You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (LABOR & EMPLOYEE RELATIONS) in the CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE-SOUTHEAST (CHRO-SE) TRI-COMMAND SATELLITE OFFICE in BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.

Duties

You will apply labor and employee relations theories, concepts, practices, laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures related to Federal employment law. You will advise and assist employees, managers and supervisors on grievance procedures and appropriate options for proper resolution of conflicts or problems. You will advise supervisors about techniques for using performance evaluation and disciplinary processes as a motivational tool to improve performance. You will provide advice and assistance to legal representatives of management in the technical aspects of personnel administration during formal hearings, grievances, and appeals. You will provide labor-relations support and advice on labor-manager partnership arrangements, general bargaining unit agreements, basic employee rights/privileges, principles of labor relations and appropriate representation. You will gather background information and prepare formal correspondence or e-mail on a range of disciplinary actions. You will provide advice and guidance on available services by the Civilian Employee Assistance Program (CEAP) and incentive awards programs.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position is eligible for part time, substantial or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Interpreting labor and employee relations policies; advising on labor and employee relations issues; analyzing investigation case files to present findings and provide recommendation on courses of actions. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• I have successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR
• I have successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR
• I have successful completion of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR
• I have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS BASE PSC Box 20185 Camp Lejeune, NC 28542 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]