Human Resources Assistant (Military)

Air Force Materiel Command • Hanscom AFB, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior technician and perform a wide variety of both procedural and substantive clerical work supporting one or more military personnel programs, operations, or functions, e.g., recruitment, induction, assignment, training, utilization, or separation. Duties include performing the full range of tasks for assigned areas such as assignment, enlistment, reenlistment, promotion, awards, performance evaluation, routine boards, separation, or similar actions and performing a substantive review of records to determine eligibility for actions. The role serves as a technical authority on all elements of active duty military personnel specialties and reviews reports, forms, documentation, and other related information concerning Air Force members and reviews/constructs/maintains military personnel records on all assigned areas. The position serves as the primary source of information regarding a wide variety of entitlement, allowance, and indebtedness actions and processes actions through military personnel data systems. The incumbent will review products to identify and correct mismatched data in the system and to ensure projections and confirmations have consummated and required actions have been taken in the Personnel Data System. The role utilizes a variety of office automation hardware, software, and peripherals to perform miscellaneous administrative duties, special actions and other clerical support work pertaining to assigned area of military personnel.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Position may require an appropriate security clearance.
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Position may be subject to random drug testing.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required.
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date.
• Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• This position may require travel.
• This position may require travel around the base and occasionally off base, the incumbent must have some degree of independent mobility.
• Travel by military or commercial aircraft may be required for TDY, training, conferences, etc.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY) by military or commercial aircraft approximately 5 days per year.
• Applicants must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-01, equivalent to the next lower grade GS-04 or equivalent in other pay systems.
• Specialized experience is experience in applying military personnel regulations to review records and determine eligibility across actions including assignments, enlistments, reenlistments, promotions, evaluations, boards, separations, and member entitlements.
• Experience also includes utilizing military personnel data systems and office automation tools to enter, reconcile, and correct transaction data, produce administrative documents, and communicate effectively with military and civilian personnel across all command levels.
• Knowledge of, and skill in applying, an extensive body of military personnel regulations and procedures relating to transactions processed.
• Knowledge of military organizational structure, protocol, and similar matters.
• Knowledge of general office administrative and clerical procedures.
• Knowledge of the military personnel automated system and of various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support office operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs.
• Skills entering and retrieving personnel action data, and correcting data errors in data systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing with significant ability to deal effectively and tactfully with civilian/military personnel of all ranks and at all command levels.
• Ability to interpret and apply moderately complex directives pertaining to the area of responsibility.

Nice To Haves

• Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform the full range of tasks for assigned areas such as assignment, enlistment, reenlistment, promotion, awards, performance evaluation, routine boards, separation, or similar actions.
• Perform a substantive review of records to determine eligibility for actions.
• Serve as the technical authority on all elements of active duty military personnel specialties.
• Review reports, forms, documentation, and other related information concerning Air Force members.
• Review, construct, and maintain military personnel records on all assigned areas.
• Serve as the primary source of information regarding a wide variety of entitlement, allowance, and indebtedness actions.
• Process actions through military personnel data systems.
• Review products to identify and correct mismatched data in the system and to ensure projections and confirmations have consummated and required actions have been taken in the Personnel Data System.
• Utilize a variety of office automation hardware, software, and peripherals to perform miscellaneous administrative duties, special actions and other clerical support work pertaining to assigned area of military personnel.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree