Staff Administrative Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command • Fort Gordon, GA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a military technician position with the 335th Signal Command Theater, 324 Signal Battalion, 359 Signal Brigade, located at Fort Gordon, Georgia. 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 before submission, provides technical guidance on administrative activities, assembles resources for organizational training events, updates applicable policies, and uses multiple automation programs simultaneously.

The position requires a Personnel Security Investigation and successful completion of the Unit Administrator Basic Course and Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment. Qualification may be based on one year of specialized experience, qualifying graduate education, or a combination of education and experience. Applicants with qualifying recent General Schedule service must meet the stated time-in-grade requirement.

Requirements

• Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required; appointment may also be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a background investigation.
• Successfully complete the Unit Administrator Basic Course within 18 months of appointment.
• Successfully complete the Unit Pay Administrator Course within 18 months of appointment.
• Qualify through one year of specialized experience researching data for program or operations evaluations, advising staff on organizational requirements, coordinating projects or special programs, and using office automation systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, and databases; or through qualifying graduate education; or through a 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.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Complete a one-year probationary period, during which continued employment is subject to written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

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 employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-Federal work experience and certain military service for annual leave accrual 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: Mid Level