Information Receptionist

Employee will serve as an Information Receptionist for Health Administration Service (HAS) located at the Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ.

To qualify for this position at the GS-3 level, applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements: Experience: Requires at least six (6) months of general experience in a position that was progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates your ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the Information Receptionist position. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. OR Education: Successfully completed one (1) year of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. (Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.) OR Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and general experience, as described above, which meet the total experience requirements for this grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. Physical Requirements: Work is sedentary. The employee may sit comfortably to do work. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as papers and manuals. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Computer Skills Conscientiousness Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Interpersonal Skills IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.