You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS) in the WORKERS, COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT of FLEET HRO NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will provide guidance and assistants to employees and supervisors/managers in the administration of the FECA program. You will counsel employees and provide follow up services for employees who submitted claims to the Office of Workers' Compensation Program (OWCP). You will review FECA claims during the initial post injury phase to determine the facts of injury, monitor the use of continuation of pay and to ensure periods of disability are substantiated by documentation. You will review complex injury compensation issues through coordinated efforts.

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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

To Quality for the GS-09 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: . Experience in applying a wide range of employee relations theories, concepts, laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and procedures to perform a variety of difficult assignments. 2. Experience in applying a wide range of personnel management theories, principles, laws, rules, regulations, and procedures sufficient to identify interrelated problems, draw conclusions, and recommend appropriate courses of action. 3. Experience in written and oral communication sufficient to prepare and present oral and written findings and gain acceptance of difficult/sensitive corrective action(s), and/or develop and deliver program training. 4. Experience in research and fact-finding to investigate, evaluate and analyze documentation to provide advice/guidance regarding benefits and to substantiate or controvert claims. 5. Experience in performing a variety of difficult FECA program related duties. 6. Knowledge of creating or initiating return to work programs and developing and delivering FECA training. 7. Knowledge of the FECA program as it relates to occupational injury and/or illness/disease compensation claims. To Quality for the GS-07 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Experience in applying a wide range of employee relations theories, concepts, laws, rules, regulations, precedents, and procedures to perform a variety of difficult assignments. 2. Experience in applying a wide range of personnel management theories, principles, laws, rules, regulations, and procedures sufficient to identify interrelated problems, draw conclusions, and recommend appropriate courses of action. 3. Experience in research and fact-finding to investigate, evaluate and analyze documentation to provide advice/guidance regarding benefits and to substantiate or controvert claims. 4. Knowledge of creating or initiating return to work programs and developing and delivering FECA training. 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=List-by-Occupational-Series 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:

GS-09:

master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

GS-07:

1 full year of graduate level education

or

superior academic achievement

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

Contacts

• Address FLEET HRO NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD FFC HRO Portsmouth, VA 23701 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]