THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (R&P/COMPENSATION), Position Description Number T5042P01 (GS-9) AND T5032P01 (GS-11) and is part of the ID Human Resource Office Air, National Guard.
THIS POSITION IS PERMANENT.
Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (R&P/COMPENSATION), Position Description Number T5042P01 (GS-9) AND T5032P01 (GS-11) and is part of the ID Human Resource Office Air, National Guard.
1. Advises and supports State managers, supervisors, and the Human Resources Officer on recruitment and placement matters for a variety of professional, administrative, technical, and clerical occupations. Plans for and administers the merit promotion and recruitment/placement program. Educates commanders, managers, and supervisors on a wide range of programs, regulations, and policies regarding hiring of federal employees. Responds to inquiries and provides recommendations to resolve complex interrelated HR issues regarding recruitment and placement matters from the serviced workforce and coordinates with NGB-Jl-Functional as required. Attends national recruitment and placement workshops. Reviews and verifies determinations made by lower graded staffing specialists, processing requests for personnel actions and recruit to fill actions. Evaluates work processes, provides training, and ensures accuracy and applicability according to regulatory and statutory guidance. Recommends effective and alternative actions where needed. May create and publish new and recurring vacancy announcements using automated system (i.e.: DCPDS or USAJobs).
2. Provides oversight and expertise to ensure candidate eligibility determinations are within program and policy standards. Performs the full scope of HR staffing work related to hiring, advertisement, qualification, selection, and onboarding actions. Performs qualification analysis of eligible applicants and adjudication of qualification appeals. Maintains documents associated with hiring actions. Reviews and analyzes statistical data concerning recruitment and placement functions, end strength and man-hour utilization and makes recommendations to supervisors for improvements. Conducts long-range planning for projected mission and/or organizational changes to formulate a placement plan. Coordinates with other HR specialties to meet organizational staffing needs to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met.
3. Administers and provides oversight for the use of special employment programs (e.g., Upward Mobility, or DoD Priority Referral System) to ensure the continuance of a balanced placement program. Interprets reviews and applies state pay setting actions such as highest previous rate rule and recruiting and retention incentives. Analyzes technician and payroll information to identify and resolve complex pay-setting errors or discrepancies. Sets rates of pay for General Schedule (GS) and Federal Wage System (FWS) technicians for appointments, transfers, promotions, changes to lower grade, and changes between GS and FWS pay systems. Administers and provides oversight for technician permanent change of station/relocation actions. Initiates process for the most complex transportation agreements and reviews agreements drafted by lower graded specialists. Completes travel orders authorizing various entitlements. Obtains necessary funds from NGB or state Comptroller as appropriate. Provides counseling to employees on entitlements, rights, and obligations. Reviews requests for extension of temporary quarters and makes recommendations for approval.
4. Develops, coordinates, and maintains state plans/guidance. Attends national recruitment and placement workshops. Responds to complex inquiries involving the recruitment process such as vacancy announcements, status of employment applications, qualification requirements, and human resource programs and educates commanders, managers, and supervisors on the various programs related to HR Staffing actions. Facilitates all staffing actions related to reductions-in-force (RIF). Reviews competitive level determinations and retention registers. Ensures qualifications and military assignment evaluations are performed properly.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Must be able to obtain/maintain appropriate security clearance.
Permanent positions require a 24-month trial period.
This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: For positions for which individual occupational requirements do not specify otherwise, general experience is 3 years of progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4, that demonstrates the ability to:
Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions;
Plan and organize work; and
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Such experience may have been gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative, or other responsible work. Experience in substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or other responsible work may be qualifying as long as it provided evidence of the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) necessary to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Experience of a general clerical nature (typing, filing, routine procedural processing, maintaining records, or other nonspecialized tasks) is not creditable. Trades or crafts experience appropriate to the position to be filled may be creditable for some positions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-07 for GS-09 and GS-09 for GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, are not required by this standard to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.
Education
There are no additional educational requirements for this position.
Additional information
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 (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.
MORE THAN ONE SELECTION MAY BE MADE FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF ADDITIONAL IDENTICAL VACANCIES IN THE SAME TITLE, SERIES, GRADE AND UNIT OCCUR.
The effective/start date for this Title 5 position will be IAW the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense memorandum (Guidance on Hiring Freeze Exemptions for the Civilian Workforce), March 18, 2025
THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF THE DOD PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAM.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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.
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.
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.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing:
Contact Information-your name and the best way to contact you.
Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualifications of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade.
Education, certifications or licensures.
2. Other supporting documents:
SUPPORTING VETERAN'S PREFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
Veteran's preference must be validated by formal submissions including all necessary supporting documentation. You MUST provide acceptable documentation of your preference or appointment eligibility WITH your application. Veteran's preference does not apply to promotion, reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstatement.Accepted documentation includes:
An SF-15,
AND
A legible copy of your DD-214 (Member 4), "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions,
OR
A "certification" that is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active-duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed,
**If claiming 10-point preference you must submit a VA Letter or a disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces (or documentation of purple heart, if applicable).
For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE
The spouse of a member of the armed forces seeking eligibility under the non-competitive hiring authority of certain military spouse MUST submit various required documentation by the closing date of the announcement in accordance with one of the three below eligibilities:
Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty, (A military PCS must have occurred to claim preference),
A copy of the service member's active-duty orders specifying they are currently on active duty, and
Documentation verifying marriage to the member of the armed forces.
Spouse of service member who incurred a 100% disability rating.
A copy of the service member's DD-214 showing the service member retired or was released or discharged from active duty
A copy of a VA letter indicating the service member has a disability rating of 100 percent or more due to a service-connected disability, and
Documentation verifying marriage to the member of the armed forces.
Married widow or widower (that has not remarried) of a service member killed while performing active duty.
a copy of the service member's DD-214 showing the service member was released or discharged from active duty due to their death while on active duty,
Documentation verifying the service member was killed performing active duty (DD-1300),
Documentation verifying marriage to the service member at the time the service member is killed while on active duty, and
A statement certifying you are the un-married widow or widower of the service member.
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.
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/12921177
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 in order 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/.
ID Human Resource Office Air
4794 Gen Manning Ave
Boise, ID 83705
US
Next steps
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.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing:
Contact Information-your name and the best way to contact you.
Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualifications of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade.
Education, certifications or licensures.
2. Other supporting documents:
SUPPORTING VETERAN'S PREFERENCE DOCUMENTS.
Veteran's preference must be validated by formal submissions including all necessary supporting documentation. You MUST provide acceptable documentation of your preference or appointment eligibility WITH your application. Veteran's preference does not apply to promotion, reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstatement.Accepted documentation includes:
An SF-15,
AND
A legible copy of your DD-214 (Member 4), "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions,
OR
A "certification" that is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active-duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed,
**If claiming 10-point preference you must submit a VA Letter or a disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces (or documentation of purple heart, if applicable).
For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE
The spouse of a member of the armed forces seeking eligibility under the non-competitive hiring authority of certain military spouse MUST submit various required documentation by the closing date of the announcement in accordance with one of the three below eligibilities:
Spouse of a member of the armed forces serving on active duty, (A military PCS must have occurred to claim preference),
A copy of the service member's active-duty orders specifying they are currently on active duty, and
Documentation verifying marriage to the member of the armed forces.
Spouse of service member who incurred a 100% disability rating.
A copy of the service member's DD-214 showing the service member retired or was released or discharged from active duty
A copy of a VA letter indicating the service member has a disability rating of 100 percent or more due to a service-connected disability, and
Documentation verifying marriage to the member of the armed forces.
Married widow or widower (that has not remarried) of a service member killed while performing active duty.
a copy of the service member's DD-214 showing the service member was released or discharged from active duty due to their death while on active duty,
Documentation verifying the service member was killed performing active duty (DD-1300),
Documentation verifying marriage to the service member at the time the service member is killed while on active duty, and
A statement certifying you are the un-married widow or widower of the service member.
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.
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/12921177
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 in order 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/.
ID Human Resource Office Air
4794 Gen Manning Ave
Boise, ID 83705
US
Next steps
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.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
