About the Position: This position is located at the Civilian Human Resources Advisory Center in Monterey, California. Monterey is approximately 115 miles south of San Francisco and 350 miles north of Los Angeles. Monterey County is considered a high cost area and the cost of housing is high. Please note that civilians are authorized housing on a space available basis at the Ord Military Community. For more information: http://www.parksatmonterey.com/home

Duties

Duties described at the full performance GS-7 grade level: Conducts staffing and recruitment activities for common lower-grade positions. Prepares modifications as needed to standard vacancy announcements. Responds to customer inquiries on such matters as procedures for filing applications, status of recruitment announcements, types of vacancies in the organization serviced and hiring procedures and announcements, in-processing. Assists in recruitment activities by extending job offers and arranging for physical examinations, verifying veterans’ preference, coordinate drug testing when applicable, coordinate EOD/release dates and processing pre-appointment security checks. Uses personnel computer, word processing and/or other office automation equipment and various software programs to create, copy, edit, store, retrieve and print a variety of documents. Provides recruitment and placement support services to Human Resources Specialists. Conducts in person and virtual CHRA in-processing for newly hired Army employees. Briefs standard new employee information concerning employment topics such as leave, probationary periods, how to execute benefits, etc.

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 WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-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 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. To qualify at the GS-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing clerical, administrative and/or technical support for an office in relation to a human resources program such as, but not limited to, preparing job flyers and/or letters, creating and maintaining personnel and/or administrative office files; and responding to employee or service member inquiries (walk-ins, emails or telephonically) concerning administrative, pay or HR related topics by researching applicable regulation or guidance. Experience may have been obtained in an administrative support office, a federal or state HR Office, or military personnel office. 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 applying procedures and operations sufficient to perform a wide variety of interrelated and/or non-standard HR support work (e.g., reviewing HR forms for accuracy and completeness), processing personnel actions applying military, federal or state regulations, inputting personnel actions into an automated HR database, responding to a wide assortment of HR related inquiries, and in-processing new employees. Experience may have been obtained in an administrative support office, a federal or state HR Office, military personnel office, or corporate business HR Office. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Human Resources, Business Administration. 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 the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages. To qualify at the GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes gathering information to prepare and electronically post federal or state vacancy announcements, making federal or state hiring eligibility determinations, adjudicating veterans preference, coordinating and tracking pre-employment requirements such as scheduling drug testing and/or medical examinations, processing a myriad of civilian federal or state personnel actions, inputting and retrieving data from HR databases and providing technical HR support to specialists or senior staff. Experience may have been obtained in a federal or state HR Office, or military personnel office. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Human Resources, Business Administration. 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 the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Resources Technology UsageOral CommunicationPersonnel Action Processing and RecordkeepingStaffing and RecruitmentWritten Communication 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: GS-05: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. GS-06 and GS-07: 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 and GS-06). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

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 CA-W6D3AA CHRA SOLDIER-DOD HR DIRECTORATE DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]