Human Resource Assistant (Employee Benefits)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/08/2024. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet 3/5 of the following examples of specialized experience. GS-05 Specialized Experience: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Human Resources Assistant, GS-05 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-04 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-05. Examples of specialized experience include: 1. Answers questions regarding completion of application forms. 2. Fields questions and provides information to employees and contacts 3. Performs work involving the collection, compilation and/or tracking of data. 4. Performs document searches and related administrative work as needed to ensure completeness of personnel records. 5. Assists in advising employees on a wide range of issues. OR GS-05: Substitution of Education for Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess Four (4) years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. OR GS-05: Combination of Education and Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess a combination of successfully completed education and experience to meet the total experience requirements. (i.e. 6 months of specialized experience and 3 years of education above the high school level). NOTE: Only education beyond the second year can be used in combination with specialized experience to qualify for this grade. GS-06 Specialized Experience: Do you possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, which equips you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Human Resources Assistant, GS-06 position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, this specialized experience must have been equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-06. Examples of specialized experience include: 1. Provides pre-retirement counseling to a wide variety of employees. 2. Advises and assists employees on the full range of retirement issues. 3. Performs document searches and related administrative work as needed to ensure completeness of personnel records. 4. Provides in-depth benefit analysis and comparisons on retirement options, including Social Security benefits and offsets. 5. Conducts analysis of employee service history and corresponding retirement coverage codes. There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
This position is located in the VA Consolidated Retirement Center within the Workforce Management (WFM) organization. The purpose of the position is to assist VA employees with retirement information and process actions pertaining to retirement programs. **These positions are to be filled in Washington DC or Topeka, KS.**