Human Resources Assistant (Recruitment and Placement)

The incumbent must be a customer service professional who can work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. Things happen quickly and continuously in this position and the incumbent will find the need to move from one task to another without much time in between or juggling multiple duties at the same time.

This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Human Capital (OHC) Human Resources Operations Center (HROC) Staffing Unit. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Human Resources (HR) Assistant (Recruitment & Placement) providing a full range of recruitment and staffing support and assistance. As a Human Resources Assistant at the full performance level you will perform the following duties:

• Review and process a full range of personnel actions and requests including reassignments career ladder promotions change to lower grade;
• Conduct basic research and complete various administrative requests and personnel actions to ensure they are consistent with legal and regulatory requirements;
• Utilize various HR tools and systems to include USASTAFFING Onboarding Manager Electronic System for Personnel (ESP) and Position Description Library to initiate recruitment and hiring actions;
• Maintain and track recruitment and placement information reports records and documents;
• Provide excellent customer service and respond to actions in a timely manner and in accordance with hiring procedures and timelines;
• Apply a comprehensive body of human resources rules procedures and technical methods concerning recruitment and placement sufficient to: conduct recruitment/examining activities for common lower-grade positions; make appropriate modifications to standard announcement(s); review applications to assess applicants basic qualifications; prepare appropriate certificate; take appropriate action upon selection.

Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment if required

Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties specialized experience or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

GS-05: You qualify for the GS-05 grade level if you possess one of the following:

Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service performing these duties:

• Utilizing office automated systems to enter retrieve and manage data;
• Completing tracking and maintaining electronic files and records; AND
• Responding to customer issues and concerns.

OR

Education: Four years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business secretarial or technical school junior college college or university.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed education and experience maybe used to meet the total qualification requirements for the GS-05 position. Combinations are computed by first determining the applicants total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicants education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e. beyond the second year) is creditable.

GS-06: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service performing these duties:

• Providing assistance and responding to questions regarding human resources related topics;
• Utilizing electronic tools and systems to maintain and track recruitment and placement information (i.e. checklists spreadsheets reports records or documents); AND
• Conducting basic research on personnel actions.

GS-07: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service performing these duties:

• Utilizing electronic tools and systems to research information and resolve basic staffing and recruitment issues;
• Assisting employees in preparing and submitting a variety of personnel forms;
• Reviewing personnel actions to ensure they are consistent with legal and regulatory requirements; AND
• Processing routine personnel actions (i.e. reassignments career ladder promotions details changes to lower grade etc.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e. volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply to include persons with intellectual severe physical or psychiatric disabilities as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u) and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans Peace Corps VISTA volunteers and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents experiences and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.