HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (MILITARY) (D1118P00)

Description:

PUERTO RICO NATIONAL GUARD
ARMY TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

COLA: 2.49%
DUTY LOCATION: JFHQ-PR, Recruiting and Retention Battalion (R&R BN), Fort Buchanan, PR

Requirements:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This position requires military membership in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG). If you are not a military member of the PRARNG (i.e. Airman, civilian, active-duty Soldier, prior service, guard member from another state, reservist, IRR, State Guard, etc.), you must contact the Recruiting and Retention (R&R) Office at (787) 289-1400 extension 2015 or 2008 and request the PRARNG Military Basic Requirements (MBR) Certification. If the MBR certification is not submitted, or you do not meet the requirements to be a member of the PRARNG, your application will not be screened.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:
HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements.

Area 1 = All permanent Enlisted employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
Area 2 = All indefinite Enlisted employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
Area 3 = Enlisted members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
Area 4 = Enlisted Prior (former) members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard.
Area 6 = Applicants who meet all requirements to become Enlisted member of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. (If the MBR certification is not submitted, your application will not be screened.)

First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates).

To prevent a grade inversion, military rank allowed for this position will be determined at the final evaluation of the vacancy announcement considering the military rank of the supervisor.

Acceptance of any military technician position may cause the termination of entitlements and eligibility for all military bonuses and student loan repayments. For further information you must contact the appropriate military Education Office.

TEMPORARY PROMOTION / INDEFINITE:
This position is advertised against a valid man-year of an employee currently on an Active-Duty tour. If the employee does not exercise restoration rights, HRO MUST clear the Department of Defense (DoD) Priority Placement Program (PPP) prior to process the personnel action may become permanent without further competition, upon recommendation of immediate supervisor, or may be terminated at any time by management decision.

An applicant selected for an indefinite appointment will occupy a full-time position without a specific time limitation. Permanent employees who apply for, and are selected for, an indefinite or temporary position do not maintain their permanent tenure status, nor do they have restoration rights back to their permanent position or status. These employees' Tenure Group changes as a result of a change in the appointment status in which the employee is serving. A technician NG-T32 (Dual-Status) or NG-T5 in this type of appointment does not work towards permanent tenure and can be terminated at any time with a 30-day notice. NG-T5 employee selected for this position will not have return rights to their former permanent technician position after conversion to NG-T32(Dual-Status). For more information concerning benefits for Indefinite employees see Benefits and Other Information.

DUTIES:
As a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (MILITARY) (D1118P00), GS-0201-9, you will serve as program support to the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Strength Manager. The mission is to adhere to the three tenets of the Strength Maintenance Program: recruitment, retention, and attrition of all Health Care, Chaplain, and Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) professionals within the state.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is sedentary but may require some walking and light lifting of office items. Position requires some travel to, and attendance at, meetings and conferences away from the worksite as required. Maintains military standards for physical fitness and height/weight standards.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions.

QUALIFICATIONS:
You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. National Guard military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the National Guard provided such service is related to the position to be filled.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower-level GS-07 position or the equivalent TWENTY-FOUR (24) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as advising commanders, unit personnel and applicants on regulatory requirements of the programs; developing letters of instruction; reviewing, interpreting, and implementing policies, directives, and other issuances by Department of Army (DA), National Guard Bureau (NGB), United States Army Recruiting Command(USAREC); participating in developing and implementing written policies and guidelines pertaining to recruiting and retention programs for AMEDD; evaluating the effectiveness of the specific recruiting and retention programs; applying fundamental military human resources management principles, practices, and techniques of recruitment and retention; coordinating and participating in recruiting efforts both locally and nationally; determining the budget requirements for travel, advertising, and office requirements; maintaining statistics; preparing requests for the conditional release of applicants and composing and preparing a variety of correspondence directed to local, national, civilian, military, professional groups, associations, and educational institutions.