About the Position: The Military Entrance Processing Station plays a vital role in maintaining the nation's military might by ensuring that each new member of the Armed Forces: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard; meets the high mental, moral & medical standards required by the DoD and the military services. Every MEPS represents state of the art in testing, examining, and processing applicants for enlistment into the Armed Forces.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which 1) Performing customer service duties, such as greeting, screening, and directing customers; 2) Utilizing automated systems to input data and generate reports; AND 3) Executing various clerical duties to prepare, edit, and transmit personnel actions correspondence, and documents. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05 or above). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer Literacy Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Organizational Awareness Self-Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).
Serve as the primary civilian and military personnel systems manager for employees of the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).
Receives all visitors and business-related phone calls to direct to appropriate staff or office.
Serve as timekeeper providing advice to supervisors on time and leave procedures.
Maintain files, records, manuals, handbooks, media, and other related materials.
Process mail to include distribution to appropriate staff members and post office.
Prepare monthly reports to higher headquarters regarding personnel, operational, and unit information.
Assist newly assigned personnel in in-processing and completing required forms.