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Position Title
Business Technician (Human Resources)
Agency
Bureau of Indian Education
Announcement Number
BIE-12134783-23-LS Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 to Wednesday, October 11, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. This position is subject to the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (25 U.S.C. 472), which affords employment preference to qualified Native American candidates.  Proof of eligibility, in the form of a completed Verification of Indian Preference, BIA - 4432 Form, must be provided with your application by the closing date to be granted such preference.

Are you claiming Indian Preference, and submitting your BIA-4432 Form?

Note: You must include and upload your Form BIA-4432. As outlined in the vacancy announcement, this is the ONLY Indian Preference Verification Form that will be accepted.
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Preferences
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions. (limit characters)
1. Are you willing to undergo a comprehensive background investigation which includes, but is not limited to, contact with all references, employers, co-workers, personal associates and a review of your driving record, credit history, criminal history, and military service? (limit characters)
2. Do you possess a valid state driver's license which you have held for at least three years preceding this application? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Business Technician (Human Resources) 0303-02 position with the Bureau of Indian Education. We will evaluate your resume and your response to this Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Business Technician (Human Resources) at the level 2. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Overseeing the handling, typing, distribution, and filing of communications and reports. (limit characters)
3. Assisting in preparation of all required documentation. (limit characters)
4. Utilize Microsoft Word or similar word processing software to prepare correspondence, memorandums and other types of documents. (limit characters)
5. Utilize application software, such as Microsoft Excel and Access to create charts, graphs, and maintain and track data. (limit characters)
6. Serving as timekeeper for assigned personnel and inputs time and attendance records into an automated system. (limit characters)
7. Preparing responses to correspondence which are of administrative/financial interest, or general correspondence. (limit characters)
8. Maintaining personnel data on a wide range of employees to include supervisory, educational, and administrative positions, ensuring required actions are prepared in sufficient time to ensure timely follow up on requests. (limit characters)
9. Preparing and processing training requests, tracking completed training, and maintaining accurate training records. (limit characters)
10. Serving as point of contact for all pay and personnel management activities which are complicated by a variety of work schedules, specialized occupations, the full range of premium pay issues, shift work, and complex travel issues. (limit characters)
11. Initiating, coordinating, processing and/or reviewing actions in automated systems. (limit characters)
12. Edit correspondence prior to routing to other offices. (limit characters)
13. Receive phone calls in order to refer to the appropriate staff. (limit characters)
14. Greet customers before directing them to appropriate offices. (limit characters)
Your rating for this Occupational Questionnaire is subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. In the selection process are specifically designed steps to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.

APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITY: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered or uploaded (i.e., resume, veterans or Indian preference documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF 50's) is received and is accurate.
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15. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. (limit characters)