ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
Naval Sea Systems Command
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Dahlgren, VirginiaRemote Virginia$121,785 - $187,093GS-13Administrative and ClericalMore Navy jobs →
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT (CPPA)
Naval Education and Training Command
Department of the Navy
GS-5 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves providing administrative support for student personnel and pay in a naval training school, including handling documents, updating records, and resolving issues to ensure smooth operations.
It suits someone organized and detail-oriented with experience in office tasks and customer service, ideally from a military or educational setting.
A good fit would be an entry-level professional comfortable with computers and following procedures.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 level in federal or equivalent service
- Ability to relay documents and information for personnel and pay support to appropriate organizations
- Experience providing clerical, administrative, and customer services, including office automation
- Proficiency in ensuring accuracy of database input for student personnel records and notifying of discrepancies
- Skill in researching rules, regulations, and procedures to resolve issues
- Ability to operate automated computer systems for maintaining and updating electronic records
- Experience performing duties as a Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA)
Full Job Description
You will serve as a ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT (CPPA) in the Surface Warfare Engineering School Command (SWESC) Great Lakes of SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL.
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: 1) Ensuring all documents and information required to provide student personnel or pay support are relayed to the appropriate supporting organization.
2) Providing a full range of clerical and administrative and customer services including general administration, office automation, and clerical support.
3) Assuring accuracy of database input for all student personnel and notify the appropriate personnel in a timely fashion when discrepancies are detected.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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. Major Duties:
- You will ensure all documents and information for personnel and pay support are relayed to the appropriate supporting organization.
- You will research rules, regulations, and procedures to resolve questions or issues.
- You will operate automated computer systems to maintain and update electronic records and data.
- You will determine specific action to take to correct discrepancies, errors or problems following instructions and procedures.
- You will perform duties as a Command Pay and Personnel Administrator (CPPA).
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