Human Resources Assistant (Military)

Summary

About the Position: The U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is the organization responsible for finding, recruiting, and enlisting qualified individuals to serve in the United States Army and Army Reserve. Its primary mission is to provide the necessary personnel for the Army to maintain its strength and readiness. As the gateway to service, USAREC plays a vital role in ensuring the nation's defense by attracting the best and brightest volunteers to become the next generation of soldiers.

Duties

• •Reviews and corrects medical recruiting application packets to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable policies.
• •Serves as a liaison between the Medical Recruiting Battalion and multiple military organizations to resolve processing issues and coordinate applicant actions.
• •Interprets and provides guidance on medical recruiting policies and procedures to applicants, recruiters, and unit personnel.
• •Performs clerical, statistical, and data entry tasks using automated personnel systems to support administrative and operational requirements.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current T2COM employees with competitive status Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. For applicants not currently employed by the Federal government: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, which includes: reviewing military personnel application packets for accuracy; applying applicable personnel policies and procedures; coordinating with military organizations to resolve processing issues; providing guidance on application or appointment requirements; and using automated personnel systems to input, retrieve, and report data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service at the GS-06 level. For applicants currently employed by the Federal government only: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled, which includes: reviewing military personnel application packets for accuracy; applying applicable personnel policies and procedures; and using automated personnel systems to input, retrieve, and report data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service at the GS-05 level. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.