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School Information Assistant (Office Automation)

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

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$40,736 - $59,031

per year

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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 handling administrative tasks for a school on a military base, such as managing student records, entering data into computer systems, and preparing reports and correspondence.

It's a support role in an office setting using computers and typing skills.

A good fit would be someone organized with basic office experience or education, who enjoys working with details and helping school staff.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-05 level, including data entry, preparing correspondence, and creating files (or equivalent education/combination)
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-06 level, including generating reports from information systems, reviewing forms for accuracy, and assisting staff (experience only, no education substitution)
  • Qualified typist: at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors on a 5-minute test
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Ability to use automated systems, word processing software, and student information management databases
  • Experience in school administrative functions like student registration, attendance, and records maintenance

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Bitz Intermediate School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Camp Lejeune is located in Onslow County, North Carolina, and is adjacent to the New River and the city of Jacksonville.

The base covers about 233 square miles and includes 14 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach. Who May Apply: U.S.

Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience for GS-05: One year of specialized experience which includes: utilizing automated systems for data entry; preparing a variety of correspondence; and creating files.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60.

Add the two percentages.

OR Specialized experience for GS-06: One year of specialized experience generating requested reports utilizing an information management system; reviewing forms or reports for accuracy; and providing assistance to staff members.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this grade, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted for the GS-06 level.

This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors.

The Hiring Manager may require a typing proficiency test be administered to verify meeting the typing requirements for this position.

Applicants determined to not meet the typing proficiency will be considered ineligible and will not receive consideration for this position. Major Duties:

  • Perform a variety of school administrative functions such as student registration, student attendance, academic records maintenance, tuition status, and other related processes.
  • Receive data and enter into the student information management database.
  • Prepare a variety of letters, messages, memoranda, reports, charts, school bulletins, and other correspondence using typing and automated word processing equipment and other various software programs.
  • Work in coordination with the administration to construct in the student information management system a viable school master schedule for teachers, e.g., times for preparation periods, lunch times, classroom teaching, etc.
  • Prepare reports for school administration and other personnel from the student information management system database and disseminated to the correct personnel in a timely manner.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12861198-DE