Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

Full Job Description

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud.

As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, you will provide administrative and technical direction to the Timekeeping team to achieve mission requirements, complete accurate and prompt actions, develop strategic planning initiatives, and provide internal and external customer support.

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 02/11/2026.

Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.

The Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 02/11/2026.

GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have experience performing the following duties: Leading a team to support mission requirements, improve programs, and develop projects necessary to achieve an organization's goals and objectives; Providing advice and guidance to both internal and external customers on the utilization of timekeeping applications within an organization; Communicating both orally and in writing with a wide variety of peole from diverse backgrounds to include explanations of laws, regulations, and policies; Developing training materials and providing technical guidance to address deficiencies, modifications, and updates to existing systems.

Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 02/11/2026.

Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement.

Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education.

Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.

To help ensure your resume remains clear and easy to read, we recommend using margins of at least 0.8 inches and a font size of at least 11 point.

Be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Duties (be specific in describing your duties) Employer's name and address Supervisor name and phone number Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g.

June 18 2007 to April 05 2008) Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.

Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Salary Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.

Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history.

This information will be further validated if selected for this position.

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 criteria 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 service. Major Duties:

• Organizational Location: This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, within the Human Resources Operations Center and are assigned based on the need of the agency.
• Provide technical and administrative supervision and management over timekeeping systems and various programs including Voluntary Leave Transfer Program.
• Manage various requirements for Professional Liability Insurance, Freedom of Information Act, and Equal Employee Opportunity cases.
• Demonstrate effective leadership/mentoring by performing a full range of responsibilities such as setting performance goals and providing performance feedback to employees.
• Promote an effective team environment to include encouraging and recognizing employee achievements, ensuring full utilization of skills, and fostering career development.
• Actively participate in formulating timekeeping and leave program policies and reviewing liaison activities for agency-wide programs.
• Develop and evaluate timekeeping and leave program processes and procedures, taking necessary actions to achieve organizational objectives, including recommending program objectives and improvements for the future.
• Identify the developmental and training needs of employees, involving coordinating courses/schedules, procuring funding/facilities, and evaluating training activities.
• Coordinate with internal and external audit teams, developing reports, and monitoring to ensure ongoing compliance with all time and attendance, leave, and various other assigned program compliance.