Archives Technician, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Newport, RI
Posted October 6, 2016
Summary
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The selectee for this position serves as an Archives Technician in the Naval Historical Collection at the Naval War College, Newport, RI. The primary purpose of the job is to provide assistance to the Archivists to collect, organize, arrange, publicize, preserve, exhibit, and make accessible records and historical materials in the collection.
You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application. This vacancy announcement may close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes.
Duties
- Assisting personnel in preventive preservation measures on archival mediums.
- Scanning documents into digital formats.
- Assisting customers with photocopying and scanning of archival document.
- Secures collections in use by customers.
Key Requirements
- You must be a US Citizen.
- Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. www.sss.gov
- Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- See Other Information section for additional requirements.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Entering archive collection documentation into automated databases;
- Cataloging archival records, such as document descriptions, to allow easy access to information; and
- Assisting in conducting research in collections and record groups.
NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RÉSUMÉ TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
This position requires the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. Your response to the typing skill question on the Occupational Questionnaire will be used in your qualification determination.
As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire. To preview this questionnaire and determine if your experience matches the required skills for this position, click the following link: View Assessment Questions
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating and/or appointment eligibility.
This job is performed in an office/special collections environment requiring regular lifting and moving 40 lbs. to retrieve collections, reshelving, standing, walking, frequent bending, stooping, and climbing.
A Secret security clearance is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a position offer or removal. If you possess a security clearance, please indicate the level and termination date in your resume.
Selectee will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the applicant fails to report to the scheduled drug test appointment. Incumbents of drug testing designated positions will be subject to random testing. Drug test results will be provided to the employing activity/command.