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HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION WITH NO MILITARY REQUIRMENT. This National Guard position is for a HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS), Position Description Number PDT5931000 and is part of the Mississippi National Guard.
What You'll Do
- →As a HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS), GS-0201-11, you will provide technical, procedural, and evaluative assistance in the area of employee benefits, performance management, and/or compensation for both Army and Air National Guard organizations.
- →Performs work in one or more of human resources specialties.
- →Accomplishes work through the use of an automated personnel system.
- →Provides technical guidance and procedural assistance to managers, supervisors, and employees in executing a variety of employee benefits' programs, which may include workers' compensation, health and life benefits, Thrift Savings Program (TSP), awards, performance management, retirement, etc.
- →Develops and carries out specific projects to accomplish the technical support mission of the Human Resources Office.
- →Advises supervisors and employees on regulatory requirements of the programs and develops instructions.
- →Reviews and interprets policies, directives, and other issuances by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), National Guard (NGB), Department of Labor (DOL), and outside control agencies for applicability to activities serviced.
- →Assists in administering the retirement programs for technicians desiring to retire under any of the retirement systems.
- →Processes retirement actions, which are moderately complex, non-controversial, and/or recurring cases related to both the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Services Retirement Systems.
- →Provides counseling to management, employees, retirees, and family members on the complex retirement insurance benefits, entitlements/options.
- →Interprets, applies, and explains to employees retirement and insurance laws, regulations, and policies.
- →Interprets appropriate regulations to provide advice to employees concerning reinstatement of insurance, conversion of life insurance, and features of the programs and options associated with retirement.
- →Analyzes information to establish the length and type of creditable service e.g. service computation dates, and prepares annuity computations for employees.
- →Researches regulations and records to advise employees on the buy back of creditable time for retirement.
Requirements
- ✓CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES: 1.
- ✓Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position. 2.
- ✓May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; over/comp time may be required 3.
- ✓Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. 4.
- ✓May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments. 5.
- ✓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. 6.
- ✓The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an appropriate valid driver's license is mandatory 7.
- ✓Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. 8.
- ✓For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
- ✓Although there is no substitution of education, a high school diploma or general education development (GED) diploma is required.
- ✓An undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university is desired.
- ✓A graduate degree from an accredited civilian academic college or from an equivalent professional military education school is optimum.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 92e7caa4-047a-4072-b02f-14df8f362886
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