Job Details for Receptionist
| Court Name/Organization: | New York Southern Probation Office |
| Overview of the Position: | The Southern District of New York Probation Office seeks a receptionist to perform full-time reception coverage, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. This position is located in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York U.S. Probation Office. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the front desk and providing clerical and administrative assistance to the office. |
| Location: | New York, NY |
| Opening and Closing Dates: | 05/09/2024 - 05/23/2024 |
| Appointment Type: | Permanent |
| Classification Level/Grade: | CL 23 |
| Salary: | $46,066 - $74,886 |
| Link to Court Careers Information: | http://probation.nysd.uscourts.gov/human-resources |
| Announcement Number: | 2024-06 |
| Link to Job Announcement | |
Position Description
Duties and responsibilities include screening and referring telephone calls and visitors to the appropriate staff member, answering routine questions, processing incoming and outgoing mail, preparing various forms, entering and retrieving information from various databases and performing all other job-related duties as required. The position involves heavy telephone and public contact and requires considerable tact and patience. Bi-lingual (Spanish) is preferred but not required
Qualification
To be considered for this position you must be a high school graduate or equivalent. To qualify for the full range CL-23 level you must have two years of general experience.
General Experience
Progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the possession of, or the ability to acquire, the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position.
College education may be substituted for general experience
Benefits
- Paid Annual & Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employer subsidized Health Insurance
- Group Life Insurance
- Supplemental Vision/Dental Insurance
- Retirement Benefits Plan (FERS)
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit Subsidy Program (pursuant to eligibility requirements)
- Pre-tax benefit programs
Miscellaneous
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship. In order to be compensated with appropriated funds for a position within the continental United States, applicants must be:
- U.S. citizen
- Lawful permanent resident (i.e., green card holder) who is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B)
Note: Some noncitizen applicants who are permanent residents may not yet be eligible to apply for citizenship at the time they begin. Such individuals may still lawfully be employed if they provide an affidavit indicating that they intend to apply for citizenship when they become eligible to do so.
Employees of the U.S. District Court are not included in the government’s Civil Service classification and are at-will employees. All employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees available for public review on the USCourts.gov website.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please submit one PDF document that includes: a resume, cover letter, and an Application for Federal Employment (AO78). The Application for Federal Employment (AO78) can be downloaded from: https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/ao078.pdf. Only applications submitted via email will be accepted. Please include the vacancy number and position title in the subject field of the email containing the application.
Applications submitted as zip files, cloud files and/or links will not be accepted. Applications that do not conform to the above procedures will not be considered. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Please submit your application to: Personnel@nysd.uscourts.gov
The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.