Administrative Support Specialist

Administrative Support Specialist

Acts as the depot's liaison with human resource, responsible for maintaining an understanding of a wide variety of HR concepts. Reviews and processes requests for all types of actions pertaining to personnel actions. Maintains suspense file on personnel issues, advising management as to status and conducts follow-up to expedite actions assuring that actions are completed in a timely manner. Determines personnel forms necessary to initiate a wide variety of personnel actions. Coordinates hiring requests and submits requests into an automated system. Studies and analyzes results and makes remedial recommendations to assess and improve mission performance. Analyzes and recommends changes concerning proposals for organizational realignment, staffing, personnel training, etc. Maintains certifications and is responsible for employee MHE training and maintenance of all applicable MHE files, records, and SOPs.

To qualify for an Administrative Support Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
• Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation.
• Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-09.

Physical Demands: Work is performed in office and warehouse settings. Work requires standing on hard surfaces, maintain balance for extended periods of time. Requires bending, stooping, reaching, and twisting in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Heavier items may lift greater weights with assistance from others or using materials handling equipment. Must be capable of accomplishing emergency escape procedures from a captive aisle, stock selector at heights of 40 feet.

Work Environment: The work environment involves moderate risks or discomforts that require special safety precautions such as working around moving parts, carts, or machines. Exposure to adverse weather conditions, or exposure to irritant chemicals. Employees may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, coats, safety shoes, goggles, hearing protections and/or gloves.

Education Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.