THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement), Position Description Number T5032P01 and is part of the Human Resource Office of the Vermont Army National Guard.
1. Advises and supports State managers, supervisors, and the Human Resources Officer on recruitment and placement matters for a variety of professional, administrative, technical, and clerical occupations. Plans for and administers the merit promotion and recruitment/placement program. Educates commanders, managers, and supervisors on a wide range of programs, regulations, and policies regarding hiring of federal employees.
Responds to inquiries and provides recommendations to resolve complex interrelated HR issues regarding recruitment and placement matters from the serviced workforce and coordinates with NGB-J1-Functional as required. Attends national recruitment and placement workshops. Reviews and verifies determinations made by lower graded staffing specialists, processing requests for personnel actions and recruit to fill actions.
Evaluates work processes, provides training, and ensures accuracy and applicability according to regulatory and statutory guidance. Recommends effective and alternative actions where needed. May create and publish new and recurring vacancy announcements using automated system (i.e.: DCPDS or USAJobs). 2. Provides oversight and expertise to ensure candidate eligibility determinations are within program and policy standards.
Performs the full scope of HR staffing work related to hiring, advertisement, qualification, selection, and onboarding actions. Performs qualification analysis of eligible applicants and adjudication of qualification appeals. Maintains documents associated with hiring actions. Reviews and analyzes statistical data concerning recruitment and placement functions, end strength and man-hour utilization and makes recommendations to supervisors for improvements.
Conducts long-range planning for projected mission and/or organizational changes to formulate a placement plan. Coordinates with other HR specialties to meet organizational staffing needs to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met. 3. Administers and provides oversight for the use of special employment programs (e.g., Upward Mobility, or DoD Priority Referral System) to ensure the continuance of a balanced placement program.
Interprets reviews and applies state pay setting actions such as highest previous rate rule and recruiting and retention incentives. Analyzes technician and payroll information to identify and resolve complex pay-setting errors or discrepancies. Sets rates of pay for General Schedule (GS) and Federal Wage System (FWS) technicians for appointments, transfers, promotions, changes to lower grade, and changes between GS and FWS pay systems.
Administers and provides oversight for technician permanent change of station/relocation actions. Initiates process for the most complex transportation agreements and reviews agreements drafted by lower graded specialists. Completes travel orders authorizing various entitlements. Obtains necessary funds from NGB or state Comptroller as appropriate. Provides counseling to employees on entitlements, rights, and obligations.
Reviews requests for extension of temporary quarters and makes recommendations for approval. 4. Develops, coordinates, and maintains state plans/guidance. Attends national recruitment and placement workshops.
Responds to complex inquiries involving the recruitment process such as vacancy announcements, status of employment applications, qualification requirements, and human resource programs and educates commanders, managers, and supervisors on the various programs related to HR Staffing actions. Facilitates all staffing actions related to reductions-in-force (RIF). Reviews competitive level determinations and retention registers.
Ensures qualifications and military assignment evaluations are performed properly. *Performs other duties as assigned.
Combinations of Specialized Experience and Education are allowed. You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. Education at the graduate level in an accredited college or university in the amounts shown in the table meets the requirement.
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. For certain positions covered by this standard, the work may be recognized as sufficiently technical or specialized that graduate study alone may not provide the knowledge and skills needed to perform the work. In such cases, agencies may use selective factors to screen out applicants without actual work experience. Ph.D.
or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related
louise.s.acker.civ@army.mil · (802) 338-3145
This position is with Army National Guard Units, Department of the Army.
The posted pay range is $76203 – $99069/yr.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-21.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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