This position is located in Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Operations, Office of Human Resources, Division of Workforce Relations. The duty location for this position will be at Headquarters or one of the 10 Regional Offices. **Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement.**

Duties

As a Labor and Employee Relations Specialist, your major duties will include: Providing expert advice, guidance, and counsel for a variety of complex employee relations and labor relations issues such as supervisor-employee relations, communications, management, union and employee rights, grievances and appeals; investigations and fact finding relating to labor and employee relation matters; time and attendance matters, flexible work schedule program, telework, leave, conduct and performance. Serving as an Agency senior technical advisor on performance and conduct-based actions and related programs policies and practice, such as employee complaints, grievances, and appeals that intertwine matters in several program areas (i.e., equal employment opportunity, labor relations, employee relations, conduct, performance medical issues, the Employee Assistance Program, ethics, Commissioned Corps Affairs, etc. Researching precedent-setting case law to assure that the Agency's actions are appropriate and legally defendable, including developing case strategy. Interpreting and applying labor and employee relations rules, regulations, policies, procedures, case law, etc. for cases involving new, complex, highly controversial, politically sensitive, or precedent setting matters. Writing case related documents (e.g., documents to be issued to employees by agency managers, Agency responses to union information requests and congressional inquiries, Agency submissions in response to find third party appeals etc.). NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Requirements

• U. S. Citizenship is required.
• All qualifications and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Federal applicants must submit an SF-50 to show status and time-in-grade.
• Males ages 18 through 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• PHS Commissioned Corps applicants must submit current personnel orders.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)

Qualifications

THESE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE: 07/29/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. GS-13: In order to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-12 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis. Providing strategic advice and guidance to management on federal employee relations and federal labor union issues such as union contracts, adverse actions, and the implementation of settlement agreements. APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: If selected for an interview, applicants will be required to submit a writing sample at the time of the interview. Do not send writing samples with your application package as they will not be used in the evaluation process. 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; community; student; social). If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. Applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate the required minimum qualifying specialized experience will be evaluated based on the occupational assessment competencies listed below. A COMPETENCY is defined as a measurable pattern of knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other characteristics that an individual needs to perform work roles or occupational functions. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS - Understands and demonstrates knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles, and practices related to employee conduct, performance, and dispute resolution. LABOR RELATIONS - Understands and demonstrates knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles, and practices related to negotiating and administering labor agreements. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results. WRITING - Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (e.g., facts, ideas, or messages) in succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience. TO PREVIEW THE OCCUPATIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12481088 Current status candidates must meet Time-in-Grade (TIG) by the closing date of this announcement. To allow us to verify that you meet TIG requirements, provide any of the following SF-50s: Please Note: Current year pay adjustments are not acceptable for verifying TIG (ex. 2024 general increases cannot be used to verify TIG). Competitive or Career-ladder promotion to your highest grade (this does not include 120 day temporary promotions) Regular Within Range Increase (WRI) or With In Grade (WGI) increase at your highest grade (this does not include quality step increases (QSIs). Competitive career/career-conditional appointment to your highest grade. SF-50 at your highest grade held, that is at least one year older than the announcement closing date of 07/29/2024. Not sure which SF-50 to submit? Check out our video... Go here to watch the video on the SF50s to submit in your application package.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: AskHR HRSA Helpdesk
• Phone: (301) 443-3780
• Email: [email protected]