About the Position: This position is with the 85th USAR Support Command Headquarters located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The 85th Support Command's nine Brigade Support Elements and 46 Army Reserve Battalions-dispersed across the continental United States and Puerto Rico-are operationally controlled by First Army. In their support role, the 85th Support Command maintains readiness for these Soldiers in support of Pre-Deployment, Post-Deployment and Rotational Distributed Forces.

Duties

Interpret policies, rules, and regulations to ensure compliance within the organization. Assist and provide the agency guidance and interpretation of procedural and preparatory requirements on various programs and benefits. Provide advice and assistance on complex workforce management issues. Participate in the unit’s operations, planning, and orders processes. Act as labor/management/employee/relations representative for the agency. Provide advice to the agency about bargaining units. Coordinate all aspects of personnel action with subordinate units and servicing civilian personnel office. Initiate and monitor all request for personnel action.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 Employees Applying on Time-Limited AssignmentsIn 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 interpreting administrative and personnel regulations; advising management on hiring needs/deficiencies; coordinating aspects of requests for personnel actions; and assisting in the implementation of recommendations for programs, policies, and hiring actions. 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: AccountabilityCustomer ServiceDecision SupportLabor RelationsPersonnel and Human ResourcesTime 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 DE-APF-W6U9AA FTS, 85TH USAR SPT CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort McCoy, WI 54656 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk