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Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you ... Knowledge of office functions and commitments of supervisors and staff to prepare and review ...

Navajo County, AZ

Secretary

Holbrook, AZ · On-site

$34K - $42K/yr

Probation Opening Date: 08/27/2026 Closing Date: Continuous Summary Under general supervision, performs office and secretarial work of routine difficulty; performs related work as assigned. Essential ...

Navajo County, AZ

Secretary

Holbrook, AZ · On-site

$34K - $42K/yr

Probation Opening Date: 08/27/2026 Closing Date: Continuous Summary Under general supervision, performs office and secretarial work of routine difficulty; performs related work as assigned. Essential ...

United States Courts

S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office for the Western District of New York encompasses 17 ... Secretarial Science or similar area related to the duties of the position preferred. Prior court ...

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Secretary (Office Automation)

Anchorage, AK • On-site, Remote

Internal Revenue Service
Public Administration • 10K+ employees
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$61K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Posted 28 days ago

Internal Revenue Service rating

7.3

Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

Based on 131 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Summary
WHAT IS TAXPAYER SERVICES?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
  • Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
    • Taxpayer Services (TS) - Customer Assistance, Relationship and Education (CARE) - Field Assistance

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Duties
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The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
  • Serves as the liaison between the manager and his key subordinate staff members and other key officials. Assures understanding and clarification of manager's views on all problems and issues. Serves as liaison with National Office officials in matters relating to highly sensitive congressional inquires, reorganizations, receiving and transmitting information, etc.
  • Acts as office manager for the office and ensures that the practices and procedures used by secretaries in subordinate offices are consistent with those of the office. On own initiative, recommends changes in administrative policies. Devises and installs office procedures and practices to be used by secretaries in subordinate offices. Prepares agenda for and conducts periodic secretarial training sessions for all secretaries.
  • The incumbent exercises exclusive control over the manager's appointments, with complete authority for commitments of time. Screens all calls and visitors, answering most questions and completing most business involving established policy or routine matters.
  • Analyzes incoming directives, manual issuance, policy changes, regulatory and procedural changes, etc., for significant potential effect on manager's objectives and for general interests of the manager. Alerts manager of the area of potential impact and arranges for any necessary follow-up technical review by appropriate segment of the organization. Ensures the follow-up action is accomplished.
  • Personally handles to completion a variety of administrative projects, performing necessary coordination, making contacts, obtaining comments from management officials concerned, and preparing correspondence. Reviews agenda items for Executive Conferences and assembles digests, consolidates comments from management officials, and summarizes material for use by the manager in preparation for these conferences.

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD92940
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Conditions of employment
  • Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.

  • Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework 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.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-09:
You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position must include:
  • Obtaining needed background information before referring calls and visitors and referring items of special importance;
  • Arranging meetings and conferences and assembling material for agenda items;
  • Maintaining manager's calendar (scheduling meetings, resolving scheduling conflicts, etc.);
  • Preparing travel arrangements for executive/manager and/or reviews travel documents for executives and senior managers;
  • Reviewing action documents for grammar, format, clarity of information, and conformance with the manager's viewpoint;
  • Serving as liaison by briefing on views on current issues, programs, and activities; Conducting periodic training sessions;
  • Performing administrative support assignments such as, setting up controls to monitor expenses and recommending adjustments, preparing reports and requests for procurement of supplies and equipment;
  • Completing personnel action requests.

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You must also meet the following requirement(s):
  • TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens"
  • TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05,applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions.

  • TYPING AND OFFICE AUTOMATION (OA):
    • Typing: This position requires a qualified typist with a minimum typing speed of 40 words per minute (based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors).
    • Office Automation (OA): This position requires experience using office automation systems, software practices and procedures.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).
Additional information
  • Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.
  • In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
  • Additional jobs may be filled from this announcement or any other source to fill these vacancies.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
  • Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

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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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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
As a current employee, you know the great benefits we offer. Should you have any questions about benefits, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 1-866-743-5748 option #1 for ERC.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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