About the Position: The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command, with headquarters in North Chicago, IL, is a jointly staffed command and is staffed by representatives of all branches of the Armed Forces. The command, through its 65 military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS), determines whether applicants are qualified for enlistment based on standards set by each of the services. This position is being filled on a permanent basis.

Duties

Coach, facilitate, resolve work problems and participate in the work of the MEPS Processing Element. Provide input to supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on disciplinary problems. Perform Human Resources Assistant duties identical to those led; Greets applicants, tracks enrollment, movement, and processing progress. Certify that enlistment has been properly conducted by verifying system displayed contract is complete and all additional disclosed information has been supplied to the service representative. Provide routine technical assistance or training to users of automated personnel database systems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is designated as non-sensitive and requires a personal security background investigation.
• Incumbent may be required to work an occasional Saturday and/or shift work (work before 0600 or after 1800 hours).
• Incumbent may be required to work unscheduled overtime to accommodate fluctuations in workload based on the daily mission requirements.
• Successful completion of applicable Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Training is required in order to access the MHS GENESIS System within 30 days of on-boarding and/or as required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of experience, at the next lower grade level or equivalent, which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled including: Providing administrative support to a Reception-Administration Control Desk; Questioning applicants to obtain and/or verify complete data required for final data processing of forms records for entry into the organization; Performing records management of electronic and paper applicant records; Entering data in automated system(s) to record applicant processing information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Resources Technology UsageManaging Human ResourcesPersonnel Action Processing and Recordkeeping Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). If you are a current Federal Employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position.

Contacts

• Address BG-APF-W192AA MEPS MINNEAPOLIS DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk