually without supervision from a senior employee. E- I have supervised the performance of this task, and/or am considered an expert in the performance of this task or have trained (or am consulted by others) on how to do it.
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History and Archaeology. Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and impact on particular civilization and cultures, and of preservation and archival techniques.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Use professional archives principles and techniques to survey, appraise, arrange, describe, and catalog archives and manuscript collections.
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Conduct baseline condition survey of archives and manuscript collections to identify preservation needs.
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Information Management. Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information, organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Conduct physical and intellectual arrangement for archival and manuscript collections
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Conduct research using primary sources, secondary source material, and bibliographic databases to complete finding aids and answer reference requests.
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Complete detailed documentation of archives and manuscript collections using collection management software systems such as ICMS, ArchivesSpace, etc. (GS-09)
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Technical Competence. Understands and appropriately applies procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise (for example, engineering physical science, law, or accounting); maintains credibility with others on technical matters.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Use guidelines and professional standards such as Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) to arrange and describe archives and manuscript collections.
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Understand and apply controlled vocabulary such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) or Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT).
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Identify, prepare, and digitize rare and fragile materials following best practice guidelines.
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Customer Service. Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Assist archives patrons by conducting a thorough reference interview, analyzes questions and requirements, suggests search strategies, and identify relevant source material.
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Orient researchers to research room policies and procedures, supervise use of rare and fragile materials, and enforce handling and use policies. (GS-09)
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Write user-oriented finding aids and digital archives metadata, describing archival collections at the item, file unit, and series level.
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Written Communication. Expresses facts and ideas in writing in a succinct and organized manner.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner.
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Prepare special studies, compile reports, and perform specialized research as necessary to further the proper management of historic document collections, or to further the body of area history. (GS-09)
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Write summaries and briefings of ongoing museum activities and assist in the preparation of reports, plans, and guidelines.
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