Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Summary About the Position:This position is located at the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE), Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort. Moore, Georgia 31905. The "Maneuver Center of Excellence" is located 100 miles south of Atlanta and is adjacent to Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama. Responsibilities Drafts, edits, revises, prints, copies or forwards for signature a wide range of documents in the correct and final form. Responsible for military personnel functions and programs to include drafting/initiating, preparing, reviewing, revising, editing, finalizing, coordinating, processing, tracking, receiving, retrieving, copying personnel actions. Updating and uploading documents into Soldier interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System (iPERMS). Determining and processing military pay entitlements and allowances for pay inquiries. Uses a variety of automated Defense Military Personnel Data Systems for the retrieval and input of data to including Enlisted Distribution Assignment System (EDAS); Electronic Military Personnel Office (eMILPO), etc. Receives and answers internal and external inquiries and customer complaints of varying complexity made through phone calls, electronic mail, or visits, and provides answers to inquiries. Composes correspondence (memorandums, emails, reports, policy memorandums, and SOPs) ensuring proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, format and completeness. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes identifying discrepancies regarding information contained in a military personnel automated database system; Initiating requests for orders for intra-station assignments, reassignments, appointments and details for military personnel; Participating in unit Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) for military personnel by counseling Soldiers on benefits and accuracy of information such as Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) data and emergency contact data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. Selective Placement Factor: This position requires the incumbent to be able to speak, write and read in Spanish and English. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Clerical Customer Service Human Resources Technology Usage Military Writing Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Human Capital & Resource Management Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.