Test Coordinator (Office Automation)

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as a Testing Coordinator in a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) to ensure applicants' test scores are valid and processed in a timely manner in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S.

Military Entrance Processing Command policies and procedures for the DoD Military Personnel Testing Program. This will be a permanent position.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Coordinating student testing with area schools and administrators; Compiling testing data utilizing spreadsheets and databases; Entering testing results into data systems to generate reports; Conducting inventory on testing materials and applicant packages.

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

Proficiency Required: 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.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

Major Duties:

• Conduct aptitude and qualification examinations on applicants.
• Contact school officials to coordinate school testing sessions.
• Assign personnel to proctor examinations.
• Perform quality control of examination and applicable applicant information.
• Score examinations and send results to appropriate personnel.
• Perform data entry of results and enter information into the system.
• This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management.
• These duties are described at the full performance level of GS-07. The duties at the GS-06 level are developmental leading to such performance.