Summary This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Dayton Federal Records Center. The incumbent will provide technical assistance to Federal agencies in the management of their records, conduct quality audits, and provide assistance or instruction to new and lower-graded employees, explaining standard operating procedures, educating them on the current methods and terminology, and providing overall training and guidance. Responsibilities The following are the duties of this position at the GS-07. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As an ARCHIVES TECHNICIAN, you will: Develop and apply procedures, instructions, and training aids to improve quality, ensure the effective operation of quality control and assist NARA in reaching its strategic goals. Identify and analyze inefficient or lacking work processes or issues that arise. Provide technical guidance to staff performing reference services, the searching, shelving and relocation of records, and related activities; and advise and provide technical assistance to records officers, requesters, and staff in resolving reference service problems caused by inadequate finding aids, poor arrangement of records or improperly prepared agency requests. Ensure that received classified records are immediately identified and stored in an appropriately rated storage environment. Review SFs 135 prepared by Federal agencies and verify that the information supplied is complete, accurate, and conforms to operational procedures and Federal agency records management guidelines. Requirements Conditions of Employment The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. A one year probationary period may be required. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. This position requires candidates to pass a physical abilities test designed to measure candidates' ability to perform the physical requirements of the job. The test requires carrying 30-pound boxes like those found on the job. It also requires bending, squatting, and walking to reach the boxes in addition to climbing and balancing on a pulpit ladder up to 15 feet high. Key Requirements: Please refer to "Conditions of Employment." Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-06, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: 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. AND Applying regulations and policies to accomplish work assignments. For the GS-05, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Communicating to customer inquiries, verbally or in writing. AND Experience with record management. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4 years above high school. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. NOTE: 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. 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. Education Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration. This is a bargaining unit position. AFGE Council 260 We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy. We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.