Summary

PSA is looking for a passionate individual to serve as a Human Resources Specialist (LR/ER) professional. In this role you will have the opportunity to counsel, ensure compliance, provide guidance, and conflict resolution on issues where you'll use your deep expertise to shape a positive work environment and foster a culture of excellence.

Bargaining Unit Status: Not Covered, AFGE Local1456

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies

This is not a law enforcement position.

Duties

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As a Human Resources Specialist LR/ER you will:

1. Manage labor relations functions for PSA including negotiation, representation, and advice to management.

2. Advise management and employees on requirements and effects of labor management agreements.

3. Provide human resources services in employee and labor relations.

4. Process employee grievances and adverse actions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

5. Analyze labor relations and employment law, regulation, and policy as well as best practices in the federal sector and develop proposed policy and procedure for PSA.

6. Develop methodology, collect, and analyze data and prepare recommendations and alternatives.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

A candidate appointed at a lower grade level may be promoted up to the full performance level without further competition.

Conditions of Employment

1. Must be a U.S. Citizen

2. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service

3. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation

4. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period, if not already completed

5. All applicants are subject to a comprehensive criminal background investigation, and required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment

6. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice

7. Status applicants for promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade

8. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the close of this announcement

9. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements below.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience related to the duties of the position comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience isdefined as working with employees, unions, and management in managing disputes, conflicts, and complaints, recommending innovative solutions to executives, managers, and supervisors, and gaining consensus.

To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, you must have (1) year of specialized experience related to duties of the position comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as working in labor and employee relations to resolve conflicts, interpret and apply employee relations laws, regulations, principles, precedent, and policy; perform detailed analysis related to conduct and performance issues; utilize negotiation and persuasion techniques to explain and justify management's actions on human resources issues; communicate with diverse audiences that include employee, management, and labor officials.

NOTE: Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the experience requirements will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

Education

There is no education substitution for specialized experience at the GS-12 and GS-13 grade levels.

Additional information

1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant as defined by 5 CFR § 330.702, you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Click The Employee's Guide to Career Transition for more information on ICTAP eligibility.

2. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, or you will not be considered under the merit promotion process. Also, you should submit your most recent performance appraisal.

3. Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1998: Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active duty service may apply. If you are applying under this provision, please submit a copy of your DD-214 (unedited long version).

4. You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for the severely disabled; certain Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned volunteers from the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps Vista , etc. Please indicate the type of special appointment you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement.

5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at OPM Qualification Standards.

6. In accordance with Executive Order 14170 and the Merit Hiring Plan guidance issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, applicants for this position are invited to respond to four essay questions. These questions are designed to provide you with an opportunity to share your commitment to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution, as well as your dedication to public service. While your responses are not required and will not be scored, we encourage you to thoughtfully address each question. Please provide a response of 200 words or less to each question. You will be asked to certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) such as a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT or Copilot. Click here to review the questionshttps://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/[redacted].

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.