Joining the Secret Service, Office of Human Resources, APT Talent Management Division, will allow you to provide assistance and support to HR Specialists in recruitment, selection, placement, job analysis, position management and position classification. This Human Resources Assistant position starts at a salary of $45,146 (GS-5, step 1), with promotion potential to $80,510 (GS-8, step 10). For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

Duties

The selectee will serve as a Human Resources Assistant in the Office of Human Resources, APT Talent Management Division. Typical work assignments include: Providing optimal level of customer service to all internal and external stakeholders. Providing administrative support and limited technical assistance to Human Resources staff members on a variety of basic internal procedures, instructions, and guidance. Serving as a point of contact in one or more special program areas requiring basic knowledge, skill, and ability by responding to various basic inquires. Updating tracking logs; resolving administrative errors and discrepancies; and developing solutions for basic routine problems. Apply for this exciting opportunity to impact the agency mission by providing human resources services for a premier workforce.

Requirements

Qualifications

You qualify for the GS-5 level (starting salary $45,146) if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level performing duties such as: Assisting staff with various administrative support functions. Serves as a point of contact (POC) and responding to various basic inquires. Assisting in maintaining, reviewing, and updating case files, records, and resources. -OR- Education: 4 years of education above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the prerequisite. One year of full-time study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours or the equivalent or 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for 36 weeks in business, secretarial or technical school. -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 You qualify for the GS-6 level (starting salary $50,326) if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-5 level performing duties such as: Applying standard rules and regulations, procedures, and operations to provide administrative or human resources support. Constructing and managing files and data logs, to include personnel files; and answering customer/applicant inquiries. Utilizing a variety of software programs and automation equipment to perform office support duties, including assembling and compiling information, receiving and retrieving data; review documents for accuracy and completeness. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Please see qualifications section.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: APT Talent Management Division
• Email: [email protected]