About the Position: These positions are located within the Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) North Central Region Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Recruitment Division, and may be eligible for local commuting area remote work in the future as determined by agency policy. These positions will be filled at the GS-05, 06, or 07 level. If selected at the GS-05 or GS-06 level, noncompetitive promotion to the full performance GS-07 is authorized.

Duties

Provide recruitment and placement support services to Human Resources Specialists and managers/supervisors. Coordinate with customers regarding status of recruitment, selection, credentialing, security, and Entrance on Duty (EOD) for the organization. Ensure all essential personnel data recorded in Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) is submitted properly and on a timely basis. Process incoming Requests for Personnel Action (RPAs) to ensure proper coding per regulatory guidance. Utilize automation equipment and various software programs to create, copy, edit, store, retrieve, and print a variety of documents for the organization. Input data into automated personnel systems to code and/or review documentation for completion of recruitment and placement processes.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority 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 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Basic Requirement for a Human Resources Assistant (Office Automation): GS-05 level - Specialized Experience Required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled which includes: 1) providing administrative support in an office setting; 2) responding to customer inquiries; and 3) utilizing office automation to perform administrative tasks. This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in federal service. (GS-04). OR Education Substitution at GS-05: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify for the GS-05 level if you possess four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR Combination of Education and Experience at GS-05: 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 education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. GS-06 Level - Specialized Experience Required: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) providing administrative support in an office setting; 2) using automated systems and/or databases to process personnel actions and/or applicant builds; 3) responding to customer inquiries; and 4) reviewing personnel documents for completeness and accuracy prior to processing and/or uploading into an automated system/database.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). GS-07 Level - Specialized Experience Required: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) handling all aspects of onboarding and pre-employment initiation including: job offers, security clearance, drug testing, and physicals; 2) reviewing new hire (or employee) documents for completeness, accuracy, and obtaining additional information as required; 3) conducting In-Processing of New Hire candidates; and 4) utilizng a civilian human resources automated system or database to complete actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). 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 for the GS-06 and GS-07 levels. 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. -For the GS-05 level, applicants may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks. -For the GS-06 level, applicants must have 52 weeks at the GS-05 (or equivalent). -For the GS-07 level, applicants must have 52 weeks at the GS-06 (or equivalent). If you are a current, Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF-50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position.

Education

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 BG-APF-W6D3AA USA CIV PERSONNEL OPS CTR, NORTH CENT DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk