About the Position: The Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA), Alaska is seeking to fill a HR Assistant position at their Fort Richardson, Alaska office. Incumbent will serve as an assistant to Human Resources Specialists working in a Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC). Performs a wide variety of technical support duties in one or more of the following human resources management program.

Duties

This is a developmental position; duties listed below will be performed in a developmental capacity. At the full performance, GS-07, the incumbent will: Assist in recruitment activities by arranging for physical examinations, verifying veterans' preference, making job offers, coordinate report/release dates and processing pre-appointment security checks. Process incoming requests for personnel actions; screen requests, documents, and reports for completeness and accuracy. Provide recruitment and placement support services to specialists. Conduct recruitment/examining activities for lower-graded positions. Prepare vacancy announcements; prepare certificates; respond to customer inquiries on procedures for filing applications, status of recruitment announcements, and hiring procedures.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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. To qualify at the GS-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing clerical and/or technical support for an office such as, but not limited to, preparing job flyers and/or letters, creating and maintaining personnel and/or administrative office files; and responding to customer inquiries (walk-ins, emails or telephonically). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: 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: 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. To qualify at the GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing technical support for an office such as maintaining personnel office files, issuing job offers while coordinating pre-hire conditions of employment such as, but not limited to, pre-employment physicals, background investigations, and obtaining documents to verify appointment eligibility. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). To qualify at the GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with maintaining personnel records/files, assisting in coding personnel actions in accordance with applicable regulations and/or policies, and reviewing personnel/pay inquiries to determine best course of action. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityClericalCommunicationsCustomer ServiceHuman Resources Technology UsageManages and Organizes InformationOral CommunicationStaffing and Recruiting GS-06 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 (GS-05). GS-07 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 (GS-06).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

At the GS-06/07 grade level - 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.

Contacts

• Address EV-APF-W6D420 USA CIVILIAN PERS ADVISORY CTR DO NOT MAIL Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk