About the Position: Provides administrative and technical military personnel support for the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Army University, Office of the Chief of Staff, and its subordinate organizations. Principal areas of responsibility include the maintenance of military personnel records, in and out processing, leaves and passes, soldier finance and leave actions, and military awards.

Duties

As a Human Resources Assistant (Military/Office Automation), you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list: Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for all inquiries regarding the Army Leave and Pass program and local policies and procedures. Receive and process all leave forms, for submission to the Finance Office. Responsible for the reconciliation of the monthly Unit Commanders Finance Report (UCFR). Serve as the custodian of military personnel records data for military service members assigned to the Office of the Provost and locally supported schools/organizations. Coordinate, research, and process a wide range of personnel actions for all assigned and attached Active Army Reserve or National Guard officer and enlisted personnel. Update and monitor duty status for 350+ officers and enlisted personnel, coordinates initial and final out-processing appointments with Adjutant General (AG) office, submits and monitors the status of LEVY packets. Actively participate in the day-to-day office management. Using e-mail, word processing and associated software and hardware, prepare a wide variety of correspondence and messages, decision papers, briefings and reports. Serve as alternate for processing military awards and decorations as well as civilian honorary awards and certificates. Operate, manipulate, and maintain various personnel records systems, including but not limited to Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A), iPERMS, etc.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent may be expected to perform temporary duty (TDY) for approximately 10% of the time.
• This position requires the services of a qualified typist.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense 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 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education substitution 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. For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present) and (if position is Federal) job series and grade. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with military personnel administrative tasks involving the maintenance of personnel records; assist with the processing of military leaves and passes; and preparing correspondence and reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). -OR- Education: One full academic year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skill, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Human Resources/Personnel, Business, Business Admin, or Business Management. (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of ALL your transcripts.) -OR- Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of ALL your transcripts.) Typing Proficiency: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5-minute sample with three or fewer errors. 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-06). Please see the specific instructions regarding supporting documentation for Time in Grade requirements in the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section, below. NOTE: Applicants must meet all Time-in-Grade requirements and experience requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Current employees applying under VEOA are subject to time-in-grade restrictions like any other GS employee.

Education

Only degrees/education from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.


FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address EX-APF-W0VP5A COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE DO NOT MAIL Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]