- Position Title
- MAIL ASSISTANT (TITLE 32)
- Agency
- Army National Guard Units
- Announcement Number
- IL-12531901-AR-24-262 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, September 3, 2024 to Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
US Citizens. Are you a US Citizen?
2.
Are you a current National Guard member within the state for which this position is being advertised?
3.
Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
4.
Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
Conditions of Employment
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.
1.
I have a valid, current state driver's license or I am able and willing to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
2.
This position requires membership in the IL Army National Guard (IL ARNG). If you are not willing or are ineligible to join the IL ARNG, please do not apply to this announcement. If selected, you MUST be or become a member of the Selected IL ARNG.
Do you possess an IL ARNG membership, or are you willing to obtain, and maintain a membership in the IL ARNG?
Do you possess an IL ARNG membership, or are you willing to obtain, and maintain a membership in the IL ARNG?
3.
Please type your current RANK, AFSC/MOS, and UNIT in the space provided below.
If you are a member of another branch of service, please include your branch, rank and military specialty.
Prior service members should include their last rank held and military specialty.
Civilians should type "N/A".
(limit 20 characters)
If you are a member of another branch of service, please include your branch, rank and military specialty.
Prior service members should include their last rank held and military specialty.
Civilians should type "N/A".
(limit 20 characters)
Assessment 1
Respond to all questions. For each, choose the response that best describes your experience and/or training. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
General Experience: Do you possess the experience, education, or training which indicates the candidate performed progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled; experience using computer and automation systems?
2.
Specialized Experience: Do you possess specialized experience for the GS-04 Level which demonstrates knowledge of filing procedures to perform alphabetical, numerical or chronological filing?
3.
Specialized Experience: Do you possess specialized experience for the GS-05 Level, which includes 1 year at experience at the GS-04 level, that also demonstrates experience in clerical work, office work, or processing incoming and outgoing mail?
4.
Specialized Experience: Do you possess specialized experience for the GS-06 Level, which includes at least 1 year experience at the GS-05 level, which also includes receiving and shipping various packages?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Provide advice and recommendations to the supervisor on new equipment and/or advances on the market and current equipment status for consideration of upgrades or replacements of current systems.
6.
Maintain appropriate stock level of materials, supplies and furnishings to operate the mailroom and associated equipment.
7.
Prepare and coordinate a roster of alternate mail clerks and train them in required operations.
8.
Electronically capture accounting data for management reports on numerous accounts via data inputs per parcel mailed or shipped.
9.
Maintain database of all addressees necessary for day-to-day operations for bar coding of all outgoing mail.
10.
Maintain required postal files in accordance with appropriate records management requirements.
11.
Receive, sort, and route incoming mail to distribution points by organizational designation, name, subject, distribution formula, etc.
12.
Receive, register, control and safeguard incoming and outgoing classified mail up to and including Secret.
13.
Check outgoing classified and unclassified mail to assure that all papers are properly marked and that addressing and packaging conform to security and postal regulations.
14.
Maintain reference library of pertinent regulations and publications of USPS and applicable Department of Defense (DoD) agencies.
15.
Read mail that is undesignated and determine proper routing by subject matter content.
16.
Maintain database of all addressees necessary for day-to-day operations for bar coding of all outgoing mail.
17.
Receive and review quarterly postage reports for remote site locations, reassemble into a consolidated report and forward to the National Guard Bureau (NGB) semiannually.
18.
Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all 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 canceled, 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.