Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.

As an Archives Technician, you will:

• Provide written and oral "first-line" reference assistance and consultation, responding to all forms of inquiry concerning NARA's broad range of archival holdings, in original or surrogate format, by using complex finding aid systems and related archival sources, in both electronic and analog formats.
• Pull and refile records according to NARA policies and procedures.
• Review information about records prior to making them available to researchers, ensuring that access restrictions are being followed.
• Independently monitor the use of records by the public and address customer usage that threatens the safety of records or limits access.
• Participate in the digitization efforts of archival holdings for public access following broad NARA guidance and procedures.

Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-12623833-25-KB.

Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Physical demands may include climbing caster-equipped step ladders, moving heavy carts of records, and handling boxes of records stored up to 15 feet above the floor and typically weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally more. The work may also demand considerable standing, walking, stooping, bending and lifting.

1. Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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3. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

Using judgement and analysis to determine the proper course of action and steps needed to accomplish an assignment;
AND
Performing archival functions (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, digitization, and/or holdings maintenance);
AND
Communicating and assisting various audiences.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-06, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

Performing archival functions (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, digitization, and/or holdings maintenance);
AND
Communicating and assisting various audiences.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Communication, Project Management, Technical. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must receive a score of 85 or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority