[Plsugs] USAJOBS Area Technician at GS-6/7 with USDA-Rural Development (RD) in Yuma, AZ or Phoenix Area Office

[Quist, Tanya M - (tquist)]

USDA-Rural Development (RD) in Yuma, AZ or Phoenix Area Office

Area Technician<http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/511990400>

Department: Department of Agriculture
Agency: Agriculture, Rural Development
Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies - Multiple Locations
Salary: $37,223.00 to $53,733.00 / Per Year
Series and Grade: GS-1101-06/07
Open Period: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 to Monday, October 1, 2018
Position Information: Permanent - Full-Time
Who May Apply: Open to the public

Summary

USDA is a great place to start or continue your career. USDA is ranked as one of the top 10 "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" by the Partnership for Public Service. Rankings are based on employee feedback regarding satisfaction with their work experience.

There are 3 vacancies to be filled via this announcement. One position located in Prescott Valley, Arizona, and the other two will be one each for any two of the following: Yuma, Show Low, Willcox or Phoenix Area Office.

Responsibilities

Incumbent provides technical information, assistance and guidance to applicants, borrowers, lenders and others concerning eligibility and other requirements for loans, grants, and/or loan guarantee programs administered by USDA Rural Development.

     *   Reviews and analyzes various loan/grant-making and related documents for completeness and accuracy.
     *   Explains programs to customers and responds to technical inquiries from internal or external customers.
     *   Responsible for assigned loan/grant servicing functions, which may include researching payment information, monitoring delinquency and/or foreclosure reports or processing fee payments.
     *   Makes underwriting recommendations to the Loan Specialist when required.

Qualifications
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including the following specialized experience and/or education, as identified by grade level.

For GS-06 Grade Level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: the use of specialized clerical assistance to perform a full range of standard and non-standard assignments resolving a variety of non-recurring mortgage loan/grant problems and including a variety of assignments having different unrelated steps, processes, or methods such as processing mortgage loan/grant transactions for credit programs, commercial, real estate, or other loan/grant programs having similar characteristic but requiring the use of different steps, procedures or methods to complete the process. Experience may have been gained in work comparable to examining mortgage loan/grant program applications for completeness, discrepancies, meeting eligibility requirements, and other special requisites and working with legal instruments and documents, such as mortgages, deeds, titles, liens, promissory notes, and contractual obligations; processing loan payments, debt collection, or other similar work. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-06 Level.

For GS-07 Grade Level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: evaluative judgment within well defined, commonly occurring aspects of more than one type of functional specialization such as processing transactions for various and unrelated credit programs, commercial, real estate or other mortgage loan programs. Assignments operate using different sets of rules, regulations, and procedures and knowledge of such procedures is usually attained through extensive, increasingly difficult, and practical experience with the programs worked. Other types of qualifying experience may include review of financial documents ensuring compliance with loan agreements and legal descriptions, or other types of complex mortgage loan making or servicing experience. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-07 Level.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

     *   Knowledge of Loan and/or Grant Making Servicing Policies and Procedures
     *   Skill in Planning, Scheduling, and Organizing Work
     *   Knowledge of Computer Applications
     *   Oral Communication
     *   Written Communication
     *   Office Skills




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