The COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees pursuant to Executive Order 14043 does not currently apply. Click here for more information. This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OHCM BIA HR Operations in Anadarko, Oklahoma. NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

Duties

Assist HR Specialist with the onboarding of new employees to include arranging for physical examinations, completion of all appropriate benefits forms, extending job offers, coordinating entry-on-duty and/or release dates. Review completed documents for missing or conflicting applicant information as required. Responsible for processing new employee's enrollments, administering the oath of office and ensuring standard of conduct and government ethics orientation are completed and signed. Independently conducts orientation for new appointees as appropriate. Coordinates with payroll personnel in order to resolve pay issues and ensure timely correction errors, as well as ensures all actions are processed by Interior Business Center in an accurate and timely fashion. Codes staffing actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions. Develops competency criteria, job analysis, job announcements etc and amends established JAs with prior approval. Secures all required documentation i.e. proof of citizenship, transcripts etc. Adheres to procedures for verifying veterans' preference and clearing CTAP and ICTAP register prior to preparing the certificate of eligible candidates. Conducts recruitment/examining activities for assigned positions (GS-7 and below and wage grade). Ensures the selectee(s) meet all regulatory and legal obligations for proposed appointments. Sends notice of results to remaining applicants and prepares files for announcement close out. Applies pay setting in accordance with applicable OPM and/or internal pay setting policies. Explains pay rates, pay periods, within grade increases, annual/sick leave accrual, etc.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-in-Grade Restriction: Applicants who are current federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For this vacancy, applicants must have held grade GS-4 or higher for the GS-5, grade GS-5 or higher for the GS-6, grade GS-6 or higher for the GS-7 grade level position. GS-05 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes, but not limited to: Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a standardized body of HR rules, procedures, and operations concerning recruitment and placement sufficient to: answer inquiries concerning merit promotion procedures, procedures for reinstatement or transfer to another Federal agency, and job vacancies for which applications are being accepted; identify whether a test needs to be administered; identify whether employees applying for promotions meet time-in-grade requirements; terminal, and office software programs to enter data, complete forms, and correct errors and omissions in HR documents, files, and records as needed. OR Education Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-05 level: 4 years above high school. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. OR Combination of Experience and Education Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-05 level. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a standardized body of HR rules, procedures, and operations concerning recruitment and placement sufficient to: answer inquiries concerning merit promotion procedures, procedures for reinstatement or transfer to another Federal agency, and job vacancies for which applications are being accepted; identify whether a test needs to be administered; identify whether employees applying for promotions meet time-in-grade requirements; and identify appropriate regulatory codes, nature of action, and the appropriate pay step to be entered on the HR action request; accomplish routine support tasks within the HR office; provide routine information; request HR records from the records center; initiate HR actions, complete forms, and correct errors and omissions in HR documents, files, and records as needed. GS-07 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: HR rules, procedures, and operations sufficient to perform a wide variety of interrelated and/or non-standard HR support work such as instruct facility supervisors and managers on recruitment/selection requirements, processes, and procedures, submitting requests, screen applications to determine if applicants meet minimum qualifications; and apply accepted HR practices in order to place applicants in rank order on an inventory or register used to fill assigned positions. Comprehensive knowledge of HR automated resources in order to organize and document applicant qualification rankings, forward notice of results to all applicants, properly close out automated portion of JA, etc. Knowledge of payroll processing in order to facilitate new hire payroll document completion and successful handoff to payroll department. Ability to assess pay related issues in FPPS or related software and coordinate appropriate resolution. Comprehensive knowledge of payroll procedures and processes in order to recommend options or alternatives involving pay actions and processing systems. Knowledge of current HR database systems in order to retrieve and analyze information used to generate documents, records, reports, etc. that contain tables or graphs. Ability to coordinate actions, develop facts, and/or provide support in order to answer standard inquiries concerning merit promotional procedures; time-in-grade requirements; appropriate use of HR directives, policies or practices; nature of action codes; generic position descriptions; etc. Ability to communicate orally and in writing in order to respond to inquiries regarding Human Resource procedures, processes, and/or related functional areas. There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 or GS-07 levels. The full performance level of this position is GS-07 . Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management, and in no way guaranteed. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Physical Requirements: Work is generally sedentary and requires sitting, walking, standing, bending, and/or carrying light items. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The full performance level of this position is GS-07.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA HR Operations 2021 4th Avenue Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Charles Walks Slow
• Phone: (406) 247-7956
• Email: [email protected]