Mail Assistant.

Duties

• This is a developmental position; duties listed below will be performed in a developmental capacity at the GS-05 grade level. At the full performance, GS-06, the incumbent will:
• Receives official mail and distribution from customers. Reviews, sorts, and places mail into customer mail bins. Mail is addressed in a variety of ways requiring association of names, room numbers, building numbers, acronyms, and office symbols.
• Serves as a Mail Inspector with responsibility for technical inspections of mail rooms, conducting postal instruction and training, and providing the liaison, guidance, and assistance to customers.
• Serves as primary postal instructor, presenting a monthly 4 1/2-hour block of instruction to newly assigned unit mail clerks and mail orderlies.
• Operates a sedan, van or pick-up up to 3/4 ton daily in the delivery and collection of distribution, mail and other material between OMDC, the Fort Wainwright postal facility and/or other points, including FedEx and UPS drop points.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a T3 Secret clearance.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical and annually thereafter for the lifting requirement of up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license to operate government vehicle.
• Temporary duty travel (TDY) may be required approximately 5% of the time.
  
  

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
  
  

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education at the GS-5 grade level, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is

Specialized Experience GS-5: One year of specialized experience which includes experience receiving, routing, processing, and dispatching incoming and outgoing personal and accountable mail. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

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Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

Specialized Experience GS-6: One year of specialized experience which includes working with postal services to include but not limited to, inspecting, sorting and assisting with distribution of incoming and outgoing mail for mail operations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-5).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-6 grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Information Assurance
• Manages and Organizes Information
• Planning and Evaluating
  
  

Time in Grade Requirement GS-6: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit
• Management may select any grade level announced for this position with noncompetitive promotion to the GS-06.
• Noncompetitive promotion potential to target grade. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized subject to an agency determination
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Since Alaska is considered a non-foreign overseas location, statutory return rights for current DoD employees are applicable in many circumstances.
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19. For more information on EFMP, please visit the following link:
• Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
• Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
  
  

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.