Transportation Assistant (personal Property)

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Transportation Assistant, providing call center, billing, shipping, and storage section-level services/support to Department of Defense (DoD) and/or US Coast Guard customers at a large regionalized Joint Personal Property Shipping Office. This is a developmental position with known promotion potential to the GS-07. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, Transportation Clerk and Assistant Series 2102. GS-05 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-04, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of standardized transportation instructions, regulations, procedures, and operations to perform a full range of standard transportation clerical duties and resolve recurring problems pertaining to the personal property function. Knowledge of the structure and content of transportation documentation (e.g., tenders, bills of lading, invoices, travel orders, or vehicle accident or usage reports) to investigate and resolve routine or recurring discrepancies, check documents for accuracy, or perform comparable actions that are covered by established procedures. Knowledge of pertinent transportation automated systems to input standard information or adjustments, produce recurring reports, initiate corrections to transportation documentation, etc. Knowledge of frequently used and clearly stated regulations to respond to recurring questions from customers, commercial carriers, or others which are applicable to individual personal property shipments. Knowledge of word processing equipment and function keys to perform several basic office automation functions such as storing and retrieving electronic documents, activating a printer, inserting and deleting text, printing standardized paragraphs from a glossary, producing forms and form letters, entering data into a predefined spreadsheet or database, and transmitting and receiving electronic mail. Knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and format to prepare and edit written correspondence/documents. OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience as described above may be used to qualify for this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. GS-06 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of an extensive body of transportation rules, procedures rates or operations governing entitlements and documentation requirements for domestic or foreign shipments to perform wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard procedural assignments and resolve a wide range of problems pertaining to the personal property function. Knowledge of personal property shipping and storage entitlements and difference between entitlements among the different branches of service members and civilians to inform them of entitlements and limitations authorized by the government, mover's liabilities, and non-shipment of prohibited items. Interprets and applies transportation and traffic management relations, polices, directives and orders of all branches of the armed forces for the purpose of determining the entitlements authorizing shipment/storage according to rank and type of orders. Knowledge of automated systems to reconcile errors that require an understanding of nonstandard transportation procedures or provide subject-matter assistance in the development, of automated transportation procedures for clerical operations. Knowledge of commercial carrier tariffs, tenders, shipping practices, and various shipment modes in order to select the most economical mod of shipment, storage, and/or delivery service possible. Considers varying conditions such as new duty station restrictions, country restrictions, costs, transit times, member's requirements, and carrier capability. GS-07 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-06, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of an extensive body of transportation rules, procedures rates or operations governing entitlements and documentation requirements for domestic or foreign shipments to perform wide

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