Lead HR Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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This position serves as a Lead, and as an expert level HR Specialist, on a Facility Team (the Facility is to be determined) or the Review Team and provides recruitment and placement services, support, and guidance to VISN 16 and its medical centers' (MC) management and staff.
NOTE: Please read the "Clarification from the agency" section below to confirm you are eligible to apply to this announcement. If you are not in one of the two categories specified, you will be rated ineligible.
Overview
- Accepting applications
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Open & closing dates
11/27/2024 to 12/05/2024
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Salary
$118,590 - $154,171 per year
The salary range listed is based on the Rest of the US (RUS) pay scale. Salary will be determined after selection.
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Pay scale & grade
GS 13
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
- Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)
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Remote job
Yes
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Telework eligible
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
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Travel Required
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required for in-person training courses, etc.
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Competitive
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Promotion potential
None
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
No
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Position sensitivity and risk
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Trust determination process
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Financial disclosure
No
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Bargaining unit status
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Announcement number
CAZN-12625919-25-TAL
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Control number
821377500
This job is open to
- Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency.
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Clarification from the agency
This position is open to current, permanent VHA, South Central VA Health Care Network, VISN 16 Human Resources Program Office employees only, and those eligible under CTAP (current, permanent VA employees who have received a notice of RIF, separation, etc.).
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Duties
As a Lead HR Specialist, you will serve as a senior quality reviewer in the Staffing Shared Services Unit, on a Facility Team (the Facility is to be determined) or the Review Team. The Lead is responsible for reviewing all facets of USA Staffing and HR Smart work for their team including staffing, recruitment, and retention. The duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Communicating to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, program issues under review and deadlines and timeframes for completion, and ensures goals and objectives are met for recruitment and placement.
- Leading the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing/adjusting workload and tasks in accordance with established workflow and HR Specialist's skill level to effectively and efficiently accomplish the SSU workload.
- Monitoring and reports on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress and reviews completed work to ensure compliance.
- Assisting in providing guidance and renders decisions on unusual/complex determinations unresolved by team members on a continuous basis through review of completed work and assessment of results obtained.
- Regularly provides recommendations to the team supervisor on the performance, progress, training needs, and any conduct-related concerns.
- Providing feedback to the team supervisor concerning promotions, reassignments, recognition of outstanding performance, and other personnel actions/issues.
- Responsible for the quality review of staffing/recruitment and placement information management systems and its management to ensure compliance with regulations and interpretation of the organization's Personnel Accountability, HR policies and procedures to address issues that require substantial interpretation.
- As authorized by OPM, responsible for drafting and preparing announcement(s); evaluating, rating and ranking applications; adjudicates veteran's preference; updating various logs, maintaining active and inactive files, and pending files, etc.; issues Notice of Ratings (NORs); and issues and audits certificate of eligible.
- Preparing or editing final drafts, examination announcement, recruiting plans, rating schedules and qualification inquiry forms in subject matter areas which the qualification and methods for their determination involve difficulty in definition and development.
- Distributing and balancing workload among employees in accordance with staff workflow.
- Responsible for arranging recruitment engagements within and outside the various VISN 16 facilities.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday. Schedule must include core hours of 9:00am to 2:30pm Central Standard Time (CST). Specific Schedule to be set by Supervisor.
Virtual/Remote: This is a remote position.
Position Description/PD#: Lead Human Resources Specialist (Rec/Plac)/PD99974S
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- To be eligible to apply to this announcement, you must be either a current, permanent VHA, South Central VA Health Care Network, VISN 16 Human Resources Program Office employee, or be eligible under CTAP (a current, permanent VA employee who has received a notice of RIF, separation, etc.).
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Qualifications
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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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: VRA and Schedule A appointment authorities cannot be used to bypass the time-in-grade requirement for this internal recruitment.
The BASIC REQUIREMENT for the HR Specialist GS-0201 series is presumed met if found qualified at the GS-0201-7 level and above.
To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must meet one of the following listed Criteria:
Criteria 1- Graduate Degree and Specialized Experience: Successful completion of a graduate level degree or higher (must be a qualifying major, see Education section below) and three years of progressive specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level. Such experience may be gained in administrative, professional, technical, or other responsible work positions in the public (i.e., Government or military) or private sector. *Must provide copy of unofficial transcript.* Resume must reflect at least a majority of the specialized experience to be found qualified. Qualifying specialized experience includes:
- Experience working the entire recruitment process to include reviewing recruitment packages, conducting job analysis, developing vacancy announcements/assessments, qualification reviews, issuing certificates, and ensuring completion of pre-employment requirements (i.e, physicals, security investigations, drug testing).
- Coding a wide range of complex personnel actions and ensuring that all coded actions meet regulatory requirements.
- Providing technical guidance and consultation to managers on complex rules and regulations, laws, and policies pertaining to recruitment and staffing and personnel actions.
- Analyzing internal and external recruitment and staffing issues or problems and developing and recommending possible approaches, alternatives, and solutions.
- Experience with complex pay setting to include market pay reviews, special salary rates, above minimum rate, highest previous rate, and the use of incentives.
- Auditing employee records and identifying necessary actions to correct if needed.
- Communicating or receiving team assignments, projects, problems to be solved as well as timely address actionable events, milestones, program issues under review and deadlines and timeframes for completion. ~OR~
- Researching and interpreting a wide range of HR concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices in accordance with OPM requirements, CFR, and/or VHA policy regarding Title 5, Hybrid Title 38 and/or full Title 38.
- Reviewing recruitment packages for completion, preparing vacancy announcements/assessments, qualification reviews, issuing certificates, making job offers, and conducting complex pay setting.
- Coding a wide range of complex personnel actions and ensuring that all coded actions meet regulatory requirements.
- Customizing complex recruitment strategies and consultative services based on unique Service needs.
- Assisting in providing guidance and rendering decisions on unusual/complex recruitment and placement determinations unresolved by team members or self.
- Auditing employee records and identifying necessary actions to correct, if needed.
- Developing and/or delivering recruitment and placement related training to subordinates, peers, hiring managers, and/or leadership.
Education
Qualifying education for the GS-0201 series includes programs in HR, HR development, HR management, business, business management/administration, industrial relations, labor relations, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, organizational development, management, organizational behavior, pre-law/law, legal studies, health care management/administration, public administration, public policy, human services, leadership and/or humanities.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix F1; Human Resources Specialist Qualification Standards GS-0201. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Communications
- Lead or Supervise
- Recruitment/Placement
- Technical Credibility
Your experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Resume
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION PACKAGE DOCUMENTATION
1. Resume: Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: job title, pay plan and grade level (if Federal), duties (be as detailed as possible) month & year start/end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we can fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
2. SF-50 (Eligibility to apply): You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 dated within the past year demonstrating you meet the area of consideration (who the job is open to) as referenced in the announcement. (This should be a non-award SF-50.)
3. SF-50 (Time-in-Grade): If you have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks, you must submit a copy of an SF-50 demonstrating you meet the requirements. It is recommended you submit the following SF-50's to ensure time-in-grade can be verified:
o SF-50 demonstrating the highest grade you've held. (This should be a non-award SF-50.) AND
o SF-50 Promotions with an effective date more than one year old. OR
o SF-50 Within Rate/Grade Increase (WRI/WGI) demonstrating the highest grade you've held for at least 52 weeks. OR
o If you do not have a Within Rate/Grade Increase SF-50 for the highest grade held, you may submit SF-50's to demonstrate
when you started and left each position at the highest grade held to add up to 52 weeks demonstrating you meet time-in-grade.
4. Transcripts: If you are using all or part of your education to qualify for the position, you must submit a legible copy of your transcripts demonstrating you meet the qualification requirement.
5. CTAP Applicants: Please review the checklist and the "How to Apply" section below for information and required documentation for CTAP eligibility.
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
- Time-In-Grade SF-50
- Other (2)
- Other (3)
- Performance Appraisal
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Does not apply to merit promotion announcements.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/05/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12625919.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
TheCareer Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ " target="_blank">"http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
Agency contact information
- Address
- VHA VISN 16 Human Resources
715 S. PEAR ORCHARD ROAD
PLAZA 1
RIDGELAND, MS 39157-4807
US
Next steps
If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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