Administrative Support Assistant

About the Position: West Point Middle School (WPMS) is part of the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), which operates 191 schools in 14 districts located in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. WPMS currently includes grades six through eight, totaling about 150 students. This position is covered by the DD 2396 FEA-SR Classified Federal Education Association Stateside Region bargaining unit. 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. Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible 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. Specialized Experience for GS-06: One year of specialized experience which includes: utilizing automated systems to prepare reports; tracking and ordering supplies; and maintaining office calendar. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted for the GS-06 level. Time in Grade Requirement (GS-06): 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-05). Perform a variety of school administrative support functions, such as student registration, student attendance, academic records maintenance, tuition status, and other related processes. Assemble and distribute family student registration packets including a student schedule and hand book, regulations, a health record form, and other forms that might be required. Enter grades, attendance, tuition, and transfer information to update students' data files. Prepare reports for school administration and other personnel . Serve as property custodian maintaining a perpetual inventory of non-expendable property and supply records for durable items in the school. Identify equipment requiring repair or maintenance. Record all supply transactions in an automated system and that copies of documents are filed appropriately to maintain an adequate automated and hard-copy audit trail. Maintain school calendar and schedule appointments for staff.