**THIS IS NOT A CIVILIAN POSITION. MILITARY MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED**
This National Guard position is for a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Military), Position Description Number D2003000 and is part of the Military Personnel Office (MILPO) of the District of Columbia Army National Guard (ARNG).
Summary
**THIS IS NOT A CIVILIAN POSITION. MILITARY MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED**
This National Guard position is for a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Military), Position Description Number D2003000 and is part of the Military Personnel Office (MILPO) of the District of Columbia Army National Guard (ARNG).
The purpose of this position is to serve as a personnel advisor to the Military Personnel Office (MILPO), supervise, and advise one or more of the following branches: Education, Automation, Retirement, Boards, Enlisted, Officer, Health Services, Plans and Mobilization Readiness.
Education: Establishes the program, develops methods to achieve objectives, analyzes the needs of the service members for educational programs, oversees the implementation and operations of the incentives program, and serves as the State test control officer.
Automation: Plans, operates and administers the operation of the military personnel automation systems.
Retirement: Implements DoD and NGB policy regulations in support of service members.
Boards: Coordinates, convenes, and/or participates in one or more of the following boards:
Enlisted Branch: Implements enlisted personnel management, establishes policy and guidelines in accordance with US law, regulations, and directives.
Officer Branch: Implements officer personnel management, establishes policy and guidelines in accordance with US law, regulations, and directives.
Health Services: Oversee management of the line of duty, incapacitation pay, warrior transition unit, active-duty medical extension, medical retention processing 2, and medical boards. Responsible for the periodic health assessments.
Plans and Mobilization Readiness: Oversees the management of soldier readiness processing, soldier readiness check, mobilization deployment, readiness exercise, liaising with mobilization and demobilization stations, and corresponding training support battalions, army regional command, and the respective mobilization brigade.
The position supervises fulltime permanent employees. Trains employee(s) in assigned duties and responsibilities. Provides work assignments for the employees, considers employees capabilities, establishes performance standards, evaluates work performance, advises, and counsels employees, interviews candidates for positions, and approves selection.
For the full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the following link.
This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the District of Columbia National Guard prior to the effective date of appointment.
This is not a permanent appointment. This is an Indefinite tenure appointment for an initial 13 months with the potential for extensions in increments of 1 year or less, Not To Exceed a maximum of 4 years from the start date.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact the DC Army National Guard recruiting team at 1-800 GO-GUARD (464-8273) prior to applying.
Qualifications
AREA III: Current or former Uniformed Service Members (Active, Reserve, Guard) nationwide who are eligible for military membership in the DCANG / DCARNG.
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the DC Army National Guard. Compatible military grade required prior to the effective date of placement.
You must meet the minimum military rank as specified in this announcement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a DC Army National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Applicants applying to this position who exceed the maximum military grade listed on this job announcement must submit a statement in writing that they are willing to take an administrative reduction in grade to the advertised military grade on the job announcement for which applying. Applicants who exceed the military grade will not be placed into the technician position until they have been administratively reduced to the military grade on the job announcement. Please note that exceeding the maximum rank does not automatically qualify you for consideration.
The National Guard's full-time support program requires that all military technicians are members of the National Guard and are appointed to full-time positions which correspond to their military assignments. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership.
Military Grades/ Rank: OFFICER only
Minimum: O-3/ CPT
Maximum: O-5/ LTC
-- Must be a commissioned OFFICER with the National Guard --
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experiences gained through military or civilian technical training schools within the human resources business programs; demonstrated capabilities obtained through experiences in human resources program's business to perform the duties of the position; a wide range of competencies that provide familiarity with the subject matter or processes used in human resources programs associated with DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force Human Resources Programs, are included as general experience qualifications.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have proven experiences in leading, planning, and scheduling work in a manner that promoted smooth flow and even distribution of assigning work requirements. A candidate must have experiences that included training and guiding employees on human resources programs and assigning applicable tasks. Experiences in managing work functions and discipline requirements, conducting employee performance evaluations, mentoring employees, managing resources and budgets, and directing assigned work. Supervisory experiences in leading employees on all program tasks, inspections, exercises, deployments, and/or mobilizations is a plus. Ability to effectively and efficiently plan and schedule work is desired. Experiences in managing people and human resources personnel business is optimum.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
This is an indefinite tenure appointment not to exceed a maximum of 4 years from the initial appointment date.
Please be advised:
1. Specialized experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position.
2. An applicant's RESUME must provide, in detail, how they meet the specialized experience listed.
3. It must be documented with "from (mm/yy)" and "to (mm/yy)" dates and description of the specialized experience.
4. If education or a degree is required as part of the "Specialized Experience", you must include transcripts.
Education
An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university is mandatory.
A graduate degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military education school is optimum.
Accreditation can be verified at the following website link.
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
Additional information
This is an excepted appointment with indefinite tenure, made for an initial period of 13 months with the potential for extensions in increments of 1 year or less up to a total of 4 years. Appointees do not acquire permanent status or career-conditional employment through an appointment. Employees are eligible to participate in most of the benefit programs available to permanent federal employees, e.g., the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI), Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).
Selected Reserve Incentive Program: Acceptance of this position will cause termination of Federal bonuses pursuant to respective Selected Reserve Incentive Programs (SRIP). This termination may be with or without recoupment of payments already made.
D.C. Army National Guard personnel who are bonus recipients/student loan repayment program recipients may have their benefits terminated and/or recouped if selected as a Permanent/Indefinite Military Technician. Applicants should contact their DCARNG Incentive Manager to determine any possible termination and/or recoupment actions that may result from accepting 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.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
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.
BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE; THERE WILL BE NO ASSUMPTIONS MADE.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the position's occupational competencies. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, abilities, and other characteristics as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience. All applicants must fully substantiate (in their own words) that they meet the required listed specialized experience; otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified. Do not copy from the vacancy announcement or the position description else you will be disqualified.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
2. Resume: resume must show relevant experience, where you worked, job title, detailed duties and accomplishments written in your own words (Do not plagiarize), employer's name and address, supervisor's name, and phone number, starting and ending dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.), hours per week and salary. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your position title, pay plan, series and grade. Your detailed experience should be listed under each job title with starting and ending dates. Resume must show applicant's name and contact information.
3. Transcripts*
4. Documentation verifying rank
5. Other supporting documents (as applicable):
Cover Letter
License/ Certification
SF-50 - Most recent
DD-214
Certifications
Helpful Hints for Applying:
- Ensure that your resume contains your full name, address, and phone.
- Include details about the experience that relates to the position you are applying for.
- Be specific and always include Month and Year for the dates of your experience.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating can and will be adjusted to reflect your abilities more accurately, or you may lose consideration for this position.
*Must submit transcripts as required; copies of college transcripts that identify each course, the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade and grade-point received. Submitting a certificate or a degree will not suffice - Photocopies are acceptable -
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
DC JFHQ ARNG
2001 East Capitol St
Washington, DC 20003
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of, the status of your application and/or your referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. You will receive notifications by email or mail if no email is provided. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks after the closing of the announcement for notifications. Thank you for your interest in the District of Columbia National Guard.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
2. Resume: resume must show relevant experience, where you worked, job title, detailed duties and accomplishments written in your own words (Do not plagiarize), employer's name and address, supervisor's name, and phone number, starting and ending dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.), hours per week and salary. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your position title, pay plan, series and grade. Your detailed experience should be listed under each job title with starting and ending dates. Resume must show applicant's name and contact information.
3. Transcripts*
4. Documentation verifying rank
5. Other supporting documents (as applicable):
Cover Letter
License/ Certification
SF-50 - Most recent
DD-214
Certifications
Helpful Hints for Applying:
- Ensure that your resume contains your full name, address, and phone.
- Include details about the experience that relates to the position you are applying for.
- Be specific and always include Month and Year for the dates of your experience.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating can and will be adjusted to reflect your abilities more accurately, or you may lose consideration for this position.
*Must submit transcripts as required; copies of college transcripts that identify each course, the college or university, semester or quarter hours earned, grade and grade-point received. Submitting a certificate or a degree will not suffice - Photocopies are acceptable -
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
DC JFHQ ARNG
2001 East Capitol St
Washington, DC 20003
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of, the status of your application and/or your referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. You will receive notifications by email or mail if no email is provided. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks after the closing of the announcement for notifications. Thank you for your interest in the District of Columbia National Guard.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
