VISN 8 is recruiting for several Human Resources Assistants, who will be reporting to the Senior Strategic Business Partners (SSBP), in the Recruitment & Placement section of Human Resources Management Service (HRMS).

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Assistant Total Rewards This announcement will close at 11:59 pm (EST), Tuesday, December 19, 2023 OR at 11:59 pm (EST) on the day 50 applications are received, whichever comes first. 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 by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. 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 provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Selection for this vacancy will be made at the GS-05 with promotion potential to GS-06 and GS- 07 grade level. The GS-05 developmental level (will operate under close supervision), the individual has knowledge and skill in applying a standardized body of HR rules, procedures, and operations concerning recruitment and placement. At the GS-06, developmental position is considered the mid-grade level of this career ladder position and performs developmental assignments under closer than normal supervision until the full performance level is reached. The full performance level GS-07 works as an intricate member of a Recruitment & Placement team and support the team's recruitment and placement efforts. HR Assistant duties include, but are not limited to:

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/19/2023. To qualify for this position at the GS-5 level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. The specialized experience required is defined as: Providing administrative and customer service support; utilizing office automated systems to enter, retrieve and manage data; maintaining, preparing, and assembling files and logs; reviewing documents for accuracy and completeness and reconciling errors. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience for the GS-05 grade level. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Bachelor's degree or four (4) academic years of education beyond high school. (Transcripts Required) OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-05 grade level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school. (Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience).(Transcripts Required) 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Contacts

• Address VHA VISN 8 Human Resources 8900 GRAND OAKS CIR Tampa, FL 33637 US
• Name: Shaquanna Burroughs
• Phone: 254-408-1993
• Email: [email protected]