Job opening: Human Resources Assistant (Military)
Salary: $40 990 - 66 012 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jan 06 2025
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: Serves as a Human Resource Assistant (Mil) in the Military Personnel Division and advises on various military administrative and personnel management matters.
Duties
As a Human Resource Assistant (Military), you will perform the following duties.
Analyze facts to interpret data to recommend the appropriate corrective action.
Maintain, process and update military personnel records.
Analyze data for accuracy and corrects errors.
Utilize office automation tools such as Microsoft office programs for record keeping.
Ensure all essential personnel data is recorded and submitted properly in a timely basis.
Operate a variety of electronic systems for the organization.
Advise management of various levels on administrative matters.
Answer routine telephone and written communication inquiries.
Communicate with military personnel, military dependents, and civilian employees to determine military action requirements.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Temporary duty travel (5% or less) away from the normal duty station may be required.
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.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)People 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
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.
Specialized experience to qualify at the GS-05 grade level: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Gathering information for documents such as correspondence, letters, or statistical reports and 2) Reviewing records to ensure information is accurate and 3) Utilizing automated system such as Microsoft 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.
Specialized experience to qualify at the GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Assisting with processing personnel actions and 2) Assisting with the preparation of documents such as correspondence, letters or statistical reports and 3) Reviewing human resources records for accuracy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Specialized experience to qualify at the GS-07 grade level: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Processing personnel actions and 2) Utilizing automated Human Resources systems such as Interactive Personnel Electronics Records Management System (IPERMS) and Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPP-A) and 3) Ensuring military human resource records are updated and accurate. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Customer ServiceOral CommunicationPersonnel Action Processing and RecordkeepingTechnical CompetenceWritten Communication
For GS-05 - 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 at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-04).
For GS-06 - 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 at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).
For GS-07 - 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 at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address FS-W6B7AA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT LEAVENWORTH
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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