FRESNO MULTI CLERK SERIES

Company:	Internal Revenue Service Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (9)
Job Location(s):	Fresno
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	$10.00+/hr
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Accounting - Audit, Accounting - Taxes and Preparation, Government - Local/Federal

Position Description

SALARY RANGE: 10.76 - 13.18 USD /hour	OPEN PERIOD: Sunday, September 06, 2009 to Friday, November 13, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0303 0530 0503 0305-02/04	POSITION INFORMATION: Career Conditional, Temporary and Term Appointments The length of employment varies each season, depending upon the workload.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 04	DUTY LOCATIONS: vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: many vacancies - Fresno , CA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Announcement has been extended to 11-13-09 Only United States (U.S.) Citizens and Nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service jobs. Proof of U.S. Citizenship must be provided at time of finger print session.

JOB SUMMARY:

WHY IS THE IRS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK?
Because we provide more than just a paycheck! Not only are we a
dependable employer with a great track record, we offer a casual work
environment and flexible work schedules. To top it off, you get
first class training when you walk in the door.

Dependability + Flexibility + Stability; It all adds up.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is recruiting Clerks for
career conditional, TERM, or temporary appointments with full time,
part time, seasonal, or intermittent work schedules for the following
occupations:

Miscellaneous Clerk GS-0303-02/03/04
Mail and File Clerk GS-0305-02/03/04
Financial Clerk GS-0503-02/03/04
Cash Processing Clerk GS-0530-02/03/04

Positions are available in the Wage & Investment Business Unit of the
IRS.

These positions are in an office setting in Fresno Ca. The
anticipated start date is anytime after February 2010 through April
2010.

If filled as a career conditional appointment with a seasonal work
schedule, work is performed on an annually recurring basis anywhere
between 2 and 6 months as determined by workload and budget. When
the work is completed, you will be placed in non work/non pay status
and recalled when the work resumes.

If the position to be filled is expected to last more than one (1)
year but not more than four (4) years, then the appointment will be a
Term appointment. A Term appointment is a non-status, non-permanent
appointment to a position in the competitive service.

If the position to be filled is for less than one (1) year, (such as
one (1) month) that applicant is appointed to a Temporary
appointment. Upon completion of the workload, the temporary
appointment is terminated. The IRS may use temporary appointing
authority to fill positions during the February through March 2010
workload peak season.

TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS

The following types of appointments and work schedules may be made
from this announcement:

CAREER CONDITIONAL - a permanent (non-temporary) initial appointment
to a competitive service position leading to career status after
three years of substantially continuous service with the federal
government. This appointment may be used in combination with the
following work schedules: seasonal full-time, seasonal part-time or
seasonal intermittent (see work schedule definitions under Types of
Work Schedules).

TEMPORARY - an appointment to a position limited to one year or less.
Appointment may be extended an additional year. This appointment may
be used in combination with the following work schedules: full-time,
part-time or intermittent (see work schedule definitions under Types
of Work Schedules).

TERM - a term appointment is a non-status appointment to a position
in the competitive service for a specific period of more than one
year but not more than four years.

TYPES OF WORK SCHEDULES

SEASONAL - annually recurring periods of employment totaling less
than 12 months per calendar year. Seasonal positions may have either
full time, part time, or intermittent work schedules.

FULL-TIME SEASONAL - a schedule that requires an employee to work
less than 12 months each year on an annually recurring basis.

FULL TIME - work is performed up to 40 hours per week on a regularly
scheduled tour of duty.

PART TIME - 16-32 hours per week.

INTERMITTENT - a schedule that requires an employee to work an
irregular number of hours and days for which there is no pre-arranged
scheduled tour of duty.

INTERMITTENT SEASONAL - a schedule that requires an employee to work
less than 12 months per year on an annually recurring basis and that
requires an employee to work an irregular number of hours and days
for which there is no pre-scheduled tour of duty.

MIXED TOUR OF DUTY - combining periods of full-time, part-time, and
intermittent tours of duty during the year.

This vacancy announcement may close earlier than the closing date
depending on the number of applicants that apply.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

You must be a citizen of the United States.
High School students must be within nine months of graduation.
Males born after 12/31/59-Selective Service Registration required.

Additional Duty Location Info: many vacancies - Fresno , CA
MAJOR DUTIES:
Clerks work in various functional areas within the IRS; Therefore, your specific duties may vary according to assignments. As a Clerk your duties may include but are not limited to: -Perform various clerical duties such as maintaining records, extracting, sorting, numbering, batching, and filing tax returns and related correspondence. -Receive, open, sort and distribute both incoming and outgoing mail. -Screen documents, forms, and letters addressed or routed to various offices. -Review and process outgoing mail. Maintain appropriate records and/or logs for tracking and reconciliation purposes. -Conduct searches and other follow up action on delayed shipments. -Examine file materials to identify primary subject matter and assign proper classification. -Locate and withdraw file material or information from records to meet the needs of users. -Periodically review filed material in the light of ongoing programs or special projects. -Perform other duties as assigned.