(Summary Continued)

GS-07
The primary purpose of this position is to serve in a developmental position with known promotion potential to the target position of 9P9G614, Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement), GS-0201-09.

Duties

• Provides recruitment and placement services to assigned installation-level organizations
• Provides recruitment and placement, and affirmative employment advisory services
• Participates in special initiatives, studies and projects, and affirmative employment activities
• Prepares written correspondence and other documents

Conditions of employment

• Must complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s)
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• May be required to travel by military and/or civilian aircraft in the performance of official duties

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, 0201 Series.

(GS-07) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes (1) Assisting higher graded specialists in performing recruitment and placement services for organizations that are moderately complex and relatively stable. (2) Assisting other specialists in processing a variety of requests for personnel action to fill positions and/or to career promote, reassign, or otherwise place employees. (3) Learning to conduct job analyses, developing and validating promotion patterns which show the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other requirements for the positions to be filled. (4) Assisting higher grade specialist in recommending strategies for overcoming employment and promotion barriers.

OR
EDUCATION: Successful completion of one full academic year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position; such as Human Resources or a subject area related to the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of specialized experience and education as described above. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

(GS-07) KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of basic principles of the Human Resources Specialist field.
2. Skill in communicating factual and procedural information clearly, orally and in writing.
3. Ability to learn basic techniques of the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement).
4. Ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions.
5. Ability to plan and organize work, and consult effectively with co-workers.

(GS-09) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes (1) Performing recruitment and placement services for organizations that are moderately complex and relatively stable. (2) Processing a variety of requests for personnel action to fill positions and/or to career promote, reassign, or otherwise place employees. (3) Conducting job analyses and developing and validating promotion patterns which show the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other requirements for the positions to be filled. (4) Recommending strategies for overcoming employment and promotion barriers.

OR
EDUCATION: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education in Human Resources or, in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of specialized experience and education as described above. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.

(GS-09) KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of fundamental Federal HR affirmative employment, recruitment, and placement principles, policies, practices, methods, and analytical techniques.
2. Knowledge of other HR processes sufficient to relate recruitment and placement issues to them.
3. Skill in applying basic principles, provisions, laws, regulations, practices and techniques of staffing and recruitment.
4. Ability to gather and analyze facts, and draw conclusions from information.
5. Ability to communicate information clearly, orally, and in writing.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level.
One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level.

TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.