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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Resource Management Assistant

Ames, IA

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USAJOBS control number
891646300
Occupational series
0303

Summary

As part of the administrative support team, you will perform specialized duties in a program area involving a wide variety of problems or situations; develop information, identify interrelationships, and take actions consistent with objectives of the function or program are served.

Responsibilities

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

Serves as a technical resource to the managers of VS for administrative and staffing issues by keeping current staffing statistics for each area, and keeping staffing and organizational information up-to-date.

Coordinates recruitment activities by reviewing personnel requests to determine the nature of staffing or other action required and sources of candidates.

Serves as liaison between HRD and local management when filling positions.

Respond to employment information to inquiries regarding such matters as the status of recruitment, procedures for filing applications, interviewing processes, and procedures for obtaining Civil Service ratings for the positions of interest.

Submits a full range of recurring personnel actions for WG, GS, SES and SL positions, including various types of appointments, separations, promotions, changes to lower grade, transfers, within grade increases or extensions of appointment.

Submits a full range of payroll documents (e.g. change of address, tax forms, health benefits, Within-Grade-Increases/WGI's).

Provides new employee orientation and assists new employees in completion of forms related to appointment, administers oath of office, explains pay rate, explains employee benefits, explains accrual of annual and sick leave, etc.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. FOR THE GS-07 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Coordinating overall administrative processes for an office in accordance with organizational guidelines. Maintaining and compiling a variety of administrative information into tables, charts, and reports. Researching and providing information to employees on regulations of administrative actions. Recommending new administrative procedures to facilitate changing program expectations. Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

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