Human Resources Assistant

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Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Human Resources (HR). The incumbent serves as a Human Resources Assistant providing a variety of technical and administrative support to the Staffing and Recruitment function. This position provides support in staffing, processing, and recordkeeping functions of HR.
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Overview

• Accepting applications

• Open & closing dates
  
  11/10/2021 to 11/24/2021
• Salary
  
  $49,655 - $81,570 per year
• Pay scale & grade
  
  FP 6 - 7
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  Location
  
  2 vacancies in the following location:
  
  • Washington, DC
• Telework eligible
  
  Yes-as determined by the agency policy.
• Travel Required
  
  Not required
• Relocation expenses reimbursed
  
  No
• Appointment type
  
  Term - 5 Years
• Work schedule
  
  Full-time
• Service
  
  Excepted
• Promotion potential
  
  6
• Job family (Series)
  
  0203 Human Resources Assistance
• Supervisory status
  
  No
• Security clearance
  
  Other
• Drug test
  
  No
• Position sensitivity and risk
  
  Moderate Risk (MR)
• Trust determination process
  
  Suitability/Fitness
• Announcement number
  
  21--KL
• Control number
  
  

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This job is open to

• The public
  
  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Veterans

Clarification from the agency

United States Citizens 30% Disabled Veterans COVID-19 Vaccination Required

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Duties

The Human Resources Assistant performs the following major duties:

• Human Resources Information Systems Support: Processes and documents HR actions for a wide variety of employee categories that involve different forms, authorities, various action codes, and regulatory authorities, or additional pay systems. Processes a wide variety of unique appointments and HR actions (including conversions, details, pay treatments, regulatory authorities, changes in duty stations, separations); identifying appropriate regulatory codes, nature of action, and the appropriate pay step to be entered on the HR action request.
• Staffing Program Support: Performs new employee orientations and recommends changes in presentation content, where appropriate. Assists employees in completing a variety of required forms. Reviews and verifies incoming and outgoing forms for completeness, required signatures and accuracy. Uses an automated recruitment system to conduct recruitment/examining activities for common lower-grade positions. Makes appropriate modifications to standard or precedent announcements.
• Oral and Written Communication: Supports Staffing program (including Employee Orientation, eOPF, Non-competitive eligibility, Student Programs) and prepares, researches and maintains a library/information source of documents related to these programs. Provides regular progress updates to the Staffing Specialists and customers regarding personnel actions and inquiries.
• Benefits & Payroll Support: Provides advice and assistance to employees regarding benefit problems and issues. Researches, identifies, and explains employee benefit-related issues, such as health benefits conversion and routine retirement calculations. Assists in developing and presenting training and orientation briefings for employees on the available programs, their general coverage and benefits, and the costs of the specific plans and programs. Provides brochures, pamphlets, comparison charts, and cost information as supplied by the programs and carriers. Assists employees with new enrollment, change, and cancellation requests, and other options such as paying FEHB premiums with pre-tax dollars. Performs research in order to ensure compliance with Federal and agency human resources/payroll regulations and policy guidelines, and correctness of determinations made in processing all types of personnel transactions. Researches pay and leave discrepancies using a variety of methods, including an automated inquiry system.
• Personnel Processing: Processes a wide variety of unique appointments and HR actions (including conversions, details, pay treatments, regulatory authorities, changes in duty stations, separations); identifying appropriate regulatory codes, nature of action, and the appropriate pay step to be entered on the HR action request. Performs research in order to ensure compliance with Federal and agency human resources/payroll regulations and policy guidelines, and correctness of determinations made in processing all types of personnel transactions.

The following includes a listing of more specific duties and responsibilities required of this position:

• Proficient in processing actions in the History Correction Update Processing System (HCUP)
• Strong knowledge of Position Management System (PMSO)
• Experience using NFC systems; USA Staffing, eOPF
• Perform a wide variety of duties such as records keeping, updating SOPs on Processing Personnel Actions.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Personnel policies and procedures.
• Provide support to HR specialists involved in one or more specialties such as classification, employee benefits, recruitment and staffing; security, etc
• Process a wide range of human resource transactions related to recruitment and placement, classification, employee relations, human resource development, and/or incentive awards.
• Researches, analyzes, and applies policies, regulations, and standard procedures to perform work in human resources.
• Use personal computers to prepare HR documents with complicated formatting
• Use personal computers and software programs in an office environment to extract, revise, or sort information from files, records, or databases
• Oversee the maintenance and control of the Electronic Official Personnel Folders (e-OPF)
• Conducts entrance on duty (EOD) and Human Resources orientation of all new employees in the assigned organization(s)
• Determines the required forms and documents that employees must complete.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• COVID-19 vaccination required per EO 14043. (See Additional Information section)
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Applicants must successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination.
• All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• A one year trial period is required.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.
• This position requires a Moderate Risk Public Trust security clearance.

Peace Corps Information

• This is a Federal civilian job in the Excepted Service. Peace Corps employees are paid on the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale.
• Initial appointment of employment cannot exceed five years.
• Qualified internal applicants will be given full consideration.
• Additional hiring needs may be filled through this vacancy.
• The Peace Corps is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.
• The Peace Corps is a drug-free workplace and promotes a drug-free environment.
• The Peace Corps is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture. Our goal is to attract and develop the best and brightest from all lifestyles and backgrounds. The Peace Corps strives to create a culture of inclusion where individuals feel respected and are treated fairly in all aspects of differences. Our commitment is to make a difference in the lives of people around the world.

The Peace Corps provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process, please notify the Office of Human Resources by calling or the Office of Civil Rights and Diversity on . Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience:

You must meet the specialized experience at the grade level(s) in which you choose to be considered by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 11/24/2021 (the closing date of the announcement). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate dates of employment by month, day, and year and the number of hours worked per week in your resume.

This vacancy is being announced at two:

FP-7

Qualifying experience for the FP-7 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-8 or GS-6 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills..... click apply for full job details