Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted only from candidates who are eligible under CTAP, ICTAP, or the Reemployment Priority List (RPL).

The duties and responsibilities for a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement) generally include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing advisory and consultative services to managers and supervisors on organizational structures and significant recruitment problems or issues that may cross multiple organizational lines;
• Serving as a proponent for one or more functional areas pertaining to a recruitment program;
• Developing and/or evaluating proposals or initiatives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of recruitment;
• Providing analysis, interpretation, development, and/or implementation of human resources laws, regulations, and policies involving the establishment of staffing and recruitment; and
• Performing staffing work that involves recruiting, examining, selecting and placing employees; performing job analysis; workforce planning and analysis; and advising management in identifying, attracting, and retaining a high-quality and diverse workforce that is capable of accomplishing organization's mission.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening.
• Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
• You may be required to complete a one-year probationary or two-year trial period, depending on your appointment type.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement, at any time, if openings occur in other offices serviced by Justice Management Division, HR Operations.
• You must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process. Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met.
• A USA Hire assessment is required. An email will be sent with additional information after you submit your application. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement to complete the assessment.
• You must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement), GS-0201-13, you must possess the required specialized experience specific to the grade you're applying to.

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable non-Federal experience. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing the following duties:

• Utilizing USA Staffing (or an equivalent system) to create job opportunity announcements from cradle-to-grave
• Applying the appropriate Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for Federal civilian positions in the competitive and excepted service, and using the OPM's Guide to Processing Personnel Actions to code personnel actions into EmpowHR (or an equivalent system).

This work must have been performed independently and you must have also assisted in training others to perform similar work.You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, by the closing date of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

To preview questions, please click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13086905

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement closes, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted by the HR Specialist. This information will be compared against your responses to the application questionnaire to determine your eligibility for Federal employment, and then whether you are qualified for this particular position. If a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, you may be deemed ineligible.

Additionally, you must meet the area of consideration (see above). Applicants who do not meet this are ineligible for consideration.

Basis of Rating: DOJ's Merit Promotion Procedures will be used to evaluate candidates.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):

• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Human Resources Management: Empowers people by sharing power and authority; develops lower levels of leadership by pushing authority downward and outward throughout the organization; shares rewards for achievement with employees; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, appraised, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
• Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of hiring, classification, benefits, labor relations, negotiation, and federal, state, and local employment regulations.

Due Weight for Performance: Performance appraisals and awards you provide will be given due-weight consideration in the selection process, for both federal and non-federal experience.

CTAP eligibility documentation:

1. A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside of the local commuting area; a Certificate of Expected Separation; or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, or a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement).
2. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal and SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" noting current position, grade/band level, promotion potential, and duty location.

ICTAP eligibility documentation:

1. A copy of your agency RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal, Certificate of Expected Separation, or other official agency documentation showing you have been displaced or separated.
2. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal rated at least "Fully Successful" (or equivalent).
3. A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" showing your current (or last) position, grade/band, promotion potential, and duty location.

RPL eligibility documentation:

1. A copy of your RPL registration or confirmation from your agency indicating you are currently on the Reemployment Priority List.
2. A copy of your most recent performance appraisal.
3. A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" documenting the position from which you were separated or downgraded, including grade/band level, promotion potential, and duty location.

You must submit a detailed resume containing the following information for each job entry listed in your employment history:

• Official position title;
• Employer name and contact information;
• Start and end dates (month and year);
• A detailed list of duties & accomplishments,
• Your highest salary (or Federal grade/step) achieved; and
• Indicate full-time or number of hours worked per week if part-time.

Additional required documents must be submitted by the closing date of the job announcement. Documentation requirements may vary from applicant to applicant based on your eligibility claims. It is your responsibility to carefully review the list below to determine which documents are required for your application.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Resume (not to exceed two pages)
2. Cover letter (optional)
3. SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action which shows career or career-conditional tenure in the competitive service or Federal reinstatement eligibility, such as an appointment action, within-grade increase, promotion, or separation whichever is most recent. An Award or General Pay Adjustment action will not suffice.
4. Performance appraisal issued within the last 12 months.
5. CTAP documentation, if applicable
6. Your online responses to the Occupational Questionnaire

If you are using education to qualify for this position:

1. You must submit a transcript, which may be unofficial, as long as it contains a full listing of courses, credit earned, grade and grade-point-average, subject area, degree(s) earned, and dates of award.
2. Your transcript must come from a nationally-accredited educational institution recognized by the Department of Education.
3. Please do not submit electronic transcripts with documentation security protection. These may prevent our application system from accepting and processing the document.
4. If submitting a foreign transcript, you must have the transcript reviewed by an approved foreign education review organization recognized by the Department of Education. Your transcript must also be in English or have an English translation included.

If you are a displaced Federal employee claiming eligibility under CTAP:

1. Submit your separation notice or agency RIF letter from your agency.
2. If you have not yet been separated, provide the letter of intent to separate you from the agency because of a RIF.
3. Also submit your most recent performance appraisal and SF-50 showing current/former position, grade, promotion potential and duty location.
4. Additional information about CTAP eligibility can be found at http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp

Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:

• Classified or government sensitive information
• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Photos of yourself
• Personal information, such as age, religious affiliation, etc.
• Encrypted and digitally signed documents

If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate content, you may not be considered for this vacancy.

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