Administrative Support Assistant

About the Position: This position is located at Department of Defense Education Activity, Europe East District, Garmisch Elementary Middle School, in Garmisch, Germany.

Federal employees in Garmisch, Germany are currently entitled to receive a 35 percent Post Allowance (COLA) in addition to the base salary.

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.

1. Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee
2. Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
3. Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
4. Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
5. Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
6. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
7. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
8. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
9. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
10. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
11. Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
12. Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
13. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

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 GS-6: One year of specialized experience which includes: providing customer service and support, managing calendars and schedules, and managing spreadsheets and data management. 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 job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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).

PCS is not authorized for this position and the selectee will be required to pay for own PCS if not within the commuting area.

If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: .

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