Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations)

Full Job Description

LOCATION: This position is located in the SSA Office of the Inspector General, Office of Resource Management located in Woodlawn, MD Serves as an Human Resources (HR) Specialist in the Human Resources Division (HRD), Office of Resource Management (ORM), Office of the Inspector General (OI).

Serves as a technical expert and advisor for the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the HR area of employee relations (ER).

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THIS INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL TO SUBMITTING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION. WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will only be accepted from applicants eligible for one of the following categories.

Federal employees currently serving under career or career conditional appointments; Federal employees currently serving under the following types of appointments: Schedule A, Reg.

213.3102 (U) appointments for individuals with disabilities.

Former Federal employees eligible for reinstatement (i.e., those who have career status or separated from a career-conditional appointment less than 3 years ago).

Current or former Federal employees eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Eligibles (i.e., Preference-eligible veterans OR veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service).

Federal employees serving under excepted service appointments with competitive service compatibility (e.g., Postal Service, Foreign Service, an agency with an interchange agreement, etc.) may be eligible to apply.

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Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty, a spouse of a 100 percent disabled service member injured while on active duty, or the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while performing active duty.

Note: Excepted service employees serving under Schedule A appointments for Attorney positions or Pathways Programs appointments (Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, and Interns) are not eligible for consideration.

HOW TO QUALIFY: Eligible applicants must meet the following qualification requirements Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Such experience must include all of the following Develop Human Resource Employee Relations policies and procedure Conduct research and fact finding of employee relations matters and inquires Provide strategic, consultative advice, guidance and support to management regarding employee relations issues.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks at GS-12 Time in grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: If you are a current Federal employee eligible under VEOA, you are subject to the time-in-grade requirement and must submit an SF-50 as required in required document section..

Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application.

Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire Major Duties:

• Initiates and develops ER operating procedures, guidelines, quick reference checklists, desk guides, visual aids, and presentations in the HR area of employee relations.
• Conducts analysis, research and fact finding into requested management direct inquires of employee relations matters in order to discover facts and develop action plans to assist and guide managers and supervisors to sound conclusions.
• Prepares briefing materials as directed, researching applicable subject matter to ensure complete and accurate information is provided.
• Reviews ER policy and procedures to ensure consistency in their application and recommends modifications.
• Develops agency methods of measurement that provide a valid measurement of the success of the employee relations program and provides accurate assessments of the program.
• Represents SSA OIG on various agency-wide groups, meetings, etc., to resolve problems, plan activities of agency-wide concern, or present SSA OIG's position.
• Understands, analyzes and interprets Federal legislation and regulations related to Federal ER matters