Job Title:Human Resources Assistant
Department:Department Of Agriculture
Agency:Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
Job Announcement Number:DEU-MW-2015-0019
SALARY RANGE:
$31,628.00 to $50,932.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 to Friday, November 7, 2014
SERIES & GRADE:
GS-0203-05/07
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full-Time - Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
07
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy in the following location(s):
Indianapolis, IN
East Lansing, MI
Saint Paul, MN
Lincoln, NE
Columbus, OH
More Locations (2)
WHO MAY APPLY:
US Citizens and Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Not Applicable
SUPERVISORY STATUS:
No
JOB SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Agency serves rural communities throughout the country by investing in their communities through housing and utility infrastructure, by increasing economic opportunity, and by improving the quality of life for all rural Americans. Rural Development provides over 40 loan and grant programs in the Rural Housing and Community Facilities Services, Rural Business and Cooperative Services, and Rural Utilities Service. Rural Development supports a positive work environment and promotes diversity and inclusion for nearly 5,000 employees.
Rural Development is a dynamic organization recruiting for employees who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those in rural communities and will enjoy working in a fast paced and results driven organization. Our commitment is to expand economic opportunity and quality of life in all of rural America by providing financial programs to support essential public facilities and services such as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. Rural Development offers a friendly and professional working environment and such excellent benefits as: a generous salary, alternative work schedules, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, retirement and supplemental savings plan, a wide array of health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, flexible spending accounts, and long-term care insurance.
This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion procedures on MWMI-2015-004. Disabled Veterans, candidates with 3 or more years of active duty military service, and candidates eligible for special hiring authorities can apply to the Merit Promotion announcement if they meet criteria for the above and include supporting documents.
There is only one (1) vacancy, that can be filled in any of the locations: Indianapolis, IN; East Lansing, MI; St. Paul, MN; Lincoln, NE; Columbus, OH: Huron, SD; or Stevens Point, WI. Salary will be set based on where the selectee is located.
This announcement may be used to filled additional or subsequent vacancies that are identified by the organization.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Occasional Travel
Occasional travel is required.
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
No
KEY REQUIREMENTS
US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
A 1-year probationary period is required.
Background investigation and/or fingerprint check required.
DUTIES:
The Human Resources Assistant performs clerical and administrative work in support of the Midwest Region Human Resources (HR) Team. Duties performed include:
Processes and tracks a full range of personnel actions. Identifies and resolves processing problems.
Processes a variety of forms and actions for various purposes which include security investigations, payroll deductions, pay adjustments, corrections to time and attendance, and insurance.
Answers employees’ questions and provides information on HR related activities, such as benefits, leave, hours of duty, and pay processing.
Inputs vacancy announcements into automated recruiting system.
Performs qualification analysis for a variety of lower graded clerical, technical, and administrative positions.
Independently and as assigned prepares regular and special reports relating to HR activities.
Establishes and maintains all types of HR files and records.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including the following specialized experience and/or education, as identified by the grade level.
For GS-05: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: experience in a Human Resources (HR) office that includes the maintenance, filing, and distribution of HR records and files; and entering information into an automated personnel system OR bachelors or equivalent degree or 4 full years of progressively higher level education leading to such a degree. Equivalent combination of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.
For GS-06: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: experience in a HR office processing personnel actions (such as appointments/new hires, promotions, separations, etc.); and providing explanations to employees regarding benefits, pay issues, or other HR functions. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-06 level.
For GS-07: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: experience in a HR office processing, tracking, and problem resolution for a wide variety of personnel actions for various types of appointments (career-conditional, term, temporary and excepted); posting job vacancy announcements in an automated system; and providing a wide range of information with respect to employee benefit programs such as health benefits, life insurance, and retirement. There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-07 level.
NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-0203 series set forth in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/index.asp.
• May be subject to satisfactory completion of one year probationary or trial period.
• Travel will be required.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are newly hired, the documentation you present for purposes of completing the Department Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 on your entry-on-duty date will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" system. Federal law requires the use of E-VERIFY to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires. Under this system, the new hire is required to resolve any identified discrepancies as a condition of continued employment.
• To be eligible for appointment to this position, the new hire must be cleared to come on board once the results of the fingerprint check, review of the OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and the candidate’s Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (eQIP) entries have been reviewed and determined to be satisfactory.
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