HING Human Resources Office

Under this Accelerated-Hire announcement, all applicants who meet the minimum requirements at the grade level for which they apply will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. Veteran’s Preference and category rating DO NOT APPLY for this announcement under the Accelerated Hiring Authority.

POSITION:  Human Resources Specialist (Classification), GS-0201-09, Promotion Potential to GS-1102-11

SALARY:  62,517 to $81,272 per annum plus COLA

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT:  Title 5 Permanent Position

SERVICE:  Excepted Service

LOCATION:  Joint Force Headquarters, Human Resources Office, Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii

CLOSING DATE:  23 August 2024

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:  US Citizens

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The purpose of this position is to perform position classification and provide limited position management advisory services, within delegated authority, to both Army (ARNG) and Air National Guard (ANG) organizations and the full-time workforce within the state. Accomplishes work through the use of an automated personnel system.

• Accomplishes position classification for Army and Air National Guard positions.
• Provides management advisory services.
• Reviews requests for personnel and position actions to determine impact on position classification and position management matters, referring those that are highly complex or controversial in nature to the supervisor for resolution.
• Responsible for input of manpower and classification related transactions into the automated personnel system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Details of the duties and responsibilities are contained in the applicable position description (T5035000) which can be provided to you by HRO.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: If your resume does not include a narrative description of how you meet the GENERAL, SPECIALIZED experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose consideration for this position. Ensure that the Questionnaire is completed on Application Manager.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1-year specialized experience must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Specialized experience is experience that prepared the applicant to perform the duties of the position. The applicant’s educational-degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience. An applicant must demonstrate the specialized experience competencies (skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviors) to qualify for a position identified by its position grade and career level. Specialized experience factors encompass human resources program’s business competencies, familiarity with the subject matter or processes used in human resources programs associated with DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:

1. The incumbent of this position description must have at a minimum, a completed National Agency Check (NAC) prior to position assignment.
2. Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
3. This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.

 

NOTES TO CANDIDATES: 

a.  Permanent Change of Station (PCS) IS NOT authorized; due to PCS being not authorized Relocation Incentive is determined to be NOT in the best interest of the Hawaii National Guard and is NOT authorized.

b.  In addition to your application, documents of last performance appraisal, past civilian performance, letter of recommendations, and or military performance may be submitted.

c.  The applicant’s resume package may include military service experiences and/or civilian experiences; military and/or civilian performance reports; training certificates; and official college transcripts.

d.  Include any volunteer work experience in your resume.  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

e.  Final selection will be based upon qualifications, suitability, and available manpower resources.

f.  This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

g.  Financial Suitability – It is the policy of the government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual’s employment experience will be used only to determine the person’s qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Although an individual’s personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.

h.  Security requirements. A technician is subject to the personnel security requirements in accordance with State and NGB Publications.  In addition prior to appointment, individuals will undergo a background check to validate suitability for employment with the federal government as permitted by law.  Items checked include, education and fiscal accountability/responsibility.  IAW 5 CFR 302.203, the following, among others, may be included as disqualifying reasons:

• Dismissal from employment for delinquency or misconduct;
• Criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct;
• Intentional false statement or deception or fraud in examination or appointment;
• Habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess;
• Reasonable doubt as to the loyalty of the person involved to the Government of the United States;
• Any legal or other disqualification which makes the individual unfit for service;
• Lack of United States Citizenship.

i.  Training/Certification requirements.  All applicants for a position with designated developmental training requirements must be informed in advance that failure to complete the required certifications/course(s) will be cause for removal from the position.  An example of required developmental training is proponent course(s) at the National Guard Professional Education Center.  The HRO will require the applicant to submit a written statement to the effect that they understand they must either satisfactorily complete the appropriate certification/course(s) or corrective action will be taken.

j.  Eligibles on this list will be given automatic consideration for position vacancies occurring during the six months period following the close of this announcement.

k.  Cost of living allowances (COLA) vary from island to island. COLA is subject to change without notice.

l.  Positions advertised as having “Promotion Potential” does not hold any guarantee for promotion nor is the promise of promotion implied.

 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

1. Resume – Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
2.  You may submit supporting documentation (certificates, certifications, transcripts, etc.) with your application.
3. Copy of SF-50 if you are currently or previously a Federal Employee.
4. Transcripts (if applicable).

Your resume must be submitted COB 23 August 2024 to the Staffing Org Box [email protected]. Resumes and any other documents will not be accepted after 23 August 2024.