Clarification from the agency

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

As a Lead Archives Technician, you will:

• Direct and oversee a crew of employees who assist incumbent in processing, data entry, and labeling of incoming OPF/EMFs.
• Provide advice and guidance on specific techniques and/or directs employees to reference or guidance materials as needed.
• Serve as a liaison and consensus builder for the team.
• Assist in the preparation of analytical and descriptive finding aids, inventories and other guides.
  

Conditions of employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-12657790-25-BS.

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.
• The incumbent must be physically able to perform the duties of this position. The work requires climbing caster-equipped ladders handling thereon boxes of records weighing up to 50 pounds that are stored up to 15 or 16 feet above the floor. The incumbent may be required to use specialized ladders or motorized lifts to access records stored up to 20 feet above the floor. The work also involves considerable standing, walking, stooping, bending, stretching 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-05 grade level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-04 grade level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and which equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:

Maintaining or utilizing database information for research purposes; AND
Reviewing files or documents for completeness and compliance with established guidelines; AND
Communicating, verbally or in writing, to a particular audience.

OR
Education: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4 years above high school.

OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

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, Technical and Leadership. 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.

Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest 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