Transportation Assistant

Summary

About the Position: Th Incumbent will be responsible for arranging and managing transportation for recruits and enlistees within the assigned Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). Responsibilities include arranging authorized air and ground transportation, lodging, meals, and alternate travel during delays, cancellations, weather disruptions, medical issues, or other exceptions.

This will be a permanent position.

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Duties

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• Ensure the Travel Program operates within compliance of the Inspector General (IG), Staff Assistance Visit (SAV), and Command Inspection Program (CIP) standards.
• Prepare, amend, and revoke transportation military orders for recruits and enlistees assigned to all Services.
• Ensure the Travel Program operates within compliance of the Inspector General (IG), Staff Assistance Visit (SAV), and Command Inspection Program (CIP) standards.
• Manage and verify shipping projections using e-Orders Shipping Register and United States Military Entrance Processing Command Integrated Resource System (USMIRS).
• Resolve issues in a professional manner on a recurring basis for unexpected transportation related matters.
• Serve as a Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) ensuring the designated government travel company adheres to travel contract requirements, reviewing production activities and analyzing support quality effectiveness.
• Perform monthly, annual, and change of transportation specialist or acting transportation officer inventory, as required, on all transportation accountable forms.
• Perform extensive coordination and transaction with service liaisons, USMEPCOM Headquarters, CI Travel, and all service DFAS.
• Perform reconciliation of Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs), using accepted practices to resolve problems and deviations.
• Manage and issue the Department of Treasury meal checks and meal tickets to recruits.
• Coordinate with five (5) Service liaisons ensuring any issues regarding recruit travel have been addressed.
• Conduct comprehensive transportation briefings, to all recruits prior to leaving the MEPS, ensuring all applicants understand what to expect during their travel.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation.
• Position requires occasional Saturday work.
• The employee is cross-trained in other MEPS functions and fulfills these functions on a short or long-term basis as required.

Qualifications

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.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• 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
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/ or 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 : To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, including: using automated systems to perform routine tasks; arranging travel for individual or groups of employees; briefing groups of individuals to provide information; and reviewing personnel records to ensure they are complete. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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).

If you are a current Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position.

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Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Logistics Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

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 here:

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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