CLERK *12 Month Roster* *Amended*

Company: The Department of the Treasury
Location: Fresno
Posted on: January 16, 2020

Job Description:

Duties

Summary

WHAT IS THE WAGE & INVESTMENTDIVISION? The Wage & Investment Division (W&I) serves about 122 million taxpayers who file upwards of 94 million returns each year. W&I provides high-quality taxpayer assistance, and enable taxpayers to transact and communicate electronically to file their returns and make payments.

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Responsibilities

WHAT DOES A CLERK DO? There are many types of clerks located throughout the organization. Most of these clerks are involved in the processing, distributing, and managing of incoming and outgoing correspondence. The Mail and File Clerk, for example, performs a critical role in processing both incoming and outgoing mail. In fact, the Mail and File clerks process more than a million pieces of correspondence, including tax returns, each year. On the other hand, the General Clerk, whom experiences similar volumes, is responsible for processing, distributing and managing the correspondences, incoming and outgoing documents and files, once it is ready to be worked within the Business Division. All clerks perform critical roles in the Services ability to serve million of taxpayers each year.

As a GENERAL CLERK you will:

• Receive, record, sort, batch, associate, control, stage, collect, mail, extract and distribute incoming/outgoing work.
• Maintain, update, and purge suspense/closed files; examine and perfect documents; determine header data and number returns/documents; maintain supplies and prepares requisitions.
• Perform a variety of administrative tasks using an automated system which involves: assigning, maintaining, monitoring, or updating work status and inventory records; ordering research; acknowledging correspondence; maintaining, updating and initiating personnel records; administering recall/release of seasonal employees; and performing other support activity.
• Prepare and maintain regular production/inventory reports using established formats and sources of data applicable to the program, functional, or organizational reporting requirements.
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  Travel Required
  
  Not required
  
  Supervisory status
  
  No
  
  Promotion Potential
  
  04
  
  Requirements
  
  Conditions of Employment
  
  • Refer to Addtional Information.
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  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
  • IRS Employees with Career/Career Conditional Appointments
    
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    Qualifications
    
    You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.You must meet the requirements described below:
    
    GS-04 LEVEL: You must have one (1) year of general experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to GS-03 grade level in the Federal service. The experience could have been progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular competencies needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled. This may be paid or non-paid experience. ORTwo (2) years of education above the high school level (education may have been obtained in an accredited junior college, college, university, business, secretarial or technical school). OR
    You may qualify by a combination of experience and education.
    
    -The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or . One year of experience refers to full-timework; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.
    
    -To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
    
    Education
    
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    Additional information
    
    10 Positions to be filled in Wage & Investment located at one or more of the following: 4800 Buford Highway, Chamblee, GA.; 2101 St. Elmo, Suite 400, Austin, TX.; 3651 S IH-35, Austin, TX.; 1040 Waverly Ave., Holtsville, NY.; 333 Scott St., Covington, KY.; 4967 E. Kings Canyon Rd., Fresno, CA.; 333 W. Pershing RD., Kansas City, MO.; 2484 S Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT.; 5333 Getwell Rd., Memphis, TN.; 900 Chelmsford St., Tower 3, Lowell, MA.
    
    POSITION DESCRIPTIONS: 92108 A PM/C SharePoint site is available for IRS Employees at:
    
    CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
    
    • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
    • This is a bargaining unit position.
    • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
    • Must meet IRS telework eligibility requirements.
    • Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
      
      How You Will Be Evaluated
      
      You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
      
      Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.
      
      Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at
      Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
      
      Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will notreimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.
      
      If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the , you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.
      
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      Background checks and security clearance
      
      Security clearance
      
      
      
      Drug test required
      
      No
      
      Required Documents
      
      A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
      
      All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) Please view
      
      To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view
      
      Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Documentation: If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents. IRS CTAP eligibles can apply for jobs within and outside the commuting area.
      
      IRS Reassignment Preference Program (RPP): You must meet the requirements in your RPP notice. Submit a copy of your RPP Notice along with a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal. Your performance appraisal must have a fully successful or higher overall rating.
      
      Performance Appraisal/Awards: Submit a copy of your most recent completed performance appraisal. If a revalidated appraisal is used for merit promotion, the supervisor must prepare a narrative for each critical job element that does not have a narrative describing the performance in the appraisal period covered by the rating. Note: If you are a manager or management official, your most recent annual performance appraisal must be used for the overall rating identified.
      
      Education Documentation: If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Non-IRS employees may substitute an SF-50 showing you held the series.
      
      An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
      
      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
      If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the
      
      If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
      
      Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
      
      Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.Overview
      
      Open & closing dates
      09/06/2019 to 07/08/2020
      
      Service
      Competitive
      
      Pay scale & grade
      GS 04
      
      Salary
      $30,344 to $45,372 per year
      
      Appointment type
      Permanent
      
      Work schedule
      Full-Time
      
      
      
      Fair & Transparent
      
      The Federal hiring process is setup to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
      
      Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
      
      The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
      
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        Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:
        • An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
        • An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
        • An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.
          
          You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
          
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