Office Automation Clerk
Department of Defense Education Activity - Department of Defense
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens 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. General Experience: One year of general experience. General experience is progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled, such as proofreading correspondence for management review, routing inquiries to the appropriate party, and directing visitors in an office setting. OR Education: Two years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial, or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of by 60. Add the two percentages. 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.
About the Position: This position is with the Department of Defense Education Activity in the Mid-Atlantic region as a part of the West Point Schools Community. The purpose of this position is to perform office automation work, including word processing, and a variety of clerical functions. This position is for a time limited, temporary appointment NTE one year. An intermittent position requires you to work from time to time on an as needed basis, there is no set schedule for this position.