Enrollment Clerk
Anchorage, AK - USA
Job Summary
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Alaska Region in Anchorage Alaska; Juneau Alaska.
As Enrollment Clerk GS-0303 you will provide consultation services advice and assistance to individual Alaska Natives who seek a Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) and assists in the maintenance of a filing system for all CDIBs issued and their supporting documents. Your typical work assignments may include but not limited to:
- Coordinate process and issue all Certificate Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) applications for Native clients.
- Review Certificate Degree of Indian Blood enrollment documents for completeness and accuracy ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
- Provide information about the CDIB process and enrollment requirements.
- Maintain accurate records of applications requested and received.
- Prepare correspondence reports memorandums various forms and documents.
- Greet visitors answer phone calls and direct inquiries to the appropriate staff or department.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
- Selectee is required to operate a government motor vehicle must possess a valid drivers license and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: PM Operating Manual Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions GS-0303).
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-04:
I have at least one (1) year of general experience in basic computer operations for access understanding and use; clerical office or other work that indicates skills needed to perform the duties to operate printer for copying and scanning tasks; store organize and maintain multiple formats (including automated system of records) of data.
OR
EDUCATION:
I have successfully completed 2 years of education above the high school level at an accredited business secretarial or technical school junior college college or university. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-05:
I have at least 1 year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent comparable to at least the GS-4 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include the following: performing a range of clerical duties that include word processing either solely or in combination with clerical work - for example typing a variety of correspondence reports statistical charts or similar. This experience must include: recurring assignments processed independently according to established procedures and practices; supervisor or senior employee provides instructions on changes in work methods policies and procedures.
OR
EDUCATION:
I have successfully completed 4 years of education above high school level in any field at an accredited business secretarial or technical school junior college college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours 45 quarter hours or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business secretarial or technical school. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
If you are qualifying based on your education you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses grades semester year and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2026 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Anchorage Alaska; Juneau Alaska. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location see the rest of U.S. chart. The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period -OR- trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest. 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.
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information
The full performance level of this position is GS-5. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management and in no way guaranteed.
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