This position is located in the Human Resources Office servicing Army and Air National Guard employees, Active Guard Reserve and may include State personnel. Its primary purpose is to provide comprehensive labor relations, adverse action and disciplinary services. Accomplishes some of the work through the use of an automated personnel system.

Duties

As a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR RELATIONS) with the Texas National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to: The position is responsible for labor contract negotiations and administration that include multiple contracts and multiple bargaining units within the State. Consults with all levels of management to include the State Adjutant General, State Deputy Adjutant General, Chief of Staff, Air Commander, Air National Guard (ANG) Group Commanders, and Army National Guard Army National Guard (ARNG) Directorate positions, to develop agency policies on and positions for negotiation to include researching potential union proposals. May serve as chief negotiator. Serves as participating member, or advisor to the management negotiating team(s) providing advice on developing management proposals, negotiating strategies, and when union's proposals may be nonnegotiable under federal law and regulations. Applies a wide range of Human Resources (HR) case law, principles, practices and regulations sufficient to perform detailed analyses and draw conclusions on complex legal issues, problems, and situations. Utilizes legal research methods, information gathering techniques, and analytical skill sufficient to locate, interpret, and analyze for applicability and appropriateness, precedent and substantive decisions, and/or legal opinions that various courts and administrative bodies have rendered. Establishes the state's position in impasse situations including the preparation of documentary material for review by a third party. Advises management on the day-to-day administration of collective bargaining agreement(s). Interprets the intent of the contractual language and attempts to resolve problems that arise over application of contract provisions. Develops and represents the state's position in administrative proceedings such as unfair labor practices, grievance proceedings, impasses and arbitrations. Advises all levels of management in determining appropriate procedures to follow. Conducts investigations and consults with National Guard Bureau (NGB) Labor and Management Services Division to keep them informed of the issues involved. Prepares briefs, positions papers, etc., and assists witnesses in preparing testimony. Serves as point of contact to union representatives, NGB, and management on labor relations problems. Maintains contact with operating officials in the state to keep them apprised of labor relations policies and procedures and to ensure that the supervisor's need for formal training is identified and information is provided to the Adjutant General on any requirement for program guidance. Provides Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) services and advice or other non-adversarial problem solving approaches such as advocacy, mediation, interest-based bargaining, etc., for a variety of human resources problems encountered by management and employees. Resolutions offered may be non-binding but are to be in the best interest of the National Guard. This may include advice and guidance to the State Human Resources Office. Advises on Technician, AGR and State issues that are sensitive, serious or controversial. Problems involve issues such as ethics, discrimination and fraud that require special treatment due to the potential embarrassment to the activity, impact on employee morale, or subsequent impact on the group(s) involved. Provides advice and assistance to management on preparing disciplinary and adverse actions. Reviews draft adverse actions to ensure compliance with existing law, rule or regulation. Prepares necessary correspondence and documentation for appeal processes. Serves as committee and/or hearing technical advisor/representative at hearings before such bodies as MSPB, EEOC/Advisor in U.S. Courts and before National Guard hearing examiners. Provides information to supervisors and managers on counseling employees, in correcting work deficiencies and in establishing constructive work habits. Provides information on employee rights and obligations. Provides continuing advice to supervisors and management representatives on the variety of formal and informal methods available to assist them in carrying out their supervisory responsibilities. Analyzes facts from individual actions, reports and routine advisory services to correct existing employee relations problems or identify potential problems. Advises employees on the substance of specific personal matters such as supervisory relationships. Advisory services are performed with organizations that are characterized by a normal diversity of occupations ranging from trades through administrative, moderate in size or large with few communication problems and relatively stable mission. May facilitate development and administration of labor management partnership. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

In describing your experience in your resume, please be clear and specific. Assumptions regarding your experience will not be made. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level your resume must include relevant experience/education with beginning and ending dates reflecting the following: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector which provided a working knowledge of of a wide range of labor relations concepts, laws, policies and practices and analytical skills sufficient to interpret laws, regulations, third party decisions, court decisions, etc. for applicability to issues occurring in the state.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address TX HRO 2200 West 35th St Austin, TX 78703 US
• Name: Human Resources Office
• Phone: (000)000-0000
• Email: [email protected]