Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR)
Duties include but are not limited to:
Provides complex advisory services essential to enable managers and supervisors to properly plan, develop, organize, manage, and evaluate the HR employee relations program. Responsible for providing a wide range of advisory services to senior managers and executive leadership relative to disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances, appeals, unfair labor practices, contract violations, workforce/work environment factors. Guides employees and managers in resolving primarily common work-related or personal problems. Provides guidance, consultation, advice and assistance to management on all aspects of employee relations issues. This includes, but is not limited to:
grievances, disciplinary and adverse actions, ethics; employee assistance programs; performance-based actions. Oversee the analyses of grievances, appeals and complaints to identify systemic problems and recommends solutions. Individually or as a team member, conducts studies which may have significant impact on the employee/management climate. Serves as Labor Relations Specialist responsible for developing plans, training, policies, and procedures for local implementation of the labor relations program within the framework established by Federal laws. Provides labor relations services for bargaining units represented by national labor unions. Utilizes a broad knowledge of labor relations theories, principles and practices, knowledge of the objectives, principles, policies and procedures of labor relations and a high degree of judgment and originality in dealing with complex and/or controversial problems. Provides expert level guidance on effecting changes in personnel policies, practices, and matters whether established by rule, regulation, or otherwise, affecting working conditions. Informs managers and senior leadership of the requirements of the labor relations program and provides guidance and training regarding management rights and obligations as it relates to the Federal Labor Statute and the negotiated master agreement. Coordinates the facility submission and review of performance appraisals for technical review at the end of the fiscal year. Monitors HR for compliance to ensure all performance standards are issued, new employees receive their standards, mid-term reviews are completed, and tracks completion of end of the year reviews. Promotion Potential:
This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed above represent the full performance level of GS-12. At the GS-09 grade level, the incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the target position Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations), GS-0201-12. The incumbent will perform the duties outlined in the target grade position description but will operate under closer supervision and will not be expected to demonstrate the same level of subject matter mastery. All other factors remain the same. If selected at the GS-11 grade level, the incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the target position Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations), GS-0201-12. The incumbent will perform the duties outlined in the target grade position description but will operate under closer supervision and will not be expected to demonstrate the same level of subject matter mastery. All other factors remain the same. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the GS-09, GS-11 and then the full performance level of GS-12. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds. If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 grade level, the selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule:
Monday- Friday; 8:
00 a.m. - 4:
30 p.m. Telework:
Telework available (According to agency policy) Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR)/PD99976A-SOD, PD99976-A-SOD, and PD99976A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/31/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
GS-09 Specialized
Experience:
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of methods, principles, and practices commonly used in the employee & labor relations process; and knowledge of the occupational design of positions within assigned organizations sufficient to:
Advise management officials on various types of actions and their appropriate application in both the competitive and excepted services; advise on the procedural and regulatory requirements governing the employee & labor relations process; develop plans of actions; use a variety of standardized internal/external strategies to aid in advisement on labor, performance or correction actions. 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 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Combination of specialized experience and education beyond the amount required for the next lower grade level as described above. Copies of transcripts are required at the time of application. GS-11 Specialized
Experience:
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
Providing advice and guidance on disciplinary and adverse actions including appeals and grievance rights; providing situational analysis involving employee relations matters to determine appropriate corrective action; extracting relevant facts; communication in person, telephone conversations, electronic mail and written form with individuals from diverse backgrounds; influencing managers and employees to accept and implement recommendations; preparing rationale or arguments based on analysis and interpretation of conflicting precedence and guidance for labor and employee relation issues; providing advice to managers on a wide variety of labor relations matters. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or successfully completed three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LLM., related. OR Combination of specialized experience and education beyond the amount required for the next lower grade level as described above. Copies of transcripts are required at the time of application. GS-12 Specialized
Experience:
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
Expert-level knowledge of, and skill in applying, employee and labor relations principles, practices, and legal and regulatory requirements; Providing advice and guidance on disciplinary and adverse actions including appeals and grievance rights; providing situational analysis involving employee relations matters to determine appropriate corrective action; extracting relevant facts; communication in person, telephone conversations, electronic mail and written form with individuals from diverse backgrounds; influencing managers and employees to accept and implement recommendations; preparing rationale or arguments based on analysis and interpretation of conflicting precedence and guidance for labor and employee relation issues; providing advice to managers on a wide variety of labor relations matters. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationsEmployee RelationsOrganizational Stewardship 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; religions; 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary but may require some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending, sitting and carrying of light items. There are no special physical demands. The employee works in an office setting involving everyday risks or discomforts. Normal safety precautions are required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Provides complex advisory services essential to enable managers and supervisors to properly plan, develop, organize, manage, and evaluate the HR employee relations program. Responsible for providing a wide range of advisory services to senior managers and executive leadership relative to disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances, appeals, unfair labor practices, contract violations, workforce/work environment factors. Guides employees and managers in resolving primarily common work-related or personal problems. Provides guidance, consultation, advice and assistance to management on all aspects of employee relations issues. This includes, but is not limited to:
grievances, disciplinary and adverse actions, ethics; employee assistance programs; performance-based actions. Oversee the analyses of grievances, appeals and complaints to identify systemic problems and recommends solutions. Individually or as a team member, conducts studies which may have significant impact on the employee/management climate. Serves as Labor Relations Specialist responsible for developing plans, training, policies, and procedures for local implementation of the labor relations program within the framework established by Federal laws. Provides labor relations services for bargaining units represented by national labor unions. Utilizes a broad knowledge of labor relations theories, principles and practices, knowledge of the objectives, principles, policies and procedures of labor relations and a high degree of judgment and originality in dealing with complex and/or controversial problems. Provides expert level guidance on effecting changes in personnel policies, practices, and matters whether established by rule, regulation, or otherwise, affecting working conditions. Informs managers and senior leadership of the requirements of the labor relations program and provides guidance and training regarding management rights and obligations as it relates to the Federal Labor Statute and the negotiated master agreement. Coordinates the facility submission and review of performance appraisals for technical review at the end of the fiscal year. Monitors HR for compliance to ensure all performance standards are issued, new employees receive their standards, mid-term reviews are completed, and tracks completion of end of the year reviews. Promotion Potential:
This position involves a multi-grade career ladder. The major duties listed above represent the full performance level of GS-12. At the GS-09 grade level, the incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the target position Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations), GS-0201-12. The incumbent will perform the duties outlined in the target grade position description but will operate under closer supervision and will not be expected to demonstrate the same level of subject matter mastery. All other factors remain the same. If selected at the GS-11 grade level, the incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the target position Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations), GS-0201-12. The incumbent will perform the duties outlined in the target grade position description but will operate under closer supervision and will not be expected to demonstrate the same level of subject matter mastery. All other factors remain the same. You will progressively acquire the background necessary to perform at the GS-09, GS-11 and then the full performance level of GS-12. Promotion is at the discretion of the supervisor and is contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and availability of funds. If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 grade level, the selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule:
Monday- Friday; 8:
00 a.m. - 4:
30 p.m. Telework:
Telework available (According to agency policy) Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Human Resources Specialist (ER/LR)/PD99976A-SOD, PD99976-A-SOD, and PD99976A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/31/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
GS-09 Specialized
Experience:
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of methods, principles, and practices commonly used in the employee & labor relations process; and knowledge of the occupational design of positions within assigned organizations sufficient to:
Advise management officials on various types of actions and their appropriate application in both the competitive and excepted services; advise on the procedural and regulatory requirements governing the employee & labor relations process; develop plans of actions; use a variety of standardized internal/external strategies to aid in advisement on labor, performance or correction actions. 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 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Combination of specialized experience and education beyond the amount required for the next lower grade level as described above. Copies of transcripts are required at the time of application. GS-11 Specialized
Experience:
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
Providing advice and guidance on disciplinary and adverse actions including appeals and grievance rights; providing situational analysis involving employee relations matters to determine appropriate corrective action; extracting relevant facts; communication in person, telephone conversations, electronic mail and written form with individuals from diverse backgrounds; influencing managers and employees to accept and implement recommendations; preparing rationale or arguments based on analysis and interpretation of conflicting precedence and guidance for labor and employee relation issues; providing advice to managers on a wide variety of labor relations matters. OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or successfully completed three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LLM., related. OR Combination of specialized experience and education beyond the amount required for the next lower grade level as described above. Copies of transcripts are required at the time of application. GS-12 Specialized
Experience:
The Specialized Experience for this position is:
Expert-level knowledge of, and skill in applying, employee and labor relations principles, practices, and legal and regulatory requirements; Providing advice and guidance on disciplinary and adverse actions including appeals and grievance rights; providing situational analysis involving employee relations matters to determine appropriate corrective action; extracting relevant facts; communication in person, telephone conversations, electronic mail and written form with individuals from diverse backgrounds; influencing managers and employees to accept and implement recommendations; preparing rationale or arguments based on analysis and interpretation of conflicting precedence and guidance for labor and employee relation issues; providing advice to managers on a wide variety of labor relations matters. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
CommunicationsEmployee RelationsOrganizational Stewardship 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; religions; 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary but may require some physical effort such as standing, walking, bending, sitting and carrying of light items. There are no special physical demands. The employee works in an office setting involving everyday risks or discomforts. Normal safety precautions are required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
0201 Human Resources Management - Salary Range:
$57,659 to $108,705 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
|
|
 | |
