Staff Administrative Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command • Fort McCoy, WI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This military technician position is with the 85th United States Army Reserve Support Command, 1 Battalion/338 Regiment, 181 Infantry Brigade, located at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set. The incumbent organizes programs supporting operational requirements, monitors projects for administrative errors, enforces organizational practices, reviews correspondence, provides technical guidance, assembles resources for training events, updates organizational policies, and uses multiple automation programs simultaneously.

The position requires successful completion of the Unit Administrator Basic Course and the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a background investigation. Duties may require work evenings, nights, holidays, or weekends, including changes to shifts or tours of duty. This is an obligated position.

Requirements

• Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required before a start date can be set.
• One year of specialized experience researching data for program or operations evaluations; guiding staff on organizational requirements; coordinating organizational projects or special programs; and using office automation systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, and databases on varied work products; or qualifying graduate education; or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
• Successfully complete the Unit Administrator Basic Course within 18 months of appointment.
• Successfully complete the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Foreign education used to meet qualifications must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. education, or receive full credit at an accredited U.S. college or university.

Responsibilities

• Organize programs to support operational requirements.
• Monitor projects for administrative errors.
• Enforce organizational practices.
• Review correspondence prior to submission.
• Provide technical guidance on administrative activities.
• Assemble resources for organizational training events.
• Update policies applicable to the organization.
• Utilize various automation programs simultaneously.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized when permitted by the JTR and determined to be in the Government's interest.
• Recruitment, retention, or relocation incentives, advance in-hire rates, advanced leave accrual, and creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized when determined to be in the government's best interest.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Moving expenses to the first official duty station may be authorized for eligible new Army Reserve Military Technicians.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level