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Posted: March 31, 2026 (2 days ago)

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HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT/OA)

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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$37,937 - $50,428

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GS-6 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping with hiring and placing civilian employees in the U.S. Marine Corps by reviewing applications, managing paperwork, and tracking recruitment processes.

It's an entry-level support role in human resources, ideal for someone organized with basic administrative skills and an interest in federal government work.

A good fit would be a detail-oriented person with experience in office tasks or assisting with job placements.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-05 (for GS-06) or GS-04 (for GS-05) level in federal or equivalent service
  • Screening applicants for qualifications and minimum experience/education
  • Performing administrative tasks like creating, copying, editing, storing, and filing memos, letters, and documents
  • Tracking recruitment and personnel actions electronically
  • Maintaining HR-related documents such as publications, directives, reports, and filing systems
  • Proofreading vacancy announcements for grammar and spelling
  • Determining and using recruitment sources to find qualified candidates

Full Job Description

***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

Please see Additional Information section below.*** You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT/OA) in the CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCES of MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER.

GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing Federal Civilian recruitment and placement duties to include screening applicants for qualifications; performing administrative duties to include creating, copying, editing, storing, and filing memos, letters, and documentation; and tracking the process of recruitment personnel actions electronically.

GS-05: 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: providing assistance with Federal Civilian recruitment and placement duties to include screening applicants for qualifications; performing administrative duties to include creating, copying, editing, storing, and filing memos, letters, and documentation; and tracking the process of recruitment personnel actions electronically.

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 screen applications for a variety of occupations to verify minimum experience and educational requirements.
  • You will maintain documents (e.g., publications, directives, recurring reports, tickler files, correspondence, filing systems) related to human resources functions.
  • You will proofread vacancy announcements for grammar and spelling.
  • You will determine and utilize recruitment sources known to produce qualified candidates.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/31/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12925655-26-DSS