Human Resources Assistant (Recruitment and Placement)

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Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Human Capital, Human Resources Operations Center., in Irving, Texas.

These are non-bargaining unit positions.

Duties The incumbent must be a customer service professional who can work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. Things happen quickly and continuously in this position, and the incumbent will find the need to move from one task to another without much time in between or juggling multiple duties at the same time. Duties This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Human Capital (OHC), Human Resources Operations Center (HROC), Staffing Unit. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Human Resources (HR) Assistant (Recruitment & Placement) providing a full range of recruitment and staffing support and assistance. As a Human Resources Assistant, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:

• Review and process a full range of personnel actions and requests including reassignments, career ladder promotions, change to lower grade;
• Conduct basic research and complete various administrative requests and personnel actions to ensure they are consistent with legal and regulatory requirements;
• Utilize various HR tools and systems to include USASTAFFING, Onboarding Manager, Electronic System for Personnel (ESP) and Position Description Library to initiate recruitment and hiring actions;
• Maintain and track recruitment and placement information, reports, records, and documents;
• Provide excellent customer service and respond to actions in a timely manner and in accordance with hiring procedures and timelines;
• Apply a comprehensive body of human resources rules, procedures, and technical methods concerning recruitment and placement sufficient to: conduct recruitment/examining activities for common lower-grade positions; make appropriate modifications to standard announcement(s); review applications to assess applicants’ basic qualifications; prepare appropriate certificate; take appropriate action upon selection.

Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Requirements Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required

Qualifications Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

GS-05 You qualify for the GS-05 grade level if you possess one of the following:

Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the Federal service performing these duties:

• Utilizing office automated systems to enter, retrieve, and manage data;
• Completing, tracking, and maintaining electronic files and records; AND
• Responding to customer issues and concerns.

OR Education: Four years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or techn…