Human Resources Assistant (Military)

United States Space Force • Buckley AFB, CO

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About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to administer all stages of retirement policy, procedure, and implementation for the Air Reserve Component (ARC) on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations. The position reviews retirement cases to determine applicable requirements and appropriate courses of action, advises on retirement applications and inquiries, and processes and tracks retirement transactions using military personnel and pay systems. It also maintains databases and case files for retirements and cases requiring additional processing, such as policy waivers, medical or administrative holds, and nonstandard situations.

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-06 level or equivalent, involving military laws, human resources rules, procedures, policies, and operations; alternatively, qualifying graduate-level education directly related to the work, or a qualifying combination of experience and education.
• For merit-promotion applicants, meet the applicable federal time-in-grade requirement: one year at the GS-06 level for the GS-07 level, when applicable.
• Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to apply human resources laws, rules, policies, procedures, and objectives related to retirement eligibility for Reserve and Guard members; ability to advise personnel, resolve unusual issues, and adapt guidelines to individual cases.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and summarize complex data and develop and present findings.
• Knowledge of human resources information and pay systems and software for creating and editing forms, letters, and personnel documents using a personal computer.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Specialized background and experience to interpret and apply precedents and resolve complex procedural and substantive problems in completing transactions and making decisions.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Complete the initial online questionnaire and additional assessments.
• Submit transcripts if qualifying based on education; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
• Federal employees must use direct deposit.
• May be required to obtain the appropriate security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and evaluate retirement cases to determine applicable laws, rules, regulations, and required courses of action.
• Provide advisory and technical assistance, procedural guidance, and recommendations regarding retirement applications and inquiries.
• Use the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Cleveland (DFAS-CL) pay system to enter transactions and analyze outputs for controlling, assessing, evaluating, tracking, approving or disapproving, and communicating retirement transaction status.
• Maintain a database of retirements and case files for retirement-related processes requiring additional processing, including waiver or exception requests, medical or administrative holds, and nonstandard or unusual situations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• If authorized, permanent change of station (PCS) expenses may be paid in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and Air Force regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed