MILITARY PAY TECHNICIAN Position Available In Berkeley, South Carolina

MILITARY PAY TECHNICIAN

Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command Summary Click on “Learn more about this agency” button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other

IMPORTANT

informion. The primary purpose of this position is: To provide military pay and personnel support services to all U.S. Navy personnel and personnel services to civilians, and other military sponsored personnel assigned in specified geographic areas Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/27/2025 to 03/05/2025 Salary $44,959 – $58,445 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Goose Creek, SC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 4U-AFPC-12702807-745368-JW2 Control number 832522100 This job is open to Federal employees – Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees – Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses relocing under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty. Clarificion from the agency Eligible NAF employees are considered under Hiring Ph – “Federal employees-Excepted service” Duties Research, audit, and makes pay adjustments involving a variety of compliced legal pay issues (general court marshals, special court marshals, CA actions etc). Determines, processes and tracks legal travel orders and pay entitlements. Determines, processes, and follows-up on a wide variety of active duty and reserve pay entitlement actions th require carrying out numerous different and unreled procedures. Supports military personnel programs. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program Disclosure of Political Appointments Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Personal da, to which the incumbent has access, are controlled by the Privacy Act of 1974 and must be safeguarded appropriely. Must be able to obtain and maintain DEERS verifying official certificion. Legal clerk ability in analyzing present facts and the ability to plan, organize and meet extreme time sensitive deadlines is highly desired. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours and/or Shift work may be required which may include overtime and/or irregular hours. This is a Financial Management Level 1 Certified positions IAW the Nional Defense Authorizion Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, Section 1599d. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certificion program. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrive Support Positions

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have least one (1) year of specialized experience the next lower grade GS-05 , or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes in depth knowledge of and skill in applying broad knowledge of military pay/personnel rules, laws, regulions, procedures, and precedents reling to military programs sufficient to resolve compliced pay and legal pay problems and/or to determine and process a full range of military pay transactions and reconstruct pay records.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE

(TIG)

REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE

(GS)

POSITIONS

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-06 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE:

Applicants applying as VEOA candides who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of a large body of rules, regulions, laws, and procedures for one or more military pay specializions; the da system(s) used to support military pay action and federal debt collection and incarcerion rules and regulions sufficient to compute, audit and process a variety of requests and corrections for military pay/personnel actions. Knowledge of a standardized body of military personnel regulions and procedures reling to military assignments, confinement, separions and retirements, testing, passports, and of the form, content, and uses of military personnel records and the procedures and requirements regarding their maintenance sufficient to process a variety of requests for personnel action. Knowledge of basic military organizional structure, protocol, and similar mters. Knowledge or military pay/personnel automed systems and various office automion hardware, software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operions and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, etc. Ability to communice effectively, orally and in writing, and maintain effective work relionships AND ability to interpret/ analyze/apply regulions and procedures reled to military pay. Knowledge of procedures and rules concerning travel orders processing for transfers, leave and discharges as well as comprehensive financial and accounting processes and procedures.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For informion on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more informion. 120-

Day Register:

This announcement may result in a 120-day register th may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing de. Applicants may be referred for considerion as vacancies occur. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. Priority Placement Program (PPP)

Applicant Eligible:

PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, placed the the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certificion Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the approprie checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certificion Checklist required to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide loced in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

Direct Deposit:

All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability ring of 30% or more. For more informion, click . If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click . Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.

BASIS OF RATING

Your applicion red under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and educion rele to the qualificion requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran’s Preference; however, Veteran’s Preference is considered where applicable.

Best Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements

Fully Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements.

Basically Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory meet the minimum educion and/or experience requirements. The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of “not qualified” or “insufficient informion” and you will not receive further considerion for this job. For additional informion on wh to include in your resume, click .

APPRAISALS/AWARDS

Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance reled ring and/or awards in your resume. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further. Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees should list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as ), inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

Veterans:

If claiming VEOA, VRA or 30% Disabled Veteran – Submit VOW certificion memo or copy of the official DD Form 214, which must include the character of service (i.e., with an honorable or general discharge). This annoted in block 24 on member copy 2, 4, or 7 of the DD Form 214. If claiming 30% Disabled Veteran, you must also submit a VA Letter or a disability determinion from a branch of the Armed Forces.

NOTE:

All veterans claiming 10-point preference must also submit a form. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of a SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action . The SF-50, block 24 must contain “1” or “2” AND block 34 must be a “1”. Employees eligible under an , block 34 may contain a “1” or “2”.

Promotion Considerion:

If you wish to be considered as a promotion candide and your SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstres you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of approprie SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective de more than one year old).

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS

The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a “certificion” memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member’s military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note:

The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees – Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees – List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). How to Apply The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/05/2025 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume (your lest resume used to determine your qualificions). If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent (lest) version reviewed. The lest timestamp used to determine which version of your resume is “most recent.” It is your responsibility to check the stus and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your applicion. If your resume includes photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, or personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., you will not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and des of employment (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone Address JB Charleston 101 E Hill Blvd Bldg 503 JB Charleston, SC 29404 US Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees should list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as ), inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

Veterans:

If claiming VEOA, VRA or 30% Disabled Veteran – Submit VOW certificion memo or copy of the official DD Form 214, which must include the character of service (i.e., with an honorable or general discharge). This annoted in block 24 on member copy 2, 4, or 7 of the DD Form 214. If claiming 30% Disabled Veteran, you must also submit a VA Letter or a disability determinion from a branch of the Armed Forces.

NOTE:

All veterans claiming 10-point preference must also submit a form. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of a SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action . The SF-50, block 24 must contain “1” or “2” AND block 34 must be a “1”. Employees eligible under an , block 34 may contain a “1” or “2”.

Promotion Considerion:

If you wish to be considered as a promotion candide and your SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstres you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of approprie SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective de more than one year old).

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS

The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a “certificion” memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member’s military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service (honorable or general) and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note:

The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees – Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees – List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). How to Apply The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/05/2025 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume (your lest resume used to determine your qualificions). If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent (lest) version reviewed. The lest timestamp used to determine which version of your resume is “most recent.” It is your responsibility to check the stus and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your applicion. If your resume includes photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, or personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., you will not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and des of employment (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone Address JB Charleston 101 E Hill Blvd Bldg 503 JB Charleston, SC 29404 US Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 02/27/2025 to 03/05/2025 Salary $44,959 – $58,445 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Goose Creek, SC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 4U-AFPC-12702807-745368-JW2 Control number 832522100 ., .