- Position Title
- Human Resources Assistant
- Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Announcement Number
- 878183-SJ-12710454-IMP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, March 17, 2025 to Friday, March 21, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
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?
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
2.
Current DHS Employee
Are you a current Federal Employee serving under a Career Conditional or Career Appointment in the competitive service within the Department of Homeland Security?
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. Your SF-50 must reflect:
Are you a current Federal Employee serving under a Career Conditional or Career Appointment in the competitive service within the Department of Homeland Security?
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. Your SF-50 must reflect:
- Block 24 - Tenure: 1 - Permanent (career) or 2 - Conditional: AND
- Block 34 - Position Occupied: 1 - Competitive Service
- Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step.
3.
Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA)
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:
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:
- "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.
- Your FEMA SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting your appointment in the excepted service under the Stafford Act. We recommend attaching a SF-50 which indicates your highest grade and step.
4.
Current FEMA Employee
Are you a current FEMA employee who currently holds OR has previously held a permanent (not time limited) position in the competitive service?
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. Your SF-50 must reflect:
Are you a current FEMA employee who currently holds OR has previously held a permanent (not time limited) position in the competitive service?
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. Your SF-50 must reflect:
- Block 24 - Tenure: 1 - Permanent (career) or 2 - Conditional: AND
- Block 34 - Position Occupied: 1 - Competitive Service
- If you previously held a career or career conditional appointment, you must provide your current SF-50 and your SF-50 which shows competitive status eligibility.
- Please do not submit an award SF-50, as it might not indicate your grade level and step.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
3.
How did you hear about this Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) job opportunity?
4.
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.)
5.
Are you a current FEMA employee?
6.
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?
7.
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.)
8.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
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
For instructions: Your responses to the questions below will be used in the evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Your resume and application materials must support the level of experience and/or education you claim in this questionnaire, If, after a complete review of your application package, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications, you may be rated in eligible for this position.
1.
Grade-7: Do you have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-6 level, as described in the vacancy announcement?
2.
Grade-8: Do you have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-7 level, as described in the vacancy announcement?
3.
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.
Example: Experience in developing and delivering presentations and training; ABC Company; 10/01/2016 - 05/15/2018.
4.
Select the statement(s) that describes your experience providing administrative and/or clerical support. Check all that apply.
5.
Do you have experience using Microsoft Office software to prepare correspondence, spreadsheets, reports, and slide presentations?
6.
Do you have at least one year of experience providing office support in a team or office environment?
7.
Do you have at least one year of experience managing and maintaining files for an office?
8.
Select all statements that describe your written communication.
9.
Do you have extensive customer service experience, in person and on the phone?
10.
Do you have at least one year of experience working with a multi-disciplinary team?
11.
Do you have at least one year of experience utilizing oral and written communication skills?
12.
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.