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SECRETARY (OFFICE AUTOMATION)
Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command
Department of the Air Force
GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for an office secretary in the U.S.
Air Force's Transportation Command, where you'll handle daily administrative tasks like managing files, scheduling meetings, preparing documents, and supporting staff with correspondence and visitor greetings.
It's ideal for someone organized and detail-oriented who enjoys using computer tools to keep an office running smoothly.
A good fit would be an experienced administrative assistant comfortable with multitasking in a military or government setting.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 level, including maintaining files/records and preparing travel arrangements
- Proficiency in reviewing and processing incoming/outgoing correspondence, materials, publications, regulations, and directives
- Skills in answering telephone calls, greeting visitors, and determining the purpose of calls or visits
- Ability to manage multiple calendars, coordinate meeting arrangements, and follow up on commitments from meetings
- Experience using office automation software to produce, edit, and prepare documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs
- Competence in developing, establishing, updating, and maintaining office procedures and records for efficient operations
Full Job Description
This position is part of the Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command.
You may qualify at the GS-07 level, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service: Maintaining files/records and making and preparing travel arrangements.
Reviewing correspondence, answering telephone calls, directing visitors, to maintaining multiple calendars.
Using various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce, prepare, and edit a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs.
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).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:
As a SECRETARY (OFFICE AUTOMATION) at the GS-0318-7 some of your typical work assignments may include: Prepares a wide variety of correspondence, reports, and other documents from information obtained from the staff, files, and other sources.
Reviews and processes incoming and outgoing correspondence, materials, publications, regulations, and directives.
Receives telephone calls, greets visitors, and ascertains the nature of the calls or visits.
Independently notes and follows-up on commitments made at meetings and conferences by staff members, and maintains supervisor's calendar, coordinates meeting arrangements, and/or schedules meetings and/or conferences.
Develops, establishes, updates, and maintains office procedures and records/files of various types to ensure effective and efficient operation of the office.
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