Human Resources Specialist

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Salary contains multiple steps. In most cases, the salary is set at the minimum salary for the grade applicant(s) is selected.

About the role

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Human Resources Specialist in the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California, Fresno Branch Office. You will provide a variety of human resources management services in two or more of the following functional areas: employee benefits, employee relations and performance management, personnel security, human resource development, employee compensation, recruitment and placement, and position classification. If selected, you will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.

Responsibilities

• Providing assistance in the administration of benefits programs
• Providing advice and assistance on performance management
• Ensuring that all pre-employment security requirements are met for all levels of positions
• Identifying training and development needs
• Using automated staffing systems to process applications and issue certificates

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement

Qualifications

Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume. Please be sure that your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience that you may have. If your specialized experience is not clearly detailed in your resume, you will not be considered for this position.

GS-09: To be eligible at the GS-09 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level. Specialized experience is defined as: provide technical assistance to managers and employees on federal civilian human resources laws and regulations related to one or more of the following areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations, performance management, employee benefits, compensation, and/or human resources development. Examples of specialized experience include:

• Providing technical assistance to employees and management in a variety of staffing and recruitment services
• Representing the agency in outreach and/or job fairs and providing information regarding job opportunities
• Reviewing position descriptions
• Preparing individual development plans
• Providing assistance and guidance to staff on the appropriateness of training
• Coding and processing a variety of personnel actions
• Reviewing award justifications for appropriateness and compliance with applicable guidelines
• Assisting in administering guidance on pay and leave; employee benefits; retirement and other human resources functional areas

Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g., Human Resources): a Master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL.B.); OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education at the graduate level must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.