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Clerk (General Clerk) Direct Hire Seasonal Term

Internal Revenue Service

Department of the Treasury

Fresh

Salary

$37,193 - $52,957

per year

Closes

January 27, 2026More IRS jobs →

GS-4 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372

Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This seasonal clerk position with the IRS in Ogden, Utah, involves basic office tasks like handling paperwork, communicating with people, and supporting daily operations in a government tax agency.

It's a temporary role filled quickly through a direct hire process at a local hiring event, ideal for entry-level candidates seeking federal experience without needing prior government work.

A good fit would be someone organized, reliable, and comfortable with routine administrative duties, especially if they're local to Utah.

Key Requirements

  • One year of general clerical, office, or similar experience demonstrating ability to handle basic responsibilities (for GS-4 level)
  • Or two years of education above high school from an accredited institution
  • Or a combination of qualifying experience and education
  • For GS-5 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-4, such as basic research, customer communication, and office duties
  • Or a Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school
  • Ability to attend the hiring event in Layton, UT, on a first-come, first-served basis
  • Submission of a detailed resume showing employment dates, hours worked, and relevant experience by the announcement closing date

Full Job Description

Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA).

For information on the Recruitment Incentive please reference the Additional Information section of this announcement. WE'RE HIRING: Attend the Hiring Event Below!!

Davis Conference Center 1651 N 700 W Layton, UT 84041 Time: 9am-1pm Applicants will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS?

Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service.

One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: GENERAL EXPERIENCE GS-04: To qualify at this grade level you must have: One (1) year or twelve (12 months) of general experience.

General experience must demonstrate progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular competencies needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

This may be paid or non-paid experience.

OR EDUCATION: Two (2) years of education above the high school level (education may have been obtained in an accredited junior college, college, university, business, secretarial or technical school).Note: One full year of academic study is defined as 30 semester hours/45 quarter hours in an accredited junior college, college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school equaling 720 hours.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-5 Level: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position includes- Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular competencies needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled.

This may be paid or non-paid experience.

Examples of qualifying experience may include conducting basic research and applying information as necessary, interacting and communicating (orally and in writing) with customers, performing office duties.

OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Bachelor's degree or four years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Major Duties:

Step 1. Apply to this job announcement. Apply to the announcement prior to the hiring event. We will qualify you based on the experience listed on your resume.

Failure to provide sufficient evidence of your experience on your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. Step 2.

Attend a local hiring event at Davis Conference 1651 N 700 W Layton, UT 84041 Time: 9am - 1pm During this event, we will be making job offers to qualified attendees that previously applied to the announcement.

If our offer is accepted, you will be able to complete several pre-employment steps during the event. The entire process can take several hours to complete. Please plan accordingly.

If you do not apply prior to the event, you will be asked to do so before entering the event. Applicants will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

What to bring: Your mobile device to access your USAJOBS account, and - Two forms of ID for fingerprinting. WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Taxpayer Services Service Centers Ogden Submission Processing The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

Performs a variety of administrative tasks using an automated system which involves: assigning, maintaining, monitoring, or updating work status and inventory records; ordering research; acknowledging correspondence; maintaining, updating and initiating personnel records; timekeeping; and performing other support activity.

Identifies and reviews Forms W-2 attached to Forms 1040EZ and 1040PC for conditions meeting Criminal Investigation criteria and code the returns appropriately.

Conducts searches and other follow-up action on delayed shipments where acknowledged transmittals are not received timely.

Transcribes and/or key verifies a wide variety of taxpayer prepared tax returns, related schedules, and/or documents. This position has career progression.

If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses.

For example, you may be hired as a GS-04, but if the position has career progression to GS-05, then you may move from a GS-04 to a GS-05 in as little as one year.

TERM appointments can be terminated at any time. This announcement can be closed at any time as bureau needs dictate. Season is from 6 to 8 months.

Employees who work a seasonal work schedule are placed in non-pay status or recalled to duty as workload or budget dictates and in accordance with their seasonal employment agreement.

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last 13 months but maybe extended up to a total of four

years.

Employees may be eligible for conversion to permanent career or career-conditional appointments via merit promotion procedures if the following are applicable: Employee completed two years of current continuous service under a term appointment or any combination of term appointments in the competitive service at the time of conversion.

AND The permanent appointment may be made only to a position in the same line of work as the position for which the employee received a term appointment under competitive procedures.

AND The employee's performance under the term appointment must be rated at the fully successful level or higher.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-12868071-TSD-0303-4T5