Human Resources Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations)

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Whitehall: $64,406 - $ 121,422 Fort Belvoir: $70,623- $133,142 New Cumberland: $70,623- $133,142 To qualify for a Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations & Labor Relations), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: - GS-09: Assisting with advisory duties involving Federal civilian disciplinary or adverse actions; advising management on Federal civilian grievance procedures or negotiated labor agreements; advising management on Federal civilian performance issues - GS-11: Performing advisory duties involving Federal civilian disciplinary or adverse actions; advising management on Federal civilian grievance procedures or negotiated labor agreements; advising management on Federal civilian performance issues.

- GS-12: Performing a variety of advisory duties involving Federal civilian disciplinary and adverse actions; advising management on Federal civilian grievance procedures and negotiated labor agreements; advising management on Federal civilian performance issues and assisting management with Federal civilian performance plans.

B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx.

If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation.

To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: - GS-9: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

- GS-11: Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.

- GS-12: There is no education substitution at this level. C.

Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-09 and GS-11 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.

The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.

Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11.

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, 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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
• Responsible for participating in team program issues for Federal civilian labor relations (LR) and Federal civilian employee relations (ER) matters, providing advisory services to managers, supervisors, and employees of assigned organizations.
• Assists supervisors in dealing with union representatives.
• Works closely with management officials at all levels to provide advice on a continuing basis and as needed to resolve critical matters.
• Provides advisory services to managers, supervisors, and employees on serious/sensitive issues to Fed civilian employees, e.g. discipline, grievances, appeals, complaints, communications, employee/supervisory relationships, and rights/obligations.
• Counsels Federal civilian employees on matters related to their employment in such areas as performance management, absence and leave, and standards of conduct.