Human Resources Assistant

Full Job Description

We seek only the best. With a talented workforce of over 100,000 people, the mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, keep our country safe, and protect civil rights.

You will be part of a dedicated team enforcing Federal criminal laws to protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens.

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. This position is located in Detroit, Michigan.

Specialized Experience: GS06: Applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: using automated systems for tracking the status of work-related processes; entering data into one or more computer systems; obtaining needed information from files or general reference sources; providing office automation support (e.g.

creating, copying, editing, storing, retrieving a variety of documents); or maintaining administrative files or records.

GS07: Applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: briefing new hires on entitlements; providing customer support to internal and external customers; providing office automation support (e.g.

creating, copying, editing, storing, retrieving a variety of documents); using computers and software programs in an office environment to extract, revise, or sort information from files, records, or databases; or researching regulations, policies, and/or personnel guidance.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce.

To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service.

If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Special Employment Consideration: Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.

For further information, click on the links provided below .

You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments Major Duties:

Serve as a Human Resources Assistant within the United States Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Michigan.

The work involves providing routine technical assistance and processing support to Human Resources specialists who provide recruitment and placement, classification, employee relations, employee benefits, personnel action processing and other related services.Duties may include (but are not limited to): Screening requests, documents, and reports for completeness and accuracy.

Receiving personnel actions and determining processing data to include the nature of action and authority codes, remarks and other requirements based on the nature of the action.

Assisting in recruitment activities by verifying veterans' preference, coordinating entrance on duty and release dates, and processing pre-appointment security packets.

Providing office automation support. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.