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Patent and Trademark Office•Alexandria, VA

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking a Human Resources Assistant to join the Workforce Employment Division within the Office of Human Resources in Alexandria, Virginia. In this role, you will support recruitment and placement activities for a broad range of positions. You will help ensure that staffing actions are accurate, timely, and consistent with applicable policies and procedures. The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year. These positions are located within the Patents and Trademark and Corporate Workforce Employment Divisions.

Requirements

Must be a United States Citizen or National.
Resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related competencies.
Must meet the definition of specialized experience.
Must pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
If selected, may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
Must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position.
Must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.
GS-06 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the federal service.
GS-07 requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level in the federal service.
Experience in initiating and processing personnel actions (e.g., new hire actions, promotions, resignations, pay changes, changes in duty station) utilizing a variety of human resources related systems such as HR Connect, NFC, EPIC, PMSO, Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF).
Experience in processing personnel actions in both the competitive and excepted service.
Experience in providing administrative support to Human Resources Specialists (e.g., organizing information for participants attending new hire orientation, preparing tentative and final offer letters, creating new hire folders, uploading case file documents) and responding to applicants and/or other inquiries.
Experience in selecting appropriate nature of action to process personnel actions in both the competitive and excepted service.
Experience in assisting with the resolution of system and data errors arising from the interface of an internal human resources information and external payroll system.
Commitment to improving the efficiency of the Federal government.
Passion for the ideals of our American republic.
Commitment to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

Graduate education directly related to Human Resources and or the work of the position.

Responsibilities

Provide administrative assistance and technical support to HR Specialists in support of recruitment and placement programs including merit promotion and delegated examining functions.
Independently verify nature of actions, regulatory authority, and data element information in order to code and process personnel actions for appointments, promotions, transfers, separations, etc.
Update automated HR systems such as payroll systems, USA Staffing and other relevant system records during the recruitment and placement process on a regular and recurring basis.
Respond to non-technical inquiries from the Workforce Employment Divisions.