Army Administrative Specialist

Enlisted

42L MOS

Job Detail

Performs administrative, clerical, and typing duties.

Supervise performance of administrative functions in administrative or similar element at division, comparable, or higher level headquarters; inspects subordinates units and makes recommendations for elimination of deficiencies or improvement of administrative operations; provides advice and makes recommendations to the commander and staff on all matters pertaining to enlisted soldiers and their families; accompanies the commander on inspections, visits and ceremonies; assists in inspection of command activities, facilities and personnel as prescribed by the commander; ensures adherence to command policies; holds first sergeants' or sergeants' major call to announce information and instruction; ensures that newly assigned enlisted personnel are instructed in military courtesy, customs of the service and command regulations or policies; responsible for monitoring training or conducts training of enlisted soldiers; assesses training at all levels and provides feedback to appropriate commanders and leaders; provides counsel and guidance to NCOs and other enlisted soldiers of the command; responsible for and provides guidance on Non-Commissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) and Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program (NCODP); inspects duties performed by subordinate NCOs; notes discrepancies and initiates appropriate corrective action; assists in reception of visitors to the command; serves as president or member of command promotion board or removal board for NCOs, as authorized by regulations; sits as chairperson or member of a command's Military Member of the Quarter/Year competition for enlisted soldiers or NCOs, as directed by local regulations; responsible for quality, control and training of noncommissioned officer evaluation reports (NCOER) while ensuring timely submissions; reviews evaluation reports to determine compliance with policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions on deficiencies to commanders, other leaders and rating officials; performs other duties prescribed by the commander; assists in the professional development of junior and company grade officer.

Types military and nonmilitary correspondence in draft and final copy; employs basic principles of English composition and grammar in preparing correspondence; proofreads typed documents against source documents; assembles final product for review, authentication, or other disposition; prepares registered or certified mail for dispatch; opens, sorts, routes, and delivers incoming correspondence and messages; prepares suspense control documents and maintain suspense files; signs receipt for, and picks up registered and certified mail; dates and dispatches outgoing correspondence and messages; prepares and maintains functional files per MARKS; receives publications, establishes and maintains publications library; requisitions and stocks blank forms; performs typing and clerical duties shown at preceding level of skill and provides technical guidance on administrative matters to typists and clerical personnel; proofreads correspondence for format, content, and use of authorized abbreviations; answers inquiries from staff and advises personnel on administrative and clerical matters; sets-up and maintain logs, rosters, status boards, charts, graphs, and viewgraphs; composes routine correspondence; supervises performance of administrative functions; reviews and edits correspondence prior to release, sub mission for signature, or other disposition; conducts periodic review of files to ensure proper filing of correspondence; controls use of reproduction facilities and reviews item to be reproduced; plans and organizes office operations to include publications and forms administration and office administrative procedures; writes office SOP, job descriptions, and directives; determines requirements for office equipment, supplies, and space; plans layout of office; requisitions, receives, inventories, and signs hand receipts for office equipment; coordinates administrative activities with other organizational elements and staff sections; establishes mail delivery routes and schemes and arranges for pickup of distribution by messengers; serves as custodian of classified documents; signs receipts for, logs, inventories, files, and secures classified documents; prepares documents for destruction or other disposition; ensures proper accountability of documents based upon degree of classification.

Supervises administrative functions and performs duties at preceding level of skill at division, comparable, or higher level headquarters; provides technical training and instructions to subordinates and supported units; supervises performance of administrative functions in administrative or similar element at division, comparable, or higher level headquarters; inspects subordinates units and makes recommendations for elimination of deficiencies or improvement of administrative operations.

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