Georgia Staffing is hiring: Administrative Assistant (Office Automation) in Maco

Administrative Assistant

The position is located in the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) in the Middle District of Georgia. The work includes providing a variety of routine administrative assistance services, maintaining office files and records, performing office automation duties and serving as an Information Receptionist. If selected for this position you will also plan and carry out regular and recurring assignments and use initiative to complete work in accordance with accepted practices. Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Compose correspondence such as letters, endorsements, memoranda and electronic correspondence from records or files maintained
• Receive and review incoming mail and determine whether appropriate to call to attention of supervisor, to redirect to other organizational entities, or to handle personally by presenting response in final form
• Prepare a variety of recurring and special reports, compiling data and obtaining required information
• Advise internal and external stakeholders on all procedural and administrative functions related to reports
• Resolve a variety of administrative problems related to staff actions and assignments
• Establish and maintain office files, records, logs and manuals in accordance with specified file systems and office needs
• Perform office automation duties
• Serve as Information Receptionist; receive visitors and refers each visitor to the appropriate person or office as appropriate and determined by local procedure
• Distribute mail to appropriate staff members

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Qualifications:

GS-05: To be qualified at the GS-5 grade level, you must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in Federal service as defined below; or four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both specialized experience and education as explained below. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing a variety of administrative functions such as sorting and distributing mail and packages; receiving telephone calls and visitors to the office; maintaining office files and records; and producing written documents utilizing office automation software. OR Education: Completion of at least four years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. OR Combination of education and experience: A combination of specialized experience and education as described above, which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. 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. To be qualified, you must type at least 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. (A typing test may later be required.)

Additional Information:

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.