Lead Human Resources Specialist (Military)

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS-0201-9, Lead Human Resources Specialist (Military) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, PPC ADVANCEMENTS BRANCH in TOPEKA, Kansas.

To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the federal sector.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

Ensuring the timely completion of administrative tasks, processing a variety of personnel actions or maintaining office-wide tracking systems.

Conducting informal performance critiques, identifying errors in work products, or providing constructive feedback to improve accuracy.

Performing detailed reviews and preliminary analyses of records, identifying discrepancies, conducting peer-reviews or spot checking work.

Assisting in the review and application of human resources policies, procedures, and administrative guidelines such as researching regulations to answer routine inquiries or identifying key changes in revised directives.

Assisting in the planning and execution of administrative or human resources projects or developing basic action plans and schedules to track routine project tasks.

Or Master's or equivalent graduate degree; Or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; Or LL.B.

or J.D., if related NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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:

You will serve as a Lead Human Resources Specialist (Military) and be responsible for leading the branch work effort in correcting personnel data errors in the automated personnel database.

Reviews member records to identify data errors and make corrections as required, ensuring all data changes are documented, and all team members adhere to established procedures for maintaining member record accuracy, security and confidentiality.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Performing lead, administrative and human resource functions.

Establishing guidelines and performance expectations for staff members. Observing workers' performance; demonstrating and conducting work performance critiques.

Performing analyses and reviews of military service data to develop accurate documentation of creditable military service and audits the work products of team members to ensure accuracy.

Providing work instructions, checking on work in progress; identifying and resolving any problems from completing work for team members.

Reviewing and analyzing new or revised human resources policies, procedures, and guidelines; providing interpretation to managers and employees.

Developing and monitoring action plans for human resource projects, and prepare program status reports.

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

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

Decisions on requests for RA 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, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information