EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
GULF COAST
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA
Salary $24,000
per year plus benefits
This
is a position established by the Executive Committee of the Gulf Coast High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (GC HIDTA).
The person selected will be a contractor through the Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Funding for this position is contingent on an
annually renewable federal grant from the Office of National Drug Control
Policy. The position will be based in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The GC HIDTA
will provide no relocation funding.
This
position will support the Middle Louisiana Major Investigations/Transportation
Interdiction Groups located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Applicants
may be required to travel to the GC HIDTA at their own expense for an
interview.
Position Summary:
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Receive and review all correspondence.
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Maintain files such as chronological,
personnel, etc. and establish new files as necessary.
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Extract required background material from office files.
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Control all documents for the group,
assuring that deadlines are met, and maintains suspense files and follows-up on action items.
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Make tentative appointments, travel
arrangements for the supervisor and staff.
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May maintain a complete calendar for
supervisor including the scheduling of appointments, meetings, and conferences.
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Required to perform such other duties as
may be assigned for the effective and efficient operation
of the office that may entail research and writing, and a fundamental
understanding of intelligence gathering methods/processes.
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Deal tactfully and courteously and
communicate effectively with people at all levels.
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Independently composes and prepares
non-technical correspondence.
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Prepare a variety of recurring and
non-recurring correspondence, reports, and other documents
from information obtained from staff, files, and other sources.
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Establishes and maintains subject
matter files and maintains record of a detailed nature.
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Utilize word processing software on a
daily basis to create, copy, edit, store and retrieve a variety of documents.
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Utilize database programs for use on
a desktop personal computer for composition, analysis and information resource management purposes in support of duties.
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Learn, understand, and apply
applicable agency procedures and policies.
Minimum Position Qualifications
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Skill in typing (minimum of 40 wpm)
and have the ability to type from rough drafts, oral instructions or previous examples, a variety of letters, memoranda,
reports in final form assuring accuracy, correct
punctuation, grammar, capitalization, spelling, proper arrangement, format and
routing;
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Knowledge of format and clerical
procedures used in typing a variety of materials; i.e. letters, memoranda, and reports;
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Knowledge and skill in operating
computers and software including Windows 2000 and NT, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Knowledge of PageMaker
software a plus.
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Ability to grasp a fundamental
understanding of intelligence gathering methods and processes.
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Ability to communicate both orally and
in writing in order to read and relay material clearly and accurately. Ability to perform a wide range of administrative functions and
determine priorities:
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Must be able to obtain appropriate security clearance.
Education/Experience
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Minimum high school diploma or
general equivalency diploma;
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General Experience: Progressively responsible
for clerical, office or other work, which indicates ability
to acquire the particular knowledge and skills, needed to perform the duties of this position;
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Specialized Experience: Knowledge,
skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position and that are typically in, or related to this
position.
How to Apply:
Send
résumés to DEA Supervisor Tony James, 2237 South Acadian Thruway #306, Baton
Rouge, LA 70808, or via his email address at Tony.X.James@usdoj.gov. Résumés should
specifically address the items in this announcement.
Selection
will be made without regard to race, gender or national origin.