- Position Title
- Human Resources Assistant (Employee Benefits)
- Agency
- Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center
- Announcement Number
- FPAC-24-12322865-MP-RJ Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to Monday, March 4, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you 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.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you 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.
3.
Are you a current or former permanent Farm Service Agency County employee?
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
5.
Are you a current USDA employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
6.
Are you a USDA employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
Preferences
1.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below choose the response that best describes the highest level of experience you have that demonstrates your ability to perform GS-07 Human Resources Assistant work. SELECT ONLY ONE LETTER. (Note: One year of specialized experience is based on a 40-hour work week. If you have worked less than 40 hours per week, you must prorate your experience.)
2.
Processing and coordinating a variety of personnel actions, benefits, claims documents, and/or other regulatory actions.
3.
Identify and correct errors in employees' personnel records.
4.
Prepare requests and transfer personnel files for employees transferring or separating from the agency or organization in accordance with policies and procedures.
5.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training (you may select more than one)
6.
Identify and correct errors on employee's Notification of Personnel Action (Standard Form 50).
7.
Determine the appropriate guidelines to use in processing personnel actions.
8.
Do you have experience assisting customers with the completion of forms and documents?
9.
Prepare sensitive correspondence on complex, delicate or highly contested cases such as death of a suspicious nature or retirements that are complicated due to breaks in service, intermittent work schedules, military service, etc.
10.
Provide individual employee counseling on retirement regulations, laws and procedures, clarifies eligibility requirements and explains policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
11.
Responding to customer inquiries at levels of the organization regarding benefits entitlements, regulations, procedures, and legislative changes.
12.
Follow up with employee or service as appropriate for any missing information.
13.
For each task below, choose the statement (s) from the list that best describes your experience and/or training providing assistance with benefits (you may select more than one):
14.
Select all of the following retirement documents you have completed/reviewed/processed:
15.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided may be investigated. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education or providing false or fraudulent information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).