- Position Title
- Lead Human Resources Specialist
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Announcement Number
- MP-23-12115928-OCA-PODD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, September 5, 2023 to Tuesday, September 26, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
3.
Merit Promotion and VEOA Candidates: You may be eligible to be considered competitively if you meet any of the following: You are a current, permanent (non-temporary) civilian employee on a competitive service appointment in a Federal agency or a former civilian Federal employee who achieved Career or Career-Conditional status with reinstatement eligibility, or a VEOA eligible; or an Interchange Agreement eligible (YOU MUST SUBMIT ADEQUATE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, SUCH AS SF-50s SHOWING TENURE, GRADE, FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL, TIME-IN-GRADE; INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT; DD-214 OR OTHER PROOF OF MILITARY SERVICE; ETC.).
Do you meet one of the following Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibilities listed below: (THIS IS A MANDATORY QUESTION: You must answer "Yes" or "No" below in order to receive proper consideration).
I am a current Federal employee with career or career-conditional status.
I am a former Federal employee with career status.
I am a former Federal employee with career-conditional status who left Federal service within the past three years.
I am a former Federal employee with career-conditional status AND I am entitled to Veterans' Preference.
I am eligible to apply under the Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA).
Do you meet one of the following Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibilities listed below: (THIS IS A MANDATORY QUESTION: You must answer "Yes" or "No" below in order to receive proper consideration).
I am a current Federal employee with career or career-conditional status.
I am a former Federal employee with career status.
I am a former Federal employee with career-conditional status who left Federal service within the past three years.
I am a former Federal employee with career-conditional status AND I am entitled to Veterans' Preference.
I am eligible to apply under the Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA).
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
5.
Do you meet one of the following Non-Competitive Merit Promotion Eligibilities:
• Disabled veteran receiving 30% or more disability compensation from the VA;
• Transfer or reinstatement eligible: current Federal or former employee with career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service that hold, or have previously held a career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced; or,
• Individual eligible under other non-competitive appointment authorities such as: Veterans Recruitment Authority; Military spouses under E.O. 13473; Certain former overseas employees; Present and former Peace Corps, Vista or Action volunteers; Former White House staff; Present and former Foreign Service officers and employees; Certain National Guard technicians; Schedule A; OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documents. For example, a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service; a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50); etc. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
• Disabled veteran receiving 30% or more disability compensation from the VA;
• Transfer or reinstatement eligible: current Federal or former employee with career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service that hold, or have previously held a career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced; or,
• Individual eligible under other non-competitive appointment authorities such as: Veterans Recruitment Authority; Military spouses under E.O. 13473; Certain former overseas employees; Present and former Peace Corps, Vista or Action volunteers; Former White House staff; Present and former Foreign Service officers and employees; Certain National Guard technicians; Schedule A; OPM Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documents. For example, a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service; a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50); etc. All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
6.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
WARNING STATEMENT: Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume, and other relevant documents you submit, as well as through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. The following questions will be used to determine your minimum qualifications for this position.
1.
Carefully read the following descriptions of experience and education. Select the one that best describes your qualifications for the GS-13 Lead Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement). Make sure your resume supports the response that you select. Mark only 1 response.
2.
To receive proper credit, please indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.
Did you include month and year as well as average hours worked per week in your resume/application for each position stated? Please answer below:
Did you include month and year as well as average hours worked per week in your resume/application for each position stated? Please answer below:
3.
Do you possess a current and unexpired Office of Personnel Management Delegated Examining Certification?
For each task in the following Competencies, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
4.
Perform staffing, recruitment, and placement activities in accordance with applicable governing regulations, procedures, and practices.
5.
Research, interpret, and apply a variety of agency and federal laws, regulations, policies and guidelines.
6.
Research, interpret, and apply Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance to various staffing and recruitment & placement and functions.
7.
On a regular basis, apply hiring rules and regulations for permanent, temporary, and term appointments.
8.
Apply hiring rules and regulations to different types of work schedules including full-time, part-time, and intermittent.
9.
Review or audit recruitment & placement actions to ensure compliance with regulatory and procedural guidelines.
10.
Perform recruitment & placement functions to fill positions in competitive service.
11.
Perform recruitment & placement functions to fill positions in excepted service.
12.
To support the responses you provided to questions 4-11, please indicate the position(s) in your resume where you performed functions that demonstrated in-depth knowledge of recruitment and placement regulations, policies, procedures, and practices related to various types of positions, appointments, and work schedules (provide position title, company and dates only).
13.
Perform job analysis to develop assessment tools or questionnaires to determine the qualifications and experience needed for the position.
14.
Prepare and/or review job opportunity announcements for positions advertised under Delegated Examining (DE) procedures.
15.
Prepare or review job opportunity announcements for positions advertised under Merit Promotion (MP) procedures.
16.
Apply the provisions in OPM's Delegated Examining Operations Handbook and Federal Merit Promotion Procedures.
17.
Perform quality review of applicants and referral lists and/or certificates using the USA Staffing application system or comparable automated system.
18.
To support the responses you provided to questions 13-17, please indicate the position(s) in your resume where you prepared job analyses or assessment tools, prepared vacancy announcements and/or quality reviewed referral lists or certificates or other HR documents. (provide position title, company and dates only).
19.
Analyze job requirements to determine the experience and/education required for success in the position.
20.
Make qualification determinations for positions based on application materials provided by applicant.
21.
Determine eligibility for various types of veteran's preference and veteran hiring authorities.
22.
Use OPM pay setting rules, regulations, and procedures.
23.
Use the guidance in OPM's Guide to Processing Personnel Actions to code/prepare and/or quality review of a variety of personnel actions.
24.
To support the responses you provided to questions 19-23, please indicate the position(s) in your resume where you analyzed or evaluated information and made determinations related to the tasks above in accordance with regulations and OPM guidance (provide position title, company and dates only).
25.
Interact with hiring officials at various levels within the organization to ensure common goals are achieved.
26.
Provide advice and guidance on hiring processes to applicants, employees, and management officials.
27.
Provide advice and guidance on recruitment strategies, special programs, and sources of qualified applicants to meet organizational needs and objectives.
28.
Prepare reports or provide updates on staffing and recruitment & placement activities.
29.
Develop and provide briefings/presentations on staffing or recruitment & placement functions or issues.
30.
Train and provide guidance to lower-graded or new employees.
31.
Respond to inquiries and/or complaints in writing.
32.
Respond to inquiries and/or complaints orally.
33.
To support the responses you provided to questions 25-32, please indicate the position(s) in your resume where you provided customer service by interacting with applicants, employees, and managers/supervisors to provide information or advice and guidance on HR matters(provide position title, company and dates only).
34.
Train HR Specialist/Assistants on Merit Promotion and Delegated Examining procedures.
35.
Train HR Specialists/Assistants to prepare complete job opportunity announcement packages.
36.
Train HR Specialists/Assistants on using OPM's Guide to Processing Personnel Actions to code/prepare personnel actions (SF-52) for a variety of personnel actions.
37.
Maintain records of subordinate's work accomplishments.
38.
Train HR Specialist/Assistants on qualification determinations for positions based on resume and other information provided by applicants.
39.
Train HR Specialist/Assistants on determinations concerning eligibility for various types of veteran's preference and veteran hiring authorities.
40.
Perform quality review procedures on various documents/procedures including, but not limited to, certificates of eligibles, qualification determinations, within grade increase and service computation date calculations, and coding of the Request for Personnel Action.
41.
To support the responses you provided to questions 34-40, please indicate the position(s) in your resume where you exhibited leadership skills by training HR Specialists and Assistants on various HR related processes and procedures, performing quality assurance or quality control activities, leading projects or teams, etc. (provide position title, company and dates only).
As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) Understand this warning; 2) Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and 3) Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
42.
Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.
NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume, veterans preference documentation, assessment questions and answers, and SF 50s) is accurate and received by the agency.