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LEAD HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (MILITARY)

Air Mobility Command

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Salary

$45,409 - $59,031

per year

Closes

GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a small team of assistants and technicians who handle everyday military personnel tasks like processing awards, assignments, separations, reenlistments, training, travel, pay, benefits, and ID cards for Air Force members.

It's a supervisory role in a government office in South Carolina, focusing on organizing work, solving problems, and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

A good fit would be someone with experience in military HR support who enjoys leading others and is detail-oriented with administrative systems.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-05 level or equivalent, involving military personnel rules, regulations, and problem-solving
  • Knowledge of military personnel programs including assignments, separations, reenlistments, training, travel, compensation, and benefits
  • Familiarity with automated systems like NSIPS, DMO, DJMS, IATS, DEERS, TOPS, and CORMIS
  • Ability to lead and train a team, coordinate projects, and ensure organizational goals are met
  • Understanding of military organizational structure, protocol, and personnel records maintenance
  • One year of graduate education in Human Resources or related field, or a combination of education and experience
  • Meet federal time-in-grade requirement: one year at GS-05 for GS-06 eligibility

Full Job Description

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as team leader with leadership responsibilities over a group of personnel assistants and pay technicians responsible for military personnel programs (awards, assignments, separations, limited duty, reenlistments, training, advancement, travel/passports, compensation, benefits, ID cards )...CONT UNDER DUTIES In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, 0203 series SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience includes: Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a standardized extensive body of military personnel rules, regulations, procedures, and precedents relating to various military programs and resolving complex procedural and substantive problems.

Knowledge of the format, contents, and uses of the military personnel accounts.

Knowledge of the Naval Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS), Defense Military Pay Office (DMO), Defense Joint Military Pay System (DJMS), Integrated Automated Travel System (IATS), Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).

Working knowledge of Transaction Online Processing System (TOPS), Corrections System Management Information System (CORMIS).

Working knowledge of the organization and its functions and programs to answer inquiries of a general nature or to refer them to the responsible staff member.

Knowledge of coding for the automated pay/personnel system to enter data and to correct errors in personnel actions and periodic reports and pay documents.

OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed one year of graduate level education in a field directly related such as, Human Resources, which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts.

OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: 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%.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-06 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of a standardized body of military personnel regulations and procedures relating to military assignments, separations and retirements, testing, passports, and of the format, content, and uses of the military personnel records and the procedures and requirements regarding their maintenance sufficient to process a variety of requests for personnel action.

2. Knowledge of basic military organizational structure, protocol, and similar matters. 3.

Ability to plan, organize, train, and lead the staff of a small to medium sized team, coordinating and integrating the work activities of several different projects to ensure maximum effectiveness in attaining organization goals.

4.

Knowledge of the military personnel automated system and various office automation hardware, software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, and graphs.

5.

Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing; train and work with widely diverse individuals and groups; and represent the activity to gain support for organization goals, both within and outside the organization.

6. Skill in entering and retrieving data and correcting data errors in military pay/personnelsystem(s). 7.

Knowledge of a body of standardized military pay rules, regulations, laws, allowances, and procedures; the data system(s) used to support military pay actions; and federal debt collection rules and regulations sufficient to interpret/analyze/apply regulations and procedures related to military claims, travel, indebtednessand pay.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that 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:

SUMMARY CONTINUED: in support of the JB CHS Personnel Support Detachment (PSD) for supported naval commands in the local area as well as geographically separated supported locations.

DUTIES: Serves as team leader over a group of military personnel assistants at the GS-05 grade level. Supports military personnel programs.

Performs a variety of processes and procedures to assemble, review, process, complete, and maintain compensation transactions for assigned programs.

Assists in determining, processing, validating and tracking travel orders and travel pay entitlements.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 4U-AFPC-12932302-243369-ADG