You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPL REL) in the Business Operations Management of OCHR OPERATIONS CENTER.

Duties

You will analyze past and current Employee Relations functional data and proposes strategies to address and improve areas of responsibility. You will research and analyze administrative case law to develop defensible solutions to problems that are less well defined and where precedential cases and guidelines are not always directly applicable. You will advise leaders on establishing performance plans, developing critical elements, evaluating employees during the appraisal process; and addressing employee performance issues. You will provide management advisory services in coaching, counseling, and recognizing top performers and taking appropriate actions on performance issues. You will develop and conduct initial/refresher training sessions covering a variety of Employee Relations topics for both employees and supervisors across the enterprise. You will assist in audits, assessments and assist visits, as required, providing requested documentation and data, responding to inquiries, providing administrative support as necessary and taking corrective action as required.

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 SECRET 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing advise to leadership regarding the full range of employee relations functions (e.g., awards and recognition, disciplinary and performance-based actions, administrative grievances, leave administration, unemployment compensation, workers injury compensation, performance management, quality of work life/telework, Civilian Employee Assistance Program (CEAP), transportation subsidies, and hours of work); and interpreting facts and evidence, and/or identifying aggravating and mitigating factors relevant to disciplinary actions. 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

This position has no education substitute for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address OCHR SILVERDALE OPERATIONS CENTER 3230 NW Randall Way Silverdale, WA 98383 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]