Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to employees of the Administrative Office (AO) of the United States Courts only.

SSB seeks a self-motivated HR Specialist. This position is eligible for telework -- the AO's telework policy requires reporting to the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building at least five days during the two-week payroll period. The primary duties of the HR Specialist position include, but are not limited to:

1. Providing excellent customer service to HR professionals, Clerks of Court, Chief Probation and Pretrial Officers, Federal Public Defenders Offices (FPDOs), and other executives on complex HR issues related to position classification, position qualifications, compensation setting and management, leave administration, and separations.
2. Reviewing, analyzing, and processing complex personnel action requests (PARs) submitted by court units and FPDOs to ensure compliance with the Guide to Judiciary Policy.
3. Overseeing the timely and accurate processing of all types of PARs in the human resources information system (HRMIS) by HR Specialists assigned to their team, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
4. Conducting biweekly quality assurance reviews of PARs processed by the HR Specialist assigned to their team and identifying training and other resource needs.
5. Working collaboratively with SSB staff to ensure all PARs are timely and accurately processed each payroll period, including processing routine and complex PARs as needed.
6. Conducting evaluations of position descriptions to determine appropriate classification (occupational grouping, title, and grade) and compensation.
7. Analyzing and resolving complex compensation setting and position qualification issues pursuant to the Court Personnel System and Judiciary Salary Plan.
8. Creating and delivering internal and external trainings related to SSB's functions and initiatives.
9. Serving as the lead and technical expert in developing and updating SSB's standard operating procedures.
10. Evaluating and identifying opportunities for process improvements to SSB's operations and workflows in support of SSB's quality assurance activities and initiatives.
11. Serving as a subject matter expert on new or proposed policy guidance impacting SSB's operations, working with management to effectively implement.
12. Exercising sound judgement when elevating matters to the SSB Operations Team Lead or SSB Chief.
13. Working collaboratively with other AO staff to ensure efficient operations and the provision of excellent customer service.
14. Consistently displaying professional and respectful behavior when interacting with AO and other Judiciary staff, and members of the public.
15. Completing special projects and other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience reviewing, analyzing, and processing complex Personnel Action Requests (PARs) submitted by court units and Federal Public Defender Offices to ensure compliance with the Guide to Judiciary Policy.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.