- Position Title
- Supervisory Human Resources Specialist
- Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Announcement Number
- 733655-SM-12293206-MP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, January 30, 2024 to Thursday, February 8, 2024
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 30% or more Disabled Veteran (DAV)?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) and the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the disability rating.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) and the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the disability rating.
3.
Are you a current or former Federal employee who has held a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service and has never held the grade level or had promotion potential of the position advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your permanent competitive status. Your SF-50 should document how you meet the above requirements including grade levels and full performance levels of current/past positions. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step. Your SF-50 must reflect:
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your permanent competitive status. Your SF-50 should document how you meet the above requirements including grade levels and full performance levels of current/past positions. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step. Your SF-50 must reflect:
- Block 24 - Tenure: 1 - Permanent or 2 - Conditional: AND
- Block 34 - Position Occupied: 1 - Competitive Service
4.
Are you a current Federal Employee serving under a Career Conditional or Career Appointment in the competitive service who has held a position at a lower grade or with a lower promotion potential as the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action that demonstrates your current or previous appointment to a permanent or conditional competitive service position, including your current or highest grade level, career or career conditional tenure and status in the competitive service (The SF-50 should reflect a # 1 or #2 for your tenure code in Item #24, and a #1 in item # 34 of the document), or proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an interchange agreement. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50, current SF-50, or within-grade increase SF-50.
If you are applying for a higher grade, but your SF 50 doesn't clearly demonstrate you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirement, you may need to provide an additional SF-50. We recommend submitting a promotion with an effective date more than one year (1) year old or Within-Grade-Increase at the highest grade held. Award and temporary promotion SF-50's do not include all the required information and will not be accepted.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action that demonstrates your current or previous appointment to a permanent or conditional competitive service position, including your current or highest grade level, career or career conditional tenure and status in the competitive service (The SF-50 should reflect a # 1 or #2 for your tenure code in Item #24, and a #1 in item # 34 of the document), or proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an interchange agreement. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50, current SF-50, or within-grade increase SF-50.
If you are applying for a higher grade, but your SF 50 doesn't clearly demonstrate you meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirement, you may need to provide an additional SF-50. We recommend submitting a promotion with an effective date more than one year (1) year old or Within-Grade-Increase at the highest grade held. Award and temporary promotion SF-50's do not include all the required information and will not be accepted.
5.
Are you a current or former federal employee who is considered displaced or surplus (you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction in Force) from one of the following components under the Department of Homeland Security?
- CBP: Customs and Border Protection
- FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- S&T: Science and Technology Directorate
- USCG: United States Coast Guard
- USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- USSS: United States Secret Service
- DHS HQ: DHS Headquarters
6.
Are you a current or former FEMA Stafford Act employee eligible under the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA)?
Current and former FEMA Stafford Act employees who can document 64 or more hours of paid time, per pay period, with no breaks in service* for 78 or more consecutive pay periods since August 1, 2014, are eligible to be considered for this Merit Promotion Job Opportunity Announcement. (*Note: A "break in service" is defined as 3 or more days in non-pay status, except as allowed under 5 CFR § 315.201(b)(3)(ii) for special circumstances such as military deployment, etc.).
To verify eligibility, you must submit your "Notice of DRRA Eligibility" provided by OCHCO. If you believe you're eligible, but have not received your notice, please reach out to the HR Specialist listed in the announcement.
Current and former FEMA Stafford Act employees who can document 64 or more hours of paid time, per pay period, with no breaks in service* for 78 or more consecutive pay periods since August 1, 2014, are eligible to be considered for this Merit Promotion Job Opportunity Announcement. (*Note: A "break in service" is defined as 3 or more days in non-pay status, except as allowed under 5 CFR § 315.201(b)(3)(ii) for special circumstances such as military deployment, etc.).
To verify eligibility, you must submit your "Notice of DRRA Eligibility" provided by OCHCO. If you believe you're eligible, but have not received your notice, please reach out to the HR Specialist listed in the announcement.
7.
Are you a current or former federal employee considered surplus/displaced (you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction in Force) 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.
8.
Are you a current excepted service employee of a federal agency that has a valid Interchange Agreement with the Office of Personnel Management?
To verify your eligibility, you must provide your SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action. Please click on the above hyperlink for more details.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide your SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action. Please click on the above hyperlink for more details.
9.
Are you a current (or former) time-limited employee of one or more of the following Land Management Agencies or Base Facilities Management Agencies?
Land Management:
Land Management:
- Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
- Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management
- Department of the Interior: National Park Service
- Department of the Interior: Fish and Wildlife Service
- Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation
- The Department of Defense, Defense Industrial Base Facility
- The Department of Defense Major Range and Test Facilities Base
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action and applicable performance ratings.
10.
Are you the spouse of a deployed, disabled, or deceased member of the military?
You may be eligible if you are:
1. A spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces. OR
2. A spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury. OR
3. A spouse of a service member killed while on active duty.
To verify your eligibility:
Option 1, you must submit a marriage certificate and a copy of your spouse's active military orders.
Option 2, you must submit a copy of your spouse's DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (copy indicating character of service) and the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the 100% disability rating.
Option 3, you must submit a death certificate and documentation identifying marital status at the time of death.
You may be eligible if you are:
1. A spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces. OR
2. A spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service-connected injury. OR
3. A spouse of a service member killed while on active duty.
To verify your eligibility:
Option 1, you must submit a marriage certificate and a copy of your spouse's active military orders.
Option 2, you must submit a copy of your spouse's DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (copy indicating character of service) and the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the 100% disability rating.
Option 3, you must submit a death certificate and documentation identifying marital status at the time of death.
11.
Are you a current or former Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility who has held the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced?
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your permanent competitive status. Your SF-50 should document how you meet the above requirements including grade levels and full performance levels of current/past positions. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step. Your SF-50 must reflect:
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your permanent competitive status. Your SF-50 should document how you meet the above requirements including grade levels and full performance levels of current/past positions. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step. Your SF-50 must reflect:
- Block 24 - Tenure: 1 - Permanent or 2 - Conditional: AND
- Block 34 - Position Occupied: 1 - Competitive Service
12.
Are you a current Federal Employee serving under a Career Conditional or Career Appointment in the competitive service who has held the same or higher grade with the same or higher promotion potential as the position being announced.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your permanent competitive status. Your SF-50 should document how you meet the above requirements including grade levels and full performance levels of current/past positions. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step. Your SF-50 must reflect:
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your permanent competitive status. Your SF-50 should document how you meet the above requirements including grade levels and full performance levels of current/past positions. You may need to submit more than one SF-50. Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step. Your SF-50 must reflect:
- Block 24 - Tenure: 1 - Permanent or 2 - Conditional: AND
- Block 34 - Position Occupied: 1 - Competitive Service
13.
Are you a former Peace Corps or Vista volunteer who has volunteered at least two years with the Peace Corps or one year with AmeriCorps Vista and your noncompetitive eligibility status is still valid?
To verify eligibility, you must submit your Certification of Volunteer Service which indicates your noncompetitive eligibility.
To verify eligibility, you must submit your Certification of Volunteer Service which indicates your noncompetitive eligibility.
14.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a disability letter from your doctor, a licensed medical professional or a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist that proves your eligibility for a Schedule A appointment.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide a disability letter from your doctor, a licensed medical professional or a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist that proves your eligibility for a Schedule A appointment.
15.
Are you a preference eligible OR a veteran who was separated from the armed forces after 3 or more years of continuous active service under honorable conditions (veterans released shortly before completing a 3 year tour are also considered eligible)?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy must include character of service) and your disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs which includes your disability rating, if you're a disabled veteran.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy must include character of service) and your disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs which includes your disability rating, if you're a disabled veteran.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
How did you hear about this Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) job opportunity?
3.
Are you a retiree receiving a federal annuity (either military or civilian)? Or have you accepted a buyout from a federal agency within the past 5 years? (Select all that apply.)
4.
Are you a current FEMA employee?
5.
Are you currently serving, or have served within the last five years, as a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) employee in the Executive Branch?
6.
Please provide the following information regarding your political appointment(s): 1. Official Title of Position; 2. Type of Appointment (i.e. Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES); 3. Name of Agency; 4. Date Position began; and 5. Date Position ended. (NOTE: If you have never held a political appointment, please enter N/A.)
Conditions of Employment
1.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
Select "Not Applicable" if this question does not apply to you.
Select "Not Applicable" if this question does not apply to you.
2.
All FEMA employees are subject to 24-hour on-call in the event of an emergency and all Federal employees may be subject to emergency deployment. In the event of an emergency deployment, travel requirements may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require relocation to emergency sites, some of which are quite austere. The length of deployment may last anywhere from days to months, depending upon the nature of the emergency or disaster.
Every FEMA employee is considered an emergency manager and each employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, although not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. Your emergency management duties may vary depending on the needs of the Agency, your particular skills, and certain personal circumstances. All positions may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Are you able to meet this commitment?
Every FEMA employee is considered an emergency manager and each employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, although not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. Your emergency management duties may vary depending on the needs of the Agency, your particular skills, and certain personal circumstances. All positions may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Are you able to meet this commitment?
3.
In order to be hired for this position, applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a review of financial issues, such as delinquency, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of or possession of drugs.
Are you willing to undergo a background investigation?
Assessment 1
1.
Do you have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-12 level, as described in the vacancy announcement?
2.
Do you have experience utilizing an automated staffing system (e.g. USAStaffing, Avue, Hiring Management) to create vacancy announcements, review applications for qualifications, and issue certificates?
3.
Select the Federal Government human resource specialty area(s) in which you have developed programs or policies or provided authoritative (based on experience and knowledge of the subject matter) technical assistance to managers, employees or human resources specialists.
4.
Do you have experience advising management officials on available compensation flexibilities (e.g. superior qualifications, recruitment, retention, relocation incentives and enhanced annual leave)?
5.
Do you have experience reviewing/coding various types of personnel actions (e.g. accessions, promotions, separations) for correctness and completeness and providing guidance as necessary?
6.
From the list below, select the response that best describes your experience in developing applicant assessments.
7.
Do you currently possess Delegated Examining certification by the Office of Personnel Management?
8.
From the list below, select the area(s) in which you have experience providing technical advice and assistance to managers. Please select all that apply.
9.
From the list below, select the response(s) that best describe the products that you have written.
10.
This position requires managing multiple assignments, conflicting priorities, and multi-tasking all while maintaining good customer service and meeting various deadlines. Check the one answer that is true of your experience and background.
11.
From the list below, select the statement(s) that best describe(s) your experience developing alternative courses of action to address customer issues.
12.
This position requires aiding a variety of people with new or difficult concepts and technical issues. Select the statement(s) that describe(s) services you provided on a regular basis. Be prepared to provide specific examples of your experience in the areas you select if you are called in for an interview.
13.
From the list below, select the statement(s) that best describe the management duties you have performed on a regular basis.
14.
Select the leadership duties you have performed.
15.
Concerning your leadership experience, select the duty(ies) that you have experience performing on a regular, recurring basis.
16.
Select the area(s) in which you have experience developing employees' potential and/or maximizing their ability to succeed in their jobs.
17.
Please indicate where and when you obtained each of the specialized experience requirements listed in the Qualifications section of this Job Opportunity Announcement. Include in your response: (1) the area of specialized experience; (2) the place of employment; and, (3) the specific dates of employment the experience was gained in MM/DD/YYYY - MM/DD/YYYY format. Your response must be supported by your resume.
Example: Experience in developing and delivering presentations and training; ABC Company; 10/01/2016 - 05/15/2018. (limit 150 characters)
Example: Experience in developing and delivering presentations and training; ABC Company; 10/01/2016 - 05/15/2018. (limit 150 characters)
18.
Please take this opportunity to review your question responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you understand this statement, have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.