Minerals Assistant

Duties
At the full performance level, duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Completing and updating Lease Record Cards for Federal and Indian Oil & Gas Leases.
• Developing tracking systems and utilizing existing approved BLM tracking systems for required reporting.
• Entering data into the Automated Fluid Mineral Support System, Automated Land and Minerals Record System and retrieving data from these systems necessary for the oil and gas staff and management reports.
• Serving as the collections and billings officer for the Minerals Division.
• Supporting general visitor information activities.
• Processing incoming and outgoing mail for the Division, including certified and priority mail.
• Preparing and finalizing various forms of correspondence, statistical and/or complex tabular data, charges, Individual Well Record (IWR) forms and graphs usually from handwritten or rough-draft materials prepared by the Minerals professional staff, and ensuring that all documents are completed in compliance with BLM policy.
• Maintaining administrative and legal case records in accordance with accepted legal policy.
• Assisting the Legal Instrument Examiners in preparing/processing oil and gas applications and agreements.

Qualifications
For GS-04: One year of general experience such as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position to be filled; OR - Successful completion of 2 years of education above high school level.
For GS-05: One year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-04) of the position to be filled; OR - Successful completion of 4 years of education above high school level. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include providing information or assistance to the public in a business setting or to an organization where the purpose of the work is primarily related to mineral resources and/or land title research. This work could include assisting with lease files and records for legal cases in accordance with accepted legal policy, providing general clerical assistance in processing Applications for Permit to Drill (APD's), and preparing correspondence or tabulated documents and reports utilizing office automation systems; e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and other software.
Equivalent combinations of post-high school education and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.
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.