Human Resources Assistant (Employee Relations)

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Human Resources, Employee Relations Division. The employee serves as an authoritative resource to assigned business units in the area of employee relations. Provides technical advice and guidance in the application of employee relations principles, practices, and legal and regulatory requirements.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year.

This rewarding opportunity is the ideal next career step for you if: You're eager to apply established methods and techniques to gather and provide information and make proper referral to specialists, as appropriate. You're proficient in thoroughly conducting research to support projects in assigned areas and presenting data in a clear, concise, and accurate format relevant to the problem or issue.

You're self-sufficient in running statistical reports from the division's case tracking system. You're enjoy performing data entry for multiple types of documents into a program. Processing automated data entry and data extraction, processing assigned personnel actions, and producing reports, charts, graphs, and correspondences.

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Clerical & Administrative Support positions.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.

GS-07 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience includes: Experience applying federal human resources regulations, principles and concepts to perform a variety of clerical projects (e.g., employee rights, procedures for filing grievances); Experience initiating and processing personnel actions (e.

g. separations, change to lower grade, pay changes) in a Human Resources Information system (HRIS); and/or Experience providing administrative support to Human Resources Specialists and customers in a Workforce Relations office or similar environment. GS-08 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the federal service.

Specialized experience includes: Experience independently applying and interpreting federal human resources regulations, principles and concepts to perform a variety of clerical and technical projects (e.g., employee rights, management rights, procedures for filing grievances); Experience initiating and processing personnel actions (e.

g. separations, change to lower grade, pay changes) in a Human Resources Information system (HRIS); and/or Experience providing support to Human Resources Specialists and customers in a Workforce Relations office or similar environment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.

g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) 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.

As a general rule, education is not creditable for the GS-07 and GS-08 grade levels covered in this vacancy announcement. However, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to Human Resources (Employee Relations) and or the work of the position. If this position requires proof of higher education, or you are substituting education for experience, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Education

completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. Please refer to General Schedule Qualification Policies for more information. You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.

S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website

• US Department of Education . Another listing of services that can perform this evaluation is available at the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration. NOTE: Only education and experience acquired before the filing deadline will be considered. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.