HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT

About this role

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, 0203 Series. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-6, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience include knowledge of, and skill in applying, an extensive body of civilian and military HR rules, procedures, and operations concerning orientation of new employees and the advancement and educational support for the service member sufficient to: perform a wide variety of interrelated and/or non-standard HR support assignments; plan, coordinate, develop facts and/or resolve support problems in one or more HR specialties; use personal computers with office applications to perform operations or to prepare complex documents containing tables or graphs; and, use online HR resources to obtain information accessible over the internet, as needed.

OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed one year of graduate level education in a field directly related which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of specialized experience and education as described above. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-6 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-7 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of, and skill in, applying an extensive body of military personnel policies, procedures, rules, guidelines, and publications Knowledge of, and skill, in applying an extensive body of civilian personnel guidelines and the master labor agreement Thorough knowledge of the mission, functions, and policies of the organization Knowledge of office automation software programs, tools, and techniques (including complex documents containing tables and/or graphs as well as online human resources (HR) resources to obtain information accessible over the internet) to support office operations Skill in assessing resource requirements Ability to analyze data/products PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.