TITLE 32 HR SPECIALIST (PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT) GS-0201-09

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS TECHNICIAN EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies.

Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!

What you will do

• The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Human Resources Specialist in a developmental capacity.
• This is a developmental position leading to the next position of a Human Resources Specialist, GS-0201-11, in one or more specialized personnel areas.
• Duties and responsibilities of the position are essentially the same as that of the full-performance PD with the exception of additional training, supervision, guidance, and direction necessary until incumbent attains the full-performance level of experience.
• As level of knowledge and experience increases, level of supervision will decrease accordingly.
• Incumbent may be promoted to next higher grade without further competition after completion of minimum TIG (Time-in-Grade) requirement, completion of all training as indicated by manager, with recommendation of the supervisor, provided the full-performance position remains as a valid position.
• Difference in factor levels are provided below.
• Performs developmental assignments of moderately difficult and complex nature consisting of well-precedented tasks designed to orient the employee in the application of Human Resource programs and activities.
• Assignments are combined with training to develop analytical skills and techniques used to resolve issues or problems of a procedural or factual nature.
• Individual projects can be performed utilizing established, commonly applied methods.
• Work includes various duties involving different and unrelated tasks.
• Independently plans and carries out successive steps and handles problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with instructions, policies, previous training, or accepted practices.
• Decisions are made based on subject analysis, phase, or issues involved for each assignment, and may be selected from multiple alternatives.
• Incumbent uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines, such as agency policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific cases or issues.
• Incumbent analyzes results and recommends changes.
• Completed work is evaluated for technical soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.
• Supervisor or a higher-graded specialist assists in problem solving when necessary.
• Performs recurring assignments.
• Independently performs work assignments which gradually increase in difficulty and complexity.
• Incumbent determines the practices and procedures to use in accomplishing conventional tasks and interprets and adapts guidelines in order to resolve procedural or factual issues.
• Recommends solutions or a course of action for problems not covered by instructions, policies, or accepted practices as a Human Resource Specialist.
• The work consists of different and unrelated processes and methods requiring the employee to recognize conditions and elements that must be identified and analyzed to discern interrelationships.
• Searches technical literature, reports, and other reference material to locate information requested by senior personnel.
• Carries out special projects and participates in special initiatives and studies.
• Performs special assignments in support of the organization; e.g., researching policy and comparing to new or modified guidelines to assess impact; analyzing and providing substantive evaluation of data affecting program operations; developing reports and briefings outlining study findings and recommendations; preparing and coordinating reference papers and documentation to support project initiatives; presenting reports to a variety of audiences; and performing analysis and providing recommendations to resolve issues.
• Works with other specialists in planning and conducting studies.
• Remains aware of emerging technologies and professional developments to stay current in the field and for application to work assignments.
• Prepares written correspondence and other documentation.
• Drafts or prepares a variety of documents to include newsletter items, responses to routine inquiries, reports, letters, and other related documents.
• Uses software such as word processing, spreadsheets, program language, plotting software, etc., to facilitate work.
• Uses automated system to effectively process personnel actions in accordance with the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions and local personnel systems checklists as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

If you wish to qualify for this position based on your education, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) or proof of degree with your application package.

Failure to provide supporting educational documentation at the time of application will result in an ineligible rating.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your documents will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

Plagiarism in an applicant's resume from any position description or qualification standard written by NGB or OPM will result in an automatic disqualification. HRO will not search for missing information or infer about aspects of an applicant's application. The information therein must be clear and unambiguous for an eligibility determination.

DSG and M-Day applicants will be required to include their part-time experience or current status in the West Virginia National Guard in their resume to prove eligibility for Consideration in Area 3. All supporting documentation required for eligibility certification will be explicitly listed in the Required Documents section on USA Jobs.

Applicants that fail to produce all documents listed in this section before the announcement closes will be disqualified. Resumes alone are not sufficient as proof of documentation. If you are found eligible, you will be referred in numerical order of area of consideration to the hiring manager for employment consideration.

If you are found eligible and were not referred to the hiring manager, then your application will be held until the hiring manager requests your respective area.

Documents you must provide

• If you do not submit these forms, you will be deemed ineligible, and your name will not be referred to the hiring manager.
• Resume Must provide Military Rank/Pay Grade for current members serving in the Armed Forces.
• Include DSG/M-Day assignment information or provide other supporting documentation (v-MPF RIP, NGB 23A, etc.) Cannot exceed 2 pages SF-50, AGR Orders, or ADOS Orders (Only if you are a fulltime employee of the National Guard) Must be up-to-date and current Transcripts/Degree (If you wish to be certified based on education) Certification (If it is required in this announcement) Your responses to the Qualifications Questionnaire; this questionnaire is filled out via the USA Jobs Announcement through ***
• ALL applications and supporting documents MUST be submitted through *** electronically and must be submitted prior to midnight of the closing date.
• Mailed, e-mailed, hand-delivered, and faxed applications will NOT be accepted or considered.
• Missing required documents will prevent you from being found eligible for this position and will prevent you from being referred to the hiring manager.
• DO NOT SUBMIT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

In the event you receive a non-eligible notification, and you believe this decision was made in error; you have 5 working days from the day it was received in your inbox to send an appeal to the servicing Human Resources Office.

The appeal will be sent via email to *** and must include the following information: Announcement number, Announcement title, reason of non-eligibility that you received from USA Jobs, and your justification as to why this decision was erroneous.

New documentation cannot be accepted after the closing date of this announcement and will not be used in an appeal request. The appeal process is applicant driven. HRO will not accept appeals from selecting officials on the applicant's behalf and will not communicate with the selecting official regarding the appeal processes status.

Additional information

DEFINITION FOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION Area 1: Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (Tenure: 1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia National Guard at the advertised location. Area 2: Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (Tenure: 1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia National Guard.

Area 3: WVNG Army M-Day and Air Force DSG (Drill-Status Guardsmen,) Temporary Title 32 Technicians, Temporary AGR (OTOT), and national guardsmen serving on Full-time National Guard Duty - Operational Support Orders (ADOS).

Area 4: Federal re-employable eligible employees, National Guardsmen outside of the WVNG, and U.S Citizens willing to join the West Virginia National Guard as a condition of employment. Permanent Change of Station: PCS funds are not available for this position. Incentives: Relocation and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for this position.

Incumbent may be promoted to next higher grade without further competition after completion of minimum TIG (Time-in-Grade) requirement, completion of all training as indicated by manager, with recommendation of the supervisor, provided the full-performance position remains as a valid position. All WVNG positions are pending availability of resources and funds.