This position is in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Office of Human Capital Services (HCS) at one of the five Human Resources Centers (HRC) located nationwide. As a Lead Human Resources (HR) Assistant the incumbent will provide technical support in recruitment, staffing, data systems, records, employee benefits, and clerical related activities for one or more assigned VA Regional Offices and or Business Lines . The entry-level grade for this position is GS-08.

Duties

Specific duties include: Leads a unit or team of employees performing work at the GS-5/6/7 level. Provides guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team. Ensures the work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out. Works with the supervisor in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities. Serves as work leader, ensuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out. Distributes and balances workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specialization. In case of a shortage of personnel due to scheduled or unscheduled leave, responsible for filing in and for distributing the workload to other team members to ensure smooth workflow. Ensures the timely accomplishment of assigned tasks and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Monitors the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. Maintains current knowledge and answers questions about other employee's procedures, policies, and directives. Trains or arranges for the training of team members in the accomplishment of tasks or projects. Gives on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices. Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work, checks on work in progress, and reviews completed work to see that the supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met. Obtains assistance and/or need information from the supervisor on problems that may arise or backlogs that cannot be disposed of promptly. Checks work in progress or spot checks work not requiring review, and reviews completed work to see that the supervisor's instruction on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. Amends or rejects work not meeting established standards; refers to questions or matters not covered by standards and problems in meeting performance standards to the supervisor. Performs the following limited administrative personnel management functions: Approves emergency leave for a few hours or for emergencies. Provides information to the supervisor concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs. Informs employees of available employee benefits, services, and work-related activities. Reports to the supervisor on performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on behavior problems. Resolves simple, informal complaints of employees and refers others, such as formal grievances and appeals, to the supervisor or an appropriate management official. Promotion Potential: None Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Human Resources Assistant (Recruitment & Placement); 403594A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:10/11/2023 or on the date that the applicant count is reached. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: 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. To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level. GS-08 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level or higher in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as leading a unit or team of employees performing work at the GS-5/6/7 level. Providing guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team and ensuring the work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out. Works with the supervisor in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities. Proven ability for Maintaining personnel files and Processing personnel action. Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: No special physical demands are required. The work is primarily performed while sitting. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no education substitution for the GS 08 level.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Joy Butler
• Phone: 410-230-4400 X2019
• Email: [email protected]