QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE POSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/PSYCHOMETRIST, ASSESSMENT STAFF PRESENT RATING GS-9

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00042A000200110023-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: April 12, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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12 April 1950
TO : TED Policy Committee
FROM : Chief, .ssessment Staff
SUBJECT: qualifications and Work Responsibilities for the Position of
Administrative Assistant/Psychometrist, Assessment Staff.
Present Rating GS-9.
1. The qualifications for this position are as follows:
as College graduate with major in psychology, and courses in statis-
tics, and in clinical and abnormal psychology.
b. At least one year's experience as an interne or assistant in a
psychological clinic, or a Masters degree in psychology.
co At least one year's study in a school of business administration
or equivalent practical experience.
d. Excellent abstract reasoning ability and high verbal intelligence.
e. Dictation speed, 120 words per minute.
f. Typing speed, 60 words per minute.
g. Excellent proficiency in spelling, punctuation, capitalization,
and arithmetic computation.
h. Initiative, emotional stability, social maturity, poise. Sensible,
practical, industrious. Pleasing, well-balanced personality.
I. Favorable assessment report before employment.
J. Excellent rating in TRD Administrative Course before permanent
assignment to position.
2. The work responsibilities for this position are as follows:
a. She is responsible for the administrative supervision of the
Assessment Staff, including: the physical maintenance of the Assessment
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offices; the requisitioning of expendable and non-expendable supplies, and
also psychological equipment; the supervision and control of all assessment
files; the distribution and dissemination of all incoming and outgoing
correspondence reports, files, and records; the maintenance of Time and
Attendance records. In carrying out these responsibilities, she deals per-
sonally and directly with: the EXO/OSO, COS/OPC, POS/OPC; division, staff,
program, branch chiefs, and operations officers of OSO, and OPC; the Chief
and Administrative Officer of TRD; and the chiefs of the administrative and
services divisions of OSO/OPC/CIA.
b. She attends conferences affecting the administrative operations of
the Assessment Staff.
c. Is the responsible and accountable officer for the Assessment
Staff.
d. Is personally responsible for the details involved in scheduling
assessment cases and in procuring the assessment request form and relevant
records from Archives, Registry, SED, TRD. She must guarantee that all
available CIA information on a candidate has been obtained before the candi-
date arrives for assessment. She constantly confers with the Chief, Assess-
ment Staff, junior psychologists, and senior psychologists, and the statis-
tical analyst on sensitive psychological considerations, which have been trans-
mitted orally to her by the person requesting the assessment. In scheduling
assessment cases she confers directly, in person or over the telephone, with
CIA officers outlined in paragraph 2-a above.
e. She is capable of assuming all responsibilities of the clerk-
stenographer of the Assessment Staff. (See job description, clerk-
stenographer, Assessment Staff, slot no. 7, 22 March 1950).
f. Capable of assuming all responsibilities of the statistical analyst,
Assessment Staff. (See job description, statistical analyst, Assessment
Staff, slot no. 6, 22 March 1950).
g. Supervises and sometimes directs the work of the clerk-stenographers
and filing assistants.
h. Competent in the administration of both individual and group
psychometric tests.
I. ' Serves as a psychological assistant to the junior and senior psy-
chologists, especially in the administration of tests and in conducting the
interviews of female assessment candidates.
J. Participates in situation tests and prepares reports and ratings
of her findings and observations.
k. When called upon to do so, assists the statistical analyst in the
scoring and statistical interpretation of cases, and in the preparation of
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norms, charts, tables, and graphs.
1. Is responsible for the final "processing" of the assessment folders
to insure that no security violations have occurred in the handling of the
reports and that all the reports and tests are properly accounted for before
the assessment folder is filed away.
m. She is the custodian of Top Secret documents and reports for the
Assessment Staff.
n. Maintains a detailed summary of all intensive assessment cases,
interviews, assessment conferences, review cases, and reports; and from
these data, prepares the basic figures for the monthly assessment report.
o. Serves as a liaison officer for the Assessment Staff on admi.nis_
trative matters, and, when called upon to do so by the Chief, Assessment
Staff, she gives short talks about assessment administrative procedures to
TRD/OSO/OPC employees.
p. She makes suggestions and draws up plans for improving the admin-
istrative and operating efficiency of the Assessment Staff.
ef, Assessment' Staff
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