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Position Title
ARCHIVES TECHNICIAN
Agency
National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement Number
IMP-12390672-24-BS Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, April 25, 2024 to Monday, May 13, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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2. Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) employee who has held or currently holds a permanent appointment in the competitive service? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration employee serving under a special appointing authority such as VRA, Disabilities Program, etc? (limit characters)
4. Are you a current National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) employee currently holding (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
 
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Preferences
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ALL applicants are required to submit their most recently completed annual performance appraisal (dated within 18 months from the closing date of the vacancy announcement), which identifies your official rating of record (must be at least "Fully Successful") AND is signed by the supervisor, OR a statement explaining why the performance appraisal/review/evaluation is unavailable OR incomplete. If you fail to provide a copy of the performance appraisal/review/evaluation, or a statement advising why it is unavailable, you will be removed from further consideration. N/A is not considered an acceptable response.
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2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Please select the answer below that describes your status. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Specialized Experience for the GS-7 level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-6 level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:

Performing archival functions such as arrangement, preservation, accessioning, reference and loans; AND
Using judgement of established archival procedures and practices; AND
Communicating and assisting various audiences.
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1. For the GS-07, select the answer that best describes your specialized experience. (limit characters)
2. Select the following archival records management functions you have experience with. (limit characters)
3. Choose the one statement that best describes your experience using systems to retrieve information and/or using that information to physically locate items. (limit characters)
4. Select from the functions below those that you have performed. (limit characters)
5. Select the choices that describe your experience communicating orally with a variety of customers in order to obtain and provide information. (limit characters)
6. Which of the following types of archival customer inquiries have you performed with a customer as part of your job duties? (limit characters)
7. Which of the following challenges have you successfully met in communicating and working with others? (limit characters)
8. Choose the statement that best describes your experience composing written communications, including the responsibility and accountability for accurate content, grammar, spelling, appropriate tone and format in response to incoming inquiries from internal and external customers. (limit characters)
9. Which of the following do you have experience related to performing research to obtain information on research/reference questions? (limit characters)
10. Which of the following describes your experience identifying problems related to the operation or management of an archival collection? (limit characters)