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Job opening: Lead Human Resources Assistant

Salary: $62 263 - 80 939 per year
City: Jackson
Published at: Oct 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Office of Human Capital Services (HCS). As a Lead Human Resources (HR) Assistant the incumbent will provide technical support in recruitment, staffing, data systems, records, employee benefits, and clerical related activities for one or more assigned VA Regional Offices and or Business Lines.

Duties

*Special Salary Rate (SSR) Notice: This position is paid at a Special Salary Rate (SSR). VA approved special salary rates for HR Management, GS-201 and HR Assistant, GS-203 series positions in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5305(a)(1), Special Pay Authority. The SSR will terminate on September 30, 2027. Salary determination is dependent upon duty location and will be established at the time of selection. Major Duties: Leads a unit or team of employees performing work at the GS-5/6/7 level. Provides guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team. Ensures the work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out. Works with the supervisor in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities. Serves as work leader, ensuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out. Distributes and balances workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and/or job specialization. In case of a shortage of personnel due to scheduled or unscheduled leave, responsible for filing in and for distributing the workload to other team members to ensure smooth workflow. Ensures the timely accomplishment of assigned tasks, and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy. Monitors the status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Yes Remote: This is NOT a remote position Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 40359A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: No Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
  • Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • You may be required to serve a probationary period
  • Subject to background/security investigation
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/23/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-8 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level or higher in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as leading a unit or team of employees performing work at the GS-5/6/7 level. Providing guidance and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit or team and ensuring the work assignments of employees in the unit or team are carried out. Works with the supervisor in the assignment of functions to team members in order to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities. Proven ability for Maintaining personnel files and Processing personnel action. There is no educational substitution at this grade level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Customer Service Flexibility Problem Solving Technical Competence Writing 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is mostly sedentary with occasional walking and bending and carrying of light items such as papers and books. Work requires lengthy periods viewing video display terminals and extensive use of computer keyboarding. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. The Department of Veterans Affairs makes reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

Contacts

  • Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
  • Name: Melissa Martinez
  • Email: [email protected]

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