This position is open to all US Citizens. Permanent Full-Time https://jobs.mgsapps.monster.com/bsee/vacancy/preview.hms?orgId=2&jnum;=190 The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians was established under the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 and is responsible to the Secretary of the Interior for implementation of all aspects and responsibilities assigned under the Act. The Office of Special Trustee (OST) was created to improve the accountability and management of Indian funds held in trust by the federal government. As trustee, the Department of the Interior has the primary fiduciary responsibility to manage both Tribal trust funds and Individual Indian Monies (IIM) accounts.
This position is located in the Department of Interior, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians (OST), Office of Trust Records, Division of Records Management Operations (OTR), Division of Records Management Research (DRMO), and Inventory Control, Lenexa, KS. The incumbent of this position contributes to the mission of the OTR by providing safeguarding and inventory services of records stored within the American Indian Records Repository (AIRR).
Salary Information: GS-05 $31,944 – $41,530 per annum. _*First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level._
This is a full-time position that has a full performance level of GS-05.
This vacancy is also announced as **OST-7001-15-DC-021(MP)** for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Merit Promotion procedures.
The Office of the Special Trustee has determined that the duties of this position are not suitable for telework.
Indian Preference Policy: Preference in filling this vacancy is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472). Verification Form BIA-4432 must be submitted with the application prior to the closing date of the announcement, if claiming Indian Preference. Applicants selected under Indian preference from this vacancy will be appointed under the Excepted Service, Schedule A 213.3112(a)(7) appointing authority. Consideration will be given to Non-Indian applications in the absence of qualified Indian Preference eligibles.
NOTE: This HR Office uses an automated recruitment system. We query a question labeled “Background Information” in the Occupational Questionnaire to identify applicants claiming Indian Preference. You must answer this question. If you are claiming Indian Preference, you must also submit your valid BIA-4432 form to verify your claim. You must be a U.S. Citizen. You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire. You must maintain a valid state driver's license. **At the full performance level****GS-05****the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:**
1. Use the local automated database system to track the receipt, movement, and stored location of records within the OTR internal departments.
2. Ensures correct boxes are delivered and shelved for indexing; retrieved and returned in the same condition for archival storage when indexing is complete.
3. Identifies, resolves and advises higher authorities on any shelf location discrepancies when the system data and physical record locations are incomplete or inaccurate.
4. Makes suggestions and recommendation about how to improve the efficiency of the work.
5. Responsible for physical inventories and the tracking and daily reconciliation of all records held by the Inventory Control. **Education**: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements**.**
**Foreign Education**: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 **Selective Service:** If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/ Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made. Your responses to the online assessment will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position. You are being evaluated under the Category Rating method, which means, if you are determined to be qualified you will be placed in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are “Platinum”, “Gold”, and “Silver”. However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the “Platinum” category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. Veterans' preference rules for category rating will be applied.
Your answers to the on-line assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:
**Technology Application**–In order to enter data into an automated records system. ****
**Records Management** – In order to retrieve, index, file, inventory and maintain archival materials. ****
**Attention to Detail**–In order to verify accuracy and completeness of information.********
**Plan and Organize Work** –In order to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
If you are a status applicant (current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former permanent Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility in the competitive service), or are eligible under a special appointing authority and you are selected under this vacancy, you may be subject to serving a new one-year probationary period.
**To preview questions please click here.** **Minimum Qualification Requirements:**
**GS-05**
**Experience:**To qualify at the GS-05 grade level, you must have at least one FULL year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. **Specialized experience is defined as and must include the following:**demonstrated experience using simple or self-indexing filing systems in a records storage facility or warehouse; entering data into databases; organizing and filing documents.
OR
Four full years (120 semester hours) of education above high school at an accredited post-secondary institution. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) _beyond the second year_ is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
**All Applicants** will be required to lift and move boxes weighing up to 50 pounds that are stored up to a height of 6 feet as a routine job function.
**NOTE:** If you are substituting education for the specialized experience requirement for the GS-05 level, you must submit your transcripts with your application to verify the education. This information must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide this information will result in you receiving an “INELIGIBLE” rating.
**Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website:****https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp**
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Your complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
To apply on-line, you must complete and submit an application by accessing the USAJOBS website at www.usajobs.gov. To begin, click the Apply Online button near the bottom of this screen and follow the prompts to register into your USAJOBS account, answer the questions, and submit all required documents.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at www.usajobs.gov and click on "Application Status." Click on the position title, and then select Apply Online to continue.
Your resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement and OPM qualification standards for each grade level(s) for which you are applying. It is strongly recommended that you use the USAJobs Resume Builder as it was designed to ensure that your resume includes the standard information needed. The Resume Builder is available at https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/How_to_create_your_resume
Your application package must include: (1) Resume showing relevant experience as written in your own words.(2) Completed online Assessment Questionnaire; (3) College transcript (if applicable) for verification of qualifying education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable; (4) Form BIA-4432, Verification of Indian Preference for Employment, if claiming Indian preference. No other form will be accepted; (5) Certificates, license, etc. (if applicable); (6) Form DD-214 OR VA letter and Standard Form 15.
You will find additional information on the following topics: (1) e-Verify; (2) Selective Service; (3) CTAP/ICTAP; (4) Education – accreditation; (5) Foreign education; (6) Veterans preference; (7) ) Proof of eligibility if applying under a special appointing authority;(7) Form BIA-4432, Verification of Indian Preference for Employment, if claiming Indian preference. No other form will be accepted;umentation; and more can be found on our web site: http://www.bsee.gov/About-BSEE/Jobs/USAJobs-Assistance OR http://www.boem.gov/USAJobs-Assistance/ .
If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, you must submit proof by the closing date of the announcement that you meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.605(a) for CTAP and 5 CFR 330.704 for ICTAP or you will not receive priority consideration. The proof includes a copy of the agency notice, your most recent Performance Rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty station. To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, you must earn a minimum score of 85 or above (prior to the assignment of veteran's preference) on the rating criteria for this position. You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgment from USAJobs that your submission was successful, once we have received your on-line assessment questionnaire, resume and any supporting documentation. You will be notified of the status of your application via your USAJobs account after we conduct a qualification review of your complete application package. You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration. We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background checks, and/or verification of your education. If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this announcement. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.
Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties.
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