Human Resources Specialist (Military)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a Military Technician position with the 79th Sustainment Support Command, 311th Mission Support Element, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, located in Los Angeles, California.

This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

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

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes reviewing military personnel actions to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance; providing guidance to subordinate units on personnel management issues; utilizing automated systems to support various military personnel programs; conducting staff assistance visits and inspections to subordinate units; preparing and providing reports to higher echelons of command; and analyzing data to identify issues.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as such as HR Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, and Management.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Major Duties:

• Provide technical guidance to assist in budget formulation.
• Prepare written instructions based on incoming guidance.
• Serve as a technical advisor to the Commander and staff on personnel programs.
• Coordinate timely execution of the unit's military personnel management activities.
• Counsel military personnel on benefits and additional Army Reserve programs.
• Provide guidance on military personnel management to subordinate units.
• Advise on current and proposed policies for staff within the organization.
• Plan periodic visits to ensure subordinate units are adhering to command policy.
• Establish internal controls to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance.
• Create innovative programs designed to enhance personnel support to the command.
• Review personnel action requests submitted to ensure compliance with policies and regulations.