You will serve as a Human Resources Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations) in the Human Capital Management Group Labor and Employee Relations Department of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE.

Duties

You will perform work that involves program administration, research, and case management in matters related to conduct, performance, attendance, and dispute resolution. You will provide advice and assistance to personnel in the areas of discipline, adverse actions, employee counseling, and related functions. You will manage various employee relations program areas such as performance management programs; employee benefits; worker’s compensation; and/or time, leave and pay issues. You will develop and lead training for employees and supervisors on a wide variety of employee relations matters to include performance management systems; discipline; alternative dispute resolution; and/or grievance processing. You will perform extensive analysis and consults with managers and Human Resources Advisors (HRA) to identify underlying causes of misconduct and poor performance to ensure consistent and progressive discipline through the organization. You will be responsible for drafting complex correspondence to include the full range of disciplinary/adverse actions, performance warning notices, grievance responses, pre and post hearing briefs, arguments, and appeals.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for STRL Demo jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower pay band. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

To Qualify for the DA-05 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DA-04 (GS-11/12) grade level in the Federal Service or equivalent performing the following duties: Interpreting and evaluating Federal Human Resources (HR) laws, regulations, policies and precedents regarding disciplinary and adverse actions to provide advice, counsel and guidance to management and employees on processes (e.g. grievances, Unfair Labor Practices, labor negotiations, counseling, performance management) to develop resolutions for complex labor and employee relations issues. To Qualify for the DA-04 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DA-03 (GS-9/10) grade level in the Federal Service or equivalent performing the following duties: Analyzing and advising on moderately complex or non-controversial issues and/or problems; researching case law, advising management on a collective bargaining agreement; drafting and processing disciplinary actions; and providing written and oral communication to customers and/or managers. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

For the DA-04: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE 1 Administration Circle China Lake, CA 93555-6100 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]