HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST
U.S. Marine Corps
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HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (MIL/OA)
U.S. Marine Corps
Department of the Navy
Location
San Diego, California
Salary
$46,533 - $60,494
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-4 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372
Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves supporting human resources tasks for the U.S.
Marine Corps, such as auditing personnel records, handling promotions and training tracking, preparing orders and certificates, and ensuring service members get their benefits.
It's a good fit for someone with office experience in administrative or HR roles, especially in a military context, who is detail-oriented and comfortable using computers for routine tasks.
Entry-level candidates with at least a year of relevant experience or equivalent skills would thrive here.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-04 level or equivalent in administrative processes, office operations, and using office automated equipment in military or HR settings
- Experience processing military personnel actions and using military personnel systems or applications
- Ability to conduct audits of service records and unit diaries for personnel
- Skills in researching and resolving travel claim discrepancies and entitlements
- Proficiency in tracking promotions, restrictions, and training events
- Capability to prepare discharge certificates, orders, and letters of appreciation
- Knowledge of Department of Defense benefits and privileges for service members
Full Job Description
You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (MIL/OA) in the Installation Personnel Administration Center of RECRUIT TRAINING REGIMENT.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing administrative processes, office operations and using standard office automated equipment in a military or Human Resource area such as, processing military personnel actions and using military personnel systems or applications.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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. Major Duties:
- You will conduct the 1st and 2nd stage audits, service record book audits, and unit diary preparations for newly assigned permanent personnel.
- You will research and resolve all travel claim pay and entitlement discrepancies and initiate the required corrective action.
- You will track enlisted promotion process to include verification of composite scores, promotion restrictions, and ensure timely submission of non-recommendations.
- You will track and report all mandatory training events for recruits.
- You will prepare discharge certificates for separation, trave/discharge orders, letters of appreciation and certificates of appreciation.
- You will ensure uniformed service members receive Department of Defense benefits which they are entitled to such as Medical, Commissary, Exchange, and Morale Welfare and Recreation privileges.
- You will prepare, endorse, and deliver Permanent Change of Station, Permanent Change of Assignment Orders for departing Marines and Recruits.
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