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Human Resources Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations)
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted 56 days ago
About the Role
Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Human Resources Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations), you will serve as a technical specialist in Labor and Employee Relations, providing advice and guidance to agency managers in a wide variety of matters, and contributing to the development of agency policy in labor and employee relations.
What You'll Do
- →The responsibilities described are for the full performance level.
- →At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.
- →Serves as a senior advisor to leadership on complex and sensitive labor and employee relations matters, including grievances, personnel actions, third-party proceedings, discipline and adverse actions and appeals before bodies such as MSPB and OPM.
- →Supports the agency as technical expert in third-party proceedings in Merit Systems Protection Board, OPM, EEOC and Unemployment claims.
- →Interprets and applies Federal labor and employee relations laws, regulations, and case law to provide authoritative guidance and policy direction.
- →Analyzes and resolves highly complex labor and employee relations issues involving conflicting regulatory, statutory and case law requirements, policy implications, and agency-wide impact.
- →Develops, implements, and evaluates labor and employee relations policies, programs, and strategic initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
- →Provides expert guidance and training to management officials on disciplinary and adverse actions, unacceptable performance, grievances, management rights, employee rights, and dispute resolution processes.
- →Develops and reviews written management correspondence related to all phases of discipline and adverse actions, unacceptable performance and grievances and appeals.
- →Monitors legislative and regulatory developments and supports and recommends policy or procedural changes to ensure compliance and program effectiveness.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S.
- ✓Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- ✓This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S.
- ✓Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
- ✓Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at these grade levels.
- ✓Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.
- ✓Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S.
- ✓Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring.
- ✓These authorities are subject to change.
- ✓Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
- ✓Common definitions for hiring terms found in this announcement.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
- ★The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.
- ★In accordance with 5 U.S.
- ★Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act.
- ★Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to our Staffing Helpdesk.
Personality Fit
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