Human Resources Officer US Department of Justice

Serves as a manager at a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) federal correctional institution.

Responsible for planning immediate and long range staffing needs.

Develops a recruitment and staffing plan to identify management's needs.

Responsible for overseeing staffing functions that include requesting certificates of eligibles, scheduling and conducting interviews, BOP-HIRES issues, and preparation of security clearance requests.

Responsible for ensuring accurate guidance is provided on pay administration issues.

Responsible for local labor management negotiations.

Responsible for administering the leave program in a fair and consistent manner in accordance with the law and other applicable rules/regulations.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis.

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (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 eligibility, 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 score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:


Education:

GS-12 and GS-13: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position at these levels.


Experience:

GS-12 and GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

GS-12:

• Experience working with multiple Human Resource programs for a large organization with a variety of administrative and professional occupations.
• Experience providing guidance on multiple human resource programs and issues in a large organization to managers/supervisors.
• Experience drafting labor management correspondence such as disciplinary letters and grievance responses, applying organizational policies as it relates to hiring, and implementing professional developmental programs for employees.

GS-13:

• Experience directing multiple Human Resource programs for a large organization with a variety of administrative and professional occupations.
• Experience participating in complex labor management relations (e.g. negotiations, interpreting collective bargaining agreements), applying various employment laws in recruiting and hiring, and developing and implementing professional developmental programs for employees.
• Experience providing guidance on multiple human resource programs and issues directly to executive level managers.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

** Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as…