Human Resources Specialist

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Duties

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At the full performance level, you will provide a variety of human resources management services in two or more of the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, position classification, employee relations and performance management, employee benefits, and human resources development.

Duties include:

• Performing position analysis to determine organizational requirements.
• Determining recruitment strategies and posting job announcements.
• Reviewing applications and applying qualification standards.
• Providing advice and assistance on performance management.
• Providing assistance in the administration of benefits programs.
• Administering guidance on pay and leave.
• Identifying training and development needs.
• Conducting evaluations of human resource program operations.

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

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Conditions of employment

• 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.
• Time-in-Grade:
  Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications
GS-07: To be eligible at the GS-07 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions,
as defined below :
Specialized Experience, Education,
OR a combination of Specialized Experience and Education.

Specialized

Experience:

One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service which can also be obtained in either the federal, public, and/or private sector. Specialized experience is defined as:

• performing administrative work which demonstrates a basic knowledge of human resources to include assisting with recruitment actions;
• preparing pre-employment packages;
• conducting onboarding/new orientation of new employees.

OR
Education :
One (1) full year of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a degree in a related field (e.g., Human Resources, Business Administration). 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.

OR
Combination of

Education and Experience:

Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

OR
Superior Academic Achievement :
Possess a Bachelor’s Degree or expect to complete the requirements for a Bachelor’s degree within the next 9 months AND possess at least one of the following criteria: (1) Class standing- in the upper third of the graduating class in the college or university. (2) Grade-point average (G.P.A.) – have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (“B” or better) as recorded on official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum;

or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (“B+” or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the…