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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (MILITARY) (T32), Position Description Number D1176000 and is part of the AL HQS 62ND Troop Command, National Guard.
LOCATION: 167th INF, TALLEDAGA, AL
SELECTING OFFICIAL: LTC B. PICKETT
07/22/2022 to 08/21/2022
$54,727 - $71,146 per year
GS 9
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
No
Not required
No
Permanent - NON-MERIT
Full-time
Excepted
9
Yes
Yes
AL-11565614-AR-22-138
667037900
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
CAT 1- All on board Federal Employees/Technicians within the ALNG (T32 and T5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite) CAT 2- Current Army M-Day and Current Army Temporary Technicians CAT 3- Applicants willing to become NG T32 DS Technicians and gain ALNG membership, all current federal employees, all U.S. Citizens
(1) Develops, implements and evaluates the administration and personnel policies for the organization. Serves as the primary advisor for the command in the areas of legal, medical, and personnel actions. Makes decisions based on the commander's guidance and intent in the area of personnel and administrative management. Keeps abreast and ensures the implementation of new policy statements, regulations and directives issued by higher headquarters concerning administrative and personnel activities. Assists in the preparation for and executives command level inspections in the area of personnel and administration. Provides guidance and assistance to ensure command programs have been implemented and evaluates their effectiveness in subordinate elements. Oversees and reviews unit level feeder reports. Analyzes and/or prepares the personnel readiness areas of the organizational readiness report. Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations relative to proposed MTOE and/or force structure changes to determine the impact on personnel authorizations.
(2) Reviews legal documentation and provides recommendations for appropriate actions and/or forwarding to higher headquarters. Ensures the execution of the command level guidance for implementation for the implementation of the Enlisted Promotion Management System (EPMS). Provides assistance and guidance in the preparation of officer promotion packets for required board actions. Ensures the timely completion of military personnel evaluation reports. Responsible for planning and coordinating health service support (i.e. annual medical certification, vaccinations, physicals, profiles, medical review boards, etc.) for the command.
(3) Coordinates and assists in developing plans for recruiting and retention within the command. Analyzes the personnel portion of the organizational readiness report and determines critical needs and priorities for the strength management program. Provides guidance to staff officers, commanders and full time employees on policy and procedures changes concerning areas of strength management. Manages and reports information in regards to personnel accessions, retention, participation, and attrition. Develops and institutes the officer and warrant officer accession plan to include state and federal officer and warrant officer commissioning programs, direct commissions, interstate transfers, and other component transfers. May serve as a liaison with representatives of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for officer accessions. Provides initial entry training. Serves as the liaison between state and unit level recruiting efforts/teams.
(4) Plans, organizes and assigns work to employees engaged in administrative and personnel work assigned at the command level. Provides technical assistance and guidance to organizational personnel and administrative employees. Revises assignments or details employees to other duties as necessary to meet changing work situations, deadlines, or priorities. Prepares requests for filling vacancies to meet workload requirements. Participates in the selection of subordinates. Establishes performance standards and evaluates employee performance. Prepares formal requests and recommendations for promotions, reassignments, etc. Recommends recognition for outstanding performance. Approves/disapproves leave. Receives and resolves or participates in the resolution of grievances, or forwards to higher-level management for resolution. Formulates plans for equal treatment of all employees. Assures position descriptions are accurate. Informs employees of all aspects of personnel programs of the installation, either answering routine questions or obtaining information from specialist when technical answers are required.
(5) May be required to represent the National Guard and the Unit Commander in the community. Provides personnel and administration for community activities such as parades, celebrates, military funerals, etc. Coordinates with civic organizations and school officials for such things as communities support projects, natural disaster or civil disturbance planning. Monitors the use of facilities for military training and recruiting in conjunction with community activities. Coordinates the security of the facilities. Submits to local news media articles, stories, announcements or advertisements designed to make the public aware of the National Guard and their role in community, state and national defense.
(6) Performs other duties as assigned.
PLEASE CONTACT HRO FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION.
Military Requirements: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military grade in the Alabama Army National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Alabama Army National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Alabama Army National Guard recruiter at 800-464-8273 prior to applying for this position.
Military Grade: Only applicants within the military grade listed below will be considered.
Minimum Military Rank: 2LT
Maximum Military Rank: CPT
*Other Requirements: For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantiate (in his/her own words) that he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position. DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE - Experiences gained through military or civilian technical training schools, within the human resources business programs, are included as general experience qualifications. An applicant must have a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least one year of specialized experiences at the GS-07 level or the equivalent which provided a basic working knowledge of National Guard missions, organizations, and personnel programs. Must have a basic knowledge and experiences of personnel programs gained in a classroom or as an on-the-job trainee. Have knowledge-based competency of human resources business elements and can discuss terminology, concepts, principles, and issues related to this competency. Experienced in using references and resource materials and experienced in program functions such as, maintaining personnel records, counseling, or classification and assignments. Experiences may include performing personnel functions associated with preparing and maintaining position descriptions and manual records, personnel classification or usage, quality force management, managing personnel records and researching record data. Experienced in operating a computer and using varied computer programs.
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION:
-- Knowledge of a wide range of military HR management concepts, military regulations, policies, and procedures sufficient to provide comprehensive guidance to the command and staff within the battalion and subordinate units.
-- In-depth knowledge of personnel authorizations, unit manning documents, duty assignment requirements and criteria sufficient to submit recommended improvements or corrections for the purpose of enhancing personnel readiness. Knowledge of strength maintenance procedures and programs within the organization in order too develop and implement strength maintenance plans.
-- Knowledge of personnel deployment requirements sufficient to provide procedural guidance in the of individual mobilization files, reviews and monitors the status of personnel and medical requirements, and the publication to develop and implement strength maintenance plans.
-- Knowledge of military and/or state laws, rules, or procedures pertaining to legal actions available to the command sufficient to advise battalion or subordinate leaders on appropriate courses of actions.
-- Knowledge of medical requirements sufficient to manage the organization's medical administration, medical support, and medical readiness issues.
-- Knowledge of organizational missions and capabilities sufficient to perform presentations and briefings to community or military representatives and organizations.
-- Ability to communicate through oral and written means sufficient to present ideas and information utilizing presentations, briefings, and correspondence.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: For Army National Guard Second and First Lieutenants must be actively pursuing an undergraduate degree with at least 90 validated credit hours in a specified program. For Captains and above, must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university.
You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before appointment or onboarding with the agency. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request of the agency a legally required exception from this requirement.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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 resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
2. Other supporting documents: SF-50s and DD 214s are recommended, but not required.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11565614
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
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