The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.
This position is located in the Workforce Relations Division (WRD), Office of Human Resources (OHR), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), United States Capitol Police (USCP). The Office of Human Resources provides leadership and oversight of a comprehensive human resources program that supports the USCP mission. Within OHR, the Workforce Relations Division administers employee relations, labor relations, performance management, reasonable accommodation, temporary restricted duty, fitness for duty evaluations, leave administration, workforce policy, and related workforce relations programs while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agency policy, and collective bargaining agreements. The Human Resource Specialist (ER/LR) serves as the agency’s senior technical advisor within the assigned program areas, providing expert advisory and consultative services to executive leadership, managers, supervisors, and employees on complex employee relations, labor relations, workforce policy, performance management, and workforce relations matters affecting both bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit employees. Develops workforce policy, administers assigned programs, evaluates organizational impacts, and recommends legally supportable solutions that promote consistent, equitable, and effective workforce management throughout the agency. Specifically, the Human Resource Specialist (ER/LR) will: Provide guidance to management on employee and labor relations matters affecting both bargaining and non-bargaining unit employees. Provide input to management before consultation to managers and supervisors regarding employee conduct, attendance, discipline, leave administration, grievances, and the interpretation and application of agency policies, collective bargaining agreements, and applicable laws and regulations. Prepare and provide input for management responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), notices of proposed changes, demands to bargain, negotiability matters, grievances, and other labor-management correspondence. Provide policy interpretation and guidance for management responses to managers and employees regarding reasonable and religious accommodation requests, medical documentation requirements, and other related workplace accommodation matters. Coordinate the Fitness for Duty Evaluation (FFDE) process by working with management, medical providers, the Office of General Counsel, and other stakeholders to ensure evaluations are administered in accordance with agency policy and applicable requirements. Provide consultation and policy interpretation input to management that will be disseminated to managers and employees regarding assigned workplace flexibility and workforce relations programs. Review proposed agency policies, directives, organizational changes, and management initiatives to evaluate their impact on bargaining unit employees and determine whether collective bargaining obligations exist. Develop, review, and revise workforce relations policies, procedures, and guidance within assigned program areas to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, agency policies, and negotiated agreements. Provide guidance and consultation input for management responses to managers and supervisors regarding performance planning, progress reviews, annual performance evaluations, probationary employee requirements, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and performance-based actions. Perform all other duties assigned.
There is no education substitution for experience in this series and/or grade.
Rebecca.Lackey.ctr@uscp.gov
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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