Housing Management Assistant

This vacancy is for a GS - 1173 - 5, Housing Management Assistant located in BUZZARDS BAY, Massachusetts.

You will serve as a Housing Management Assistant and be responsible for providing administrative and clerical support to the Local Housing Office in the management and operation of government-owned and leased family housing and Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH). Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Provides administrative and clerical support for military housing programs and operations. Responds to inquiries regarding housing availability, eligibility, application procedures and referral services. Reviews housing applications and completeness. Coordinates housing assignment, occupancy inspections, and tenant notifications.

Assists with housing audits, surveys, inspections, and annual Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) data collection. Performs receptionist duties and provides customer service to military personnel, tenants, and visitors. 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. Reasonable Accommodation Information

To qualify at the GS-05 grade level , your resume must demonstrate at least three (3) years of general experience that includes one (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04). Examples of general experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Providing administrative and clerical support in an office environment.

Reviewing and processing applications, forms, and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness. Responding to customer inquiries and providing information regarding established procedures and services. Coordinating appointments, inspections, and administrative activities. Entering, retrieving, and compiling data to support reporting and program operations.

OR Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university; OR A combination of experience equivalent to the GS-04 level. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education?

Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript.

Education

completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below). College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.)

by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.