HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/COMPENSATION)

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/COMPENSATION), Position Description Number T5018P01 and is part of the OH HRO, National Guard.

The incumbent is the State Level Expert/point of contact on the State's Employee Benefits, Retirements, and Work-Life Programs.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Open to on board employees in the OHNG HRO (SF50 Required).

Duties

As a HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/COMPENSATION), GS-0201-12, you will perform the following duties:

1. Responsible for management and administration of a variety of Federal employee programs. Advises management, and counsels' employees on such programs as health, life insurance, dental, vision, leave Thrift Saving Plan (TSP), physical capability requirements, limited duty, and the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA). Provides advisory services and technical guidance to employees and supervisors on retirement programs/options to include Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), beneficiary information, and survivor benefits. Manages, administers, and provides advice and assistance on compensation/pay programs including hours of duty and premium pay. Conducts program analysis to determine activity trends and compliance with program requirements. Advises management on pre-Reduction in Force planning and potential program problems such as organizational patterns of leave usage or potential FECA abuse. Serves as the statewide functional expert on various leave programs, including but not limited to: Paid Parental Leave, Voluntary Leave Donation Program, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Advanced Leave, Sick Leave, Disabled Veterans Leave, Military Leave, Presidential Leave, Court Leave, Compensatory Time, Bereavement Leave, and Work Schedules. Provides Social Security guidance, interpretation of OPM, Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS), and NGB regulations.

2. Responsible for administering the benefits program and provides advice to managers, supervisors, and individuals who perform military duty about provisions of the law covering the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Provides technical guidance to employee's and supervisors on Special Provision Disability and OPM disability retirement requirements. Manages and tracks the USERRA Program through the collection of updated military orders and notification when the employee reaches time expiration. Responsible for the administration of the Telework, Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Programs for the state and ensures that the program objectives and goals are met. Advises, partners, and coordinates on Reasonable Accommodations (RA) requests, arranging for light duty assignments and/or details to maximize personnel resources and minimize compensation costs. Coordinates with appropriate personnel on individual placement actions. Provides guidance and policies on Mass Transit, RA, and Telework. Process request for RA, in accordance with internal agency policy and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforcement guidance for RA, specific to providing RA in the Federal Workforce. Provides guidance based on analysis of RA request, reviews case files, determining need for supporting documentation and assist management officials with implementation of approved accommodation, when appropriate. Reviews and analyzes DoD, DA, and Command policy or regulatory issuances for applicability and consolidates into directives and supplements the documents containing interpretative guidance information for implementation by managers of subordinate elements.

3. Responsible for the accurate and timely processing of Request for Personnel Actions (SF-52), Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) for?areas within their HR Office delegation memorandum. Ensures completion of supporting forms, records, and documents. Verifies personnel actions are processed. Conducts internal audit of personnel actions processed to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. Responsible for the quality assurance, maintenance, and security of the Electronic Official Personnel Folders (eOPFs) ensuring content meets regulatory requirements and is in accordance with the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping and is safeguarded under the Privacy Act of 1974. Generates reports using the eOPF report function. Monitors and performs Quality control functions on all eOPF's on a periodic basis and prior to transferring to OPM or to a gaining agency of former employee. Ensures benefits related information coded into the automated personnel system is accurate and timely. (25%)4. May have limited leader responsibilities. Distributes and balances workload among Employee Benefit- employees. Gives on-the-job training to lower-graded employees. May approve emergency leave for assigned employees in extenuating circumstances. Provides input into annual performance appraisals. Resolves simple complaints and grievances, referring the more serious ones to the supervisor.

Performs other duties as assigned.

*The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description. A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: (T5018P01).

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance designated at the State through the use of the Position Designation Tool.

Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; over/comp time may be required.

May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.

The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an appropriate valid driver’s license is mandatory.

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.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 1 years experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Education

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency .

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits Processing

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. 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. Most current SF-50.