USDA Hiring for HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT at Indiana, United States Full Time

Help Help Requirements Conditions of Employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience, as defined below.

Qualifications for GS-06: One-year specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level, or its non-Federal equivalent, applying standard Human Resources rules, procedures and requirements related to a Human Resources functional areas.

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience applying standard human resources rules, procedures, and requirements related to human resources functional areas such as employee benefits, recruitment and placement, personnel/payroll processing, classification, employee, and labor relations, and employee development to code and process a variety of personnel documents; utilize automated human resources information systems to process personnel actions; and perform customer service activities by responding to human resources related inquiries both verbally and in writing.

Selective Placement Factor: Direct experience coding various personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions (GPPA) such as: accessions, reassignments, separations, benefits, and promotions into a Human Resources Information System.

Applicants must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.

Qualifications for GS-07: One-year specialized experience at the GS-06 grade level, or its non-Federal equivalent, applying standard Human Resources rules, procedures and requirements related to a Human Resources functional areas.

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience interpreting and applying standard human resources rules, procedures, and requirements related to human resources functional areas such as employee benefits, recruitment and placement, personnel/payroll processing, classification, employee, and labor relations, and employee development in order to code and process a variety of personnel documents; experience utilizing automated human resources information systems to process personnel actions; and experience performing customer service activities by responding to human resources related inquiries both verbally and in writing.

OR

Education: A qualifying combination of graduate education and experience as described above.

Selective Placement Factor: Direct experience coding various personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions (GPPA) such as: accessions, reassignments, separations, benefits, and promotions into a Human Resources Information System.

Applicants must be able to type at least 40 words per minute.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.
• Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran’s Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA).
• Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period.
• If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
• This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week, based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized. Final determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring official at time of job offer.

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