Archives Technician

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience for the GS-06 grade level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-05 grade level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and which equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: Performing archival or related functions. (Examples may include monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, and/or holdings maintenance); AND Communicating with customers and responding to inquiries, verbally or in writing; AND Using systems to locate items and/or using documentation to identify information relevant to a work assignment. Specialized Experience for the GS-05 grade level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-04 grade level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and which equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: Communicating with customers and responding to inquiries, verbally or in writing; AND Following and referencing archival policy and procedures; AND Experience filing records. OR Education: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4 years above high school. OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. 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) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-06, you must have been at the GS-05 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-05, you must have been at the GS-04 level for 52 weeks. Advancement to positions up to GS-5: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-05 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.
This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Personnel Records Division. The incumbent performs work that supports access to archival holdings and physical and intellectual control over the records. The work encompasses a broad range of functions including accessioning of records, processing, arranging, describing, digitizing, providing reference support, and assistance to researchers.