The position is located the VBA Human Capital Services, Office of Staff Operations (OSO), Human Resources Center (HRC) located in Jackson, Mississippi. As a 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.

Duties

The opportunity to work remotely may be authorized for highly qualified applicants who reside outside of the local commuting area. Major Duties: Review, code and processes actions for unique appointments, regulatory authorities, approvals, support documents, changes of duty stations, promotions, merit and delegated examining appointments. Process requests for retroactive HR actions that require tracing employee's history and applying pertinent technical references, conditions, or precedents, and arranges for transfers internally and externally to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Consult with personnel who are submitting actions for processing for commitments and communicates with releasing offices to set EOD dates. Confirm dates of personnel actions both orally and through written communications. Obtain release date; enters date on personnel request forms for data input. Verify timeliness and completeness of necessary forms related to personnel actions. Make recommendations of effective dates of personnel actions to supervisor(s), HR Specialists, and personnel internal and external to the organization. Processes the full range of personnel actions for all positions. Codes personnel actions using the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions, citing agency code, and appropriate regulatory authority. Review requests for extension and adequacy of supporting documents. Researches problems that arise with processing personnel actions and determines corrective action. Process applications and forms for benefit transactions such as FEHB and FEGLI. Explains features of employee benefit program and assists in completing necessary forms to initiate, change, or cancel enrollments and retirement actions. Performs clerical, assistant, or technician level work in support of the employee benefit program Perform work in support of human resources management, which requires knowledge of the terminology, requirements, procedures, and function of personnel management. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 22649A, 12649A, 02649A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized??????? Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• 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
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/24/2024. The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) group qualification standards covering white collar occupations in the Federal competitive service can be found: Here 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. For a GS-6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5. For a GS-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-6. 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. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To qualify at the GS-05 grade level: applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level or comparable pay band in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as that which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specifically, creditable specialized experience that involved a range of duties associated with processing and maintaining attendance and leave records for an organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Completing assignments consisting of related steps; AND 2) processing and using judgment in selecting guidelines and procedures from among several specific references. OR Applicants may substitute Undergraduate Education to qualify for grade GS-5. Applicants may substitute education for experience with the completion of a four year (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) course of study from an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university, or with having been awarded a bachelor's degree. If you are claiming to qualify based on your education, your application must include an official or unofficial copy of college transcripts that demonstrate this information. OR Applicants may combine education and experience to qualify for grade GS-05. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-04. For example, an applicant who has 90 semester hours of undergraduate level education (i.e., 50% of the education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience), this would equal 100% of the required experience for the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. To qualify at the GS-06 grade level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level or comparable pay band in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as that which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specifically, creditable specialized experience that involved a range of duties associated with processing and maintaining attendance and leave records for an organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: (1) Assisting with employee benefits programs; (2) recruitment and staffing processes; (3) data systems and records; AND (4) processing personnel actions. There in no substitute education at the GS-06 grade level. To qualify at the GS-07 grade level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 grade level or comparable pay band in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as that which equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specifically, creditable specialized experience that involved a range of duties associated with processing and maintaining attendance and leave records for an organization. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: (1)reviewing personnel actions for accuracy and completeness; (2) computing and establishing years of service computation dates (SCDs); (3) verifying Veterans preference entitlements; AND (4) researching and providing specific information concerning HR processes and procedures pertinent to recruitment and staffing. There in no substitute education at the GS-07 grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceFlexibilityProblem SolvingTechnical CompetenceWriting 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. Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary with occasional walking and bending and carrying of light items such as papers and books. Work requires lengthy periods viewing video display terminals and extensive use of computer keyboarding. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The Department of Veterans Affairs makes reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. 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

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

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Melissa Martinez
• Email: [email protected]