Lead Human Resources Assistant

Duties

WHAT IS THE HCO-Human Capital OfficeDIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Human Capital Office of Human Resource Operations Human Resources Shared Services

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

PROGRAM AND POLICY OVERSIGHT (50%)

Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job

specialization and assures timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.

Maintains knowledge of work in the organization and answers questions for employees on procedures,

policies, directives, etc.

Checks work in progress and reviews completed work to ensure that supervisor's instructions on work

sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines are met. Amends or rejects work not meeting work

requirements. Monitors status of work and assists manager in planning work methods and making day-to-day

adjustments in accordance with established priorities to meet deadlines.

TRAINING OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT (25%)

Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques and makes available written instructions, reference material, and supplies.

Provides for and administers on-the-job training for newly assigned employees; assists lower grade

employees on more difficult work.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):

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• Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework.
  
  Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder

• If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.

• A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).

• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service.

One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-08:

You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower level (GS-07) in the normal line of progression in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

Demonstrated knowledge of the IRS organizational structure and human resources policies, rules, and procedures sufficient to provide advice and information, carry out assignments, and resolve issues; extensive knowledge of personnel automated systems used to process a wide variety of personnel actions and payroll documents. Experience analyzing and reviewing products, identifying problems, and developing recommendations. Knowledge of oral and written communication techniques to provide advice, prepare report narratives and basic instructions, and provide effective communication in explaining complex programs and clarifying difficult problems. Analysis, judgment, and a high degree of attention to detail are required to select and apply correct processing procedures, as well as resolve problems and prevent their recurrence.

AND

MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible.

To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

AND

TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.

You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.

• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

• This is a non-bargaining unit position.

• Tour of Duty: Day Shift

• Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.

• In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.

Remain in POD: The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post of duty (POD).

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