Summary This position for the Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland . Responsibilities Assist employees who are visually impaired or have low visual acuity. This includes orientation and mobility support, and use of accessibility software applications. Assist and guide serviced employees in navigating and editing electronic documents and computer applications that are not accessible. Provide sighted-guide assistance and reader support to serviced employees for meetings, conferences, and events hosted onsite and offsite. Stay abreast of new and evolving industry, government, and agency procedures, standards, methodologies, technologies, and tools to prove satisfactory assistance to serviced employees. Provide administrative support to program managers as needed. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-05 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-04 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Basic Requirement: A minimum typing proficiency of 40 WPM is required. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess: Specialized Experience: For the GS-05, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-04 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as performing administrative support functions for one or more employees to include general office support duties, utilizing software applications, and preparing, editing and formatting documents; and providing support services such as clerical and reader services to personnel with disabilities on a reasonable accommodations. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service (Clerical/Technical), and Office Automation Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. Education Substitution of Education for Experience: Four years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation, or the equivalent, is a prerequisite may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services . If you are using education to qualify for this position you will need to submit your unofficial/official transcripts with your application. Failure to provide transcripts, or a determination that you do not possess the education requirement, will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration in accordance with competitive examining procedures. Additional Information A one year probationary or trial period may be required. Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination. May be required to work overtime hours to carry out the duties of this position, including on evenings, weekends and/or holidays. Moving costs MAY be paid. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. May be required to travel to different facilities within the National Capital Region (NCR) to carry out the duties of this position. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. For more information on veterans' preference click here. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status click here). Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position. The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. PPP Application Based Preference Eligibles (Military Reserve and National Guard technicians, Military Reserve and National Guard technicians receiving disability retirement, and Retained Grade employees) will receive priority consideration at the full performance level only. For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here. You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.
