Legal Secretary Mental Health
Travis County
Posted: February 2, 2026 (5 days ago)
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Defense Commissary Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Fort Rucker, Alabama
Salary
$40,736 - $52,957
per year
Type
Closes
Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves handling everyday office tasks like managing files, scheduling appointments, processing paperwork for new employees, and dealing with supplies and payroll in a military grocery store setting.
It's a training role to build up to a full secretary position.
A good fit would be someone organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with routine administrative work, especially if they have some office experience or relevant education.
The primary purpose of this position is to perform secretarial, administrative, clerical, typing and office automation duties in support of the commissary.
This is a developmental position designed to give the incumbent the necessary training and work experience to develop to the standard full performance level GS-6 Secretary.
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) basic requirement and qualifications for series 0318 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.
This position has a positive education requirement. You must submit transcripts. See Required Documents for more information.
Experience: One (1) year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position.
Examples of specialized experience; Performing administrative or clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, maintaining a filing system, and keeping an appointment calendar.
Working with personnel and payroll related actions.
Completing supply-related duties OR Education: Four (4) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.
OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages.
If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.
You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Additional Requirements that must be met by the closing date: Physical requirements: (1) Typing proficiency required.
You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire. Time after competitive appointment.
Current federal civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since being selected for a nontemporary appointment from a competitive examination register of eligibles (an announcement opened to the public) or under a direct hire authority.
As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in these competencies: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non Exempt Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.
DoD criteria not met. Work environment: The incumbent typically works indoors in a commissary that is adequately heated, lighted and ventilated.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No Telework eligible: Not eligible Remote work eligible: Not Eligible Major Duties:
Maintains a filing system, reviews correspondence for spelling and grammar, receives mail, maintains the store director's appointment calendar and serves as the forms manager.
Serves as the personnel liaison between the commissary and Human Resources Service Provider (HRSP) by generating request, monitoring status, and resolving employee personnel actions.
Performs in-processing functions for all new hires and reviews in-processing forms for accuracy and completeness.
Serves as the payroll liaison between the commissary and the Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to resolve payroll issues.
Procures, issues, controls, and disposes of supplies and equipment required for store operations.
Maintains the property accounting register relating to supplies and equipment procured for the commissary. This position offers promotion potential to a higher grade.
To prepare you for the higher grade, work assignments will be progressively more complex.
After meeting all qualifications and requirements for the next grade level and with your supervisor's recommendation, you may be promoted without further competition.
However, promotion is neither guaranteed nor automatic. Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.
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