USA Staffing

Position Title: Secretary
Agency: Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Announcement Number: AF-24-AFPC-12249546-0318 Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, December 22, 2023 to Saturday, December 21, 2024

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station. I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal appropriated or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location.

NOTE 1: Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location. If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action.
NOTE 2: You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified in the vacancy announcement to verify your eligibility for MSP.

Additionally, please select all eligibilities you are qualified to claim. You must select at least one other eligibility in addition to Military Spouse Preference (MSP), i.e., Transfer, Reinstatement, EO 13473, etc.

A. Yes

B. No

3. US Citizen - Are you a US citizen (either by birth or naturalization) or national of the United States?

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Guam, GU

B. Ramstein, Germany

C. Spangdahlem, Germany

D. Aviano, Italy

E. Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan

F. Misawa AFB, Japan

G. Yokota Air Base, Japan

H. Lajes (azores), Portugal

I. Kunsan, South Korea

J. Osan, South Korea

K. Incirlik, Turkey

L. Mildenhall, United Kingdom

2. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

3. I am a current permanent or former federal employee with less than 52 weeks break in the competitive service and I am applying for this position to be considered as a:

A. Promotion Candidate - I am eligible for promotion consideration since I have held the next lower grade for at least 52 weeks on a permanent basis in the competitive service or I am a current FWS employee. NOTE: You must submit a copy of SF-50(s) that demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement (i.e., Promotion, Within Grade/Rate Increase).

B. Repromotion Candidate - I am eligible for non-competitive repromotion consideration since I have held a higher grade on a permanent basis in the competitive federal service or a permanent position with the same or higher promotion potential as this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis.

C. Non-competitive Reassignment Candidate - I am eligible for non-competitive reassignment consideration since I currently hold a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis held on a permanent basis.

D. Non-competitive Voluntary Change to Lower Grade (CLG) Candidate - I am eligible and requesting consideration for a Voluntary CLG since I have held, or currently hold a permanent competitive service position at a higher grade in the federal service. NOTE: You must submit a copy of an SF-50 that reflects your current permanent position.

E. I am not eligible for any of the above considerations.

4. I am a current or prior military member of the Armed Forces that is retiring or has been retired less than 180 days. Hiring (appointments or transfers) of retiring or retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in any DoD Component during the 180 days immediately following retirement may only be made IAW DoDI 1402.01 and may require a waiver for appointment prior to the 180 days from official military retirement.

A. Yes

B. No

5. Are you retired from the Federal civilian service or are you in a phased retirement and receiving an annuity?

A. Yes

B. No

6. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, in any one of the categories below, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
-OR-
Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
-OR-
Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?

A. Yes

B. No

This section will be used to determine if you possess the basic requirements needed to qualify for a Secretary, GS-0318. Failure to respond to these questions will result in an ineligible rating.

1. From the descriptions below, choose the letter that BEST describes your experience and/or education relevant to the position of Secretary, GS-0318-05.

A. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the Federal Service or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience must include knowledge of duties, priorities, commitments, policies, and program goals of the organization sufficient to perform nonroutine assignments, such as independently noting and following-up on commitments made at meetings/conferences; advising others on preparing correspondence, requirements for various reports, and interpreting new instructions and procedures; or locating and summarizing information from files and documents that requires recognizing which information is or is not relevant to the problem at hand.

B. I have successfully completed 4 years of education above high school.

C. I have some, but less than 1 year of specialized experience, and I have successfully completed some education above high school. Therefore, my combination of education and specialized experience provided me with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

D. I do not meet the requirement in A, B or C above.

2. From the descriptions below, choose the letter that BEST describes your experience to the position of Secretary, GS-0318-06.

A. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the Federal Service or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience must include knowledge of the duties, priorities, commitments, policies, and program goals of the organization sufficient to perform nonroutine assignments, such as independently noting and following-up on commitments made at meetings/conferences; shifting clerical staff in subordinate offices to respond to fluctuating workloads and knowledge required to coordinate the work of the office with the work of other offices and for recognizing the need for such coordination in various circumstances.

B. I do not meet the criteria described in statements A above.

3. From the descriptions below, select the letter corresponding to the statement that best represents your qualifications for Secretary, GS-0318-07 position.

A. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the Federal Service or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience includes knowledge of the nature and capability of word processing software procedures and function keys to perform a substantial range of functions, such as generating tables of contents, importing graphs or databases, creating glossaries, aligning multiple columns, automatically printing document identification or other notations at the top or bottom of each page, and creating form letters and automatically merging these with mailing lists.

B. I do not meet the criteria described in statements A above.

4. From the descriptions below, please select the response that BEST reflects your specialized experience relevant to the position of Secretary, GS-0318-08.

A. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the Federal Service or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience includes knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position which include knowledge of the duties, priorities, commitments, policies and program goals sufficient to independently perform routine/non-routine assignments, eliminating conflict and duplication of work, determining when new procedures are needed.

B. I do not meet the criteria described in statements A above.

5. From the descriptions below, choose the letter that BEST describes your experience relevant to the position of Secretary, GS-0318-09.

A. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-08 in the Federal Service or equivalent in other pay systems. Specialized experience includes adapting policies and procedures to emergency situations and establishing new procedures to meet new situations; knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization to communicate effectively when providing electronic responses to various requests in accordance with prescribed policies/regulations; knowledge of the substantive programs of the organization as they relate to administrative and clerical support functions; knowledge of protocol functions necessary for the many official visits by both military and civilian authorities.

B. I do not meet the criteria described in statements A above.

Certification: I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.

6. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position. Select the most appropriate response below.

A. Yes, I verify that all of my responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate. I accept that if my supporting documentation and/or later steps in the selection process do not support one or more of my responses to the questionnaire that my application may be rated lower and/or I may be removed from further consideration.

B. No, I do not accept this agreement and/or I no longer wish to be considered for this position.

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