Supervisory Human Resources Specialist

To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as: Advising managers and employees throughout the recruitment and placement process on applicable requirements, options, and procedures. Applying federal human resources laws, regulations, principles, and practices to staffing and placement actions. Utilizing automated human resources systems to provide federal staffing, placement, and personnel action services. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek.

Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

This Supervisory Human Resources Specialist position is located at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible for supervising a team of HR professionals.

Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates by preparing schedules for completion of work, assigns work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty/requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Conducts research and evaluates options for use in implementing Human Capital (HC) programs and policies. Utilizes HR expertise to coordinate or direct program and policy implementation.

Provides advice and guidance to junior specialists, professionals, managers, employees, and external representatives to resolve problems. Applies expert knowledge of the technical aspects of the HR work directed (e.g., staffing, benefits, worker's compensation, management employee relations). Identifies and proposes solutions to complex issues and concerns where previous studies and established techniques require modification and adaptation.

Reviews policies and precedents in order to make a recommendation for applying them to sensitive or controversial cases or problems. Depending on needs and circumstances of the organization to which you are assigned, you may perform disciplinary and adverse action duties, workers compensation duties, HR consulting duties and benefits administration duties. Supervisory/Managerial duties includes serving as a first line supervisor for the organization.

This includes but is not limited to: assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates; approving leave; coaching and developing employees; recommending corrective or disciplinary actions; assisting in budget planning and projecting short-term needs; managing projects within assigned resources; resolving routine problems that typically impact the objectives of the organizational unit; and when required, coordinating with customers outside the immediate organization.