ASSISTANT HR OFFICER

This is a Washington National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Technician position: ASSISTANT HR OFFICER Location: Washington Human Resources Office CAMP MURRAY, Washington 98430 Army National Guard Units Appointment Type: Permanent, excepted service Advertised as: Title 5 May be used to fill one or more vacancies. *Ensure you read this announcement in its entirety, complete all application requirements, and your USA Jobs profile name is accurate*

A GS-0201-13, ASSISTANT HR OFFICER: The incumbent serves as a full assistant to the Human Resources Officer. The incumbent shares in and assists the Human Resources Officer with advising TAG/CG, staff elements, and operating official on matters pertaining to manpower and HR management. The incumbent shares in and assists the Human Resources Officer with overall responsibility for the full range of HR management major duties and responsibilities as follows Directs the planning, operations, and administration of determining and documenting training needs, evaluating training courses, assigning priority to training plans and evaluating training accomplishments. Ensures preparation of budgetary recommendations for training needs, allocation of quotas, and scheduling of personnel for training. Plans and administers Full-Time Workforce career development programs. Directs the planning, operations, and administration of the S/T/DC federal employee benefit, leave, such as health, life insurance, dental, vision, leave Thrift Saving Plan (TSP), physical capability requirements, limited duty, and the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), available retirement programs and options. Directs the planning, operations, and administration of Mass Transit, Reasonable Accommodations (RA), and Telework Programs and policies, Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Programs, and adherence to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Directs the planning, operations, and administration of the S/T/DC Special Provision Disability and OPM disability retirement requirements. Applies Equal Opportunity (EO)/EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, and ensures all personnel are treated in a manner free of discrimination. May supervise the EEO administrative only, EEO cases will report directly to TAG/CG or Director of the Joint Staff (when filled by a General Officer). Directs the development and administration of EO Programs. Coordinates procedures for monitoring progress of all minorities, and providing documentation required from records within the office. HR Information Systems: Directs the planning, operations, and administration of the HR Information Systems (automated personnel systems, automated records management systems, case management systems, personnel records applications, HR In-Processing via virtual platforms, and virtual personnel services). Directs the planning, operations and administration of programs advising both management and subordinates on matters pertaining to performance management, and employee recognition and incentive awards programs, conduct and discipline, the labor relations program. Directs the planning, operations and administration of the position classification and position management program, S/T/DC manpower policies and directs their implementation with OPM, DoD, DA, DAF, and NGB policies and authorizations. Directs the accomplishment of: position reviews; timely forwarding of appeals with appropriate substantiation to the DoD Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS) or OPM; timely implementation of classification packages. Directs the planning, operations, and administration of the S/T/DC merit promotion plan to include procedures for recruitment, placement, evaluation, and pay determinations. Directs the implementation and administration of special emphasis staffing programs. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors. Advises staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters. Selects candidates for positions taking into consideration skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO objectives. Ensures reasonable equity among units of performance standards developed, modified, and/or interpreted and rating techniques developed by subordinate supervisors, teams, etc. as appropriate. Explains performance expectations and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Appraises performance of employees directly supervised and serves as reviewing official on evaluation of non-supervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors. Approves expenses comparable to within-grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel. Recommends awards and changes in position classification to higher-level managers. Hears and resolves group grievances and employee complaints. Determines and applies analytical tools to conducts in-depth analysis to identify, quantify, and evaluate the mutual effects and interrelationships between program goals and financial resources and policies. Evaluates proposals for systems and/or programs required to meet existing or anticipated operational problems, challenges, and changes in the operations environment. Other duties as assigned.