Summary You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT) in the STAFFING DEPARTMENT, CODE 50 of OCHR SAN DIEGO OPERATIONS CENTER. This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions. Responsibilities You will review and process personnel actions, such as new hires, resignations, separations, promotions and awards. You will provide advisory services to HRO representatives and managers in identifying recruitment sources. You will research regulatory guides (e.g. CFR rules) and instructions to identify options available or a course of action in resolving staffing questions. You will review pay plan, series, and grade to ensure compliance with established OPM classification standards for a wide variety of professional, administrative, technical, clerical and wage grade positions. You will apply Priority Placement Program (PPP) operational requirements and procedures to staffing actions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-07) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector recruiting for competitive appointment actions, interpreting and applying recruitment and placement laws, regulations, and policies; and reviewing and referring eligible applicants for competitive employment. GS-07: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-05) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector recruiting applicants using various appointing sources; and interpreting and applying recruitment and placement laws, regulations, policies, and practices. GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least three years of general experience that includes one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing clerical work for a human resources program and providing basic human resources information to personnel. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0200/human-resources-management-series-0201/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education In lieu of specialized experience/general experience listed in the Qualifications section, applicants may qualify based on equivalent education, as follows: GS-09: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR Have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree. OR Have obtained an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled; OR you have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. GS-07: One full year of graduate level education. OR Have a Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement. OR Have a combination of experience and education that equates to one year of experience. GS-05: Successfully completed a four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree OR A combination of experience and education that equates to one year of experience. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. Additional Information THIS IS A DIRECT HIRE ANNOUNCEMENT. Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2020 Public Law 116-92 amended Section 9905 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) to streamline and simplify certain Department of Defense civilian Direct Hire Authorities to recruit and appoint qualified candidates directly to certain positions in the competitive service in the Department of Defense. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. This position may or may not be eligible for part time, full time or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Reasonable Accommodation Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application. Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed. If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.