This vacancy is for a GS-0318-9, Secretary (Typing) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Office of the Superintendent, New London, CT.
You will serve as a Secretary (Typing) and be responsible for providing secretarial and office management support to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Superintendent and staff. You will also be responsible for directing all program, administrative and support operations for the Command. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.
Typical work assignments include: Acting as the office manager for the Superintendent, ensuring that the practices and procedures used by administrative/clerical personnel in subordinate units of the Academy are consistent with those of the Superintendent.
Devising, installing and training cadets, support staff, military and civilians on office procedures and practices including compiling correspondence, directives, reports, guests lists, invitations, seating plans; proper protocol and public/community relations. Receiving, consolidating, and reviewing a variety of action requests, e.g., Cadets related issues, Coast Guard Band, USCG Barque Eagle, etc., which require a response from the Superintendent and staff.
Independently composes and types in final form correspondence, reports, etc. from transcribed taped dictation, hand-written drafts, and word-processed drafts for the Superintendent's signature. Exercising exclusive control over the Superintendent's appointments, with complete authority for commitments of time.
Acting as the first point of contact to receiving visitors and telephone calls to the office, scheduling appointments, and planning for time and location of meetings in accordance with instructions. Planning and arranging all Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) travel and lodging for the Superintendent and all special events for high profile visiting dignitaries such as the President, cabinet members, etc.
This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here
This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $69642 – $90540/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-11.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-03 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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