Human Resources Specialist (Em

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/04/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. In order to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet 3/5 of the following examples of specialized experience. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-09 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 Resource Specialist, GS-09 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-07 level in Federal service to qualify at the GS-09. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Serves as the specialist on leave and benefits issues, including general information about retirement benefits, resolution of health benefits issues, and advice on insurance coverage options. 2) Serving as the policy and regulatory specialist for Work Life/Employee benefits programs. 3) Develops Work Life Benefits program information materials (in both electronic and print formats) for employees, including fact sheets, brochures, booklets, designed to increase program awareness, participation, and employee satisfaction. 4) Provides management advisory services in conformance with established criteria to resolve complex problems that arise in administering WLB services. 5) Plans and carries out efforts to initiate, streamline, or modify Work Life programs to optimize their usefulness in meeting employee needs. Note: Evidence of specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held on your resume. You must provide work experience information such as hours per week, salary, and starting/ending dates of employment (month and year format) to establish you have one (1) full year of Specialized Experience at or comparable to the required grade level. OR GS-09: Substitution of Education for Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess a master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work? OR GS-09: Combination of Education and Experience (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Do you possess Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Human Resource Specialist position, which may be substituted to meet the experience requirements for GS-09 position? 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 established in VHA Workforce Management and Consultings Human Resources Operations Office. HROO is the exclusive operational HR service provider for VHAs Central Office (VHACO). This position uniquely specializes in the Employee Benefits discipline, and accordingly is located within HROOs Work Life Benefits Shared Services Unit.