About the Position: This position supports the DHA Labor/Management-Employee Relations with a duty location of either Falls Church, VA or San Antonio, TX. This is not a remote position, but telework may be an option; you will be required to report to the office on a regular/recurring basis.

Duties

Advise managers about appropriate disciplinary or other corrective techniques responsive to a range of conduct and performance problems. Explain rules and procedures to employees and management to help them understand rights and obligations. Develop or assist in developing written policy and guidelines for use by local management in such matters as developing individual employee appraisal plans, completing appraisal forms, reappraising employees, and providing counseling and training. Conduct extensive probing and analysis to identify obscure or underlying causes of misconduct or poor performance. Conduct studies to develop management interests and respond to union interests at the bargaining table. Represent management in unfair labor practice and representation hearings before the Federal Labor Relations Authority and in impasse proceedings before the Federal Services Impasses Panel. Serve as spokesperson of a management negotiating committee involved in contract, midterm, or appropriate arrangement negotiations, as required. Serve as principal point of contact on labor-management matters of overall concern to established bargaining units at the local level.

Requirements

• This position is designated as moderate risk involving Public Trust. Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation including a credit check to determine suitability for Federal employment and/or the position.

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) utilizing civilian human resource laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to conduct research and assist in resolving management-employee relation (ER) issues or labor relation (LR) issues; 2) advising managers on various ER or LR topics, such as corrective/disciplinary techniques, conflict resolution, performance management, leave administration, and/or union grievance procedures; and 3) utilizing office automation software to draft written ER or LR documents, such as removals, suspensions, responses to complaints, etc. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Employee RelationsLabor RelationsWritten Communication 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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk