Mail Clerk

Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: October 17, 2020

Job Description:

* VideosVideos* DutiesHelpDutiesSummaryThis position is located in the Mail Room at the Vancouver Medical Center processing incoming or outgoing mail and packages.Learn more about this agencyResponsibilitiesDuties include, but are not limited to:* Assisting in the management of the unit mail management system.* Ensuring incoming public inquiries and staff mail is properly opened, logged, read, date stamped, and sorted into established categories for distribution to appropriate units and staff.* Receiving, separating, sorting and coordinating all functions involving mail.* Assessing all outgoing mail for proper and complete addressing, proper labeling and packaging.* Taking necessary measures to ensure mail outs do not violate fraud, waste and abuse statutes.* Ensuring all safety restrictions and requirements are observed.* Determining the subject matter of diverse types of correspondence and forms, analyzing materials by subject-matter content, and performing extensive searches in a context of historical records.* Answering customer questions in a helpful, appropriate way.* Being familiar with equipment in the mail room to make minor adjustments on the machinery used.* Reading and interpreting Bill of Lading documents, vendor packing slips and VA receiving reports.This position requires a valid driver's license.Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm; 7:30am - 4:00pmVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Position Description/PD#: Mail Clerk/PD31990ARelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedFinancial Disclosure Report: Not requiredTravel RequiredNot requiredSupervisory statusNoPromotion PotentialNone* Job family (Series)0305 Mail And File* RequirementsHelpRequirementsConditions of Employment* You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job* Designated and/or random drug testing may be required* Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959* You may be required to serve a probationary period* Subject to background/security investigation* Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding processQualificationsTo qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/08/2020.Time-In-Grade Requirement: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. Current federal applicants must be at least a GS-3 to be eligible. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:* Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-04) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: the timely and accurate processing of incoming or outgoing mail and packages; ensuring mail outs do not violate fraud, waste and abuse statutes; knowledge of agency records policies to identify, screen, and prepare files for retention and disposition; knowledge of U.S. Postal regulations, fees and charges for both foreign and domestic mail service; knowledge of mail metering equipment; how to read and interpret Bill of Lading documents, vendor packing slips and VA receiving reports. OR,* Education: (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed 4 academic years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) or a bachelors degree in any field. This education must be obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR,* Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:* Customer Service* Reasoning* Technical CompetenceExperience 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; religions; 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.Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.Physical Requirements: Requires long periods of walking, standing, stooping, stretching,. pushing, bending, lifting and carrying heavy items. Individual is required to lift up to 40Ibs and withassistance, parcels up to 70Ibs. Some work is sedentary in nature.Work Environment: Work is normally performed in a warehouse setting. Individual works on cement floors and may require personal protection equipment such as, gloves, masks, goggles, etc. Duties are performed both inside and outside, open docks and storage areas. The work is often dusty, dirty and greasy.For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.EducationA transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

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