Junior Staffing Specialist

Job Requirements
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Experience performing staffing duties with USA Staffing Upgrade is required.
• Ability to apply and interpret Federal Staffing HR laws, policies, and agency-specific operating procedures.
• Attention to detail, data quality, and data integrity.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experienced in Excel and automated HR systems for data input is key.
• Must be organized and have excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the government-required security clearance.

The JUNIOR HR Specialist candidate shall have up to 3 years of experience of federal staffing experience and a BS/BA degree. The candidate will be responsible for assisting more senior positions and/or performing functional duties under the oversight of more senior team members. The candidate will be expected to gain DEU certification within three months of hire, an exception will be allowed for the requirement if training schedules do not allow for timely completion. The candidate shall support hiring activities for the IRS. Duties include:
• All positions follow a similar hiring process; the major activities that are currently part of the hiring process (order and activities subject to change and may vary depending on the specific position being filled) include:Job Opportunity Announcements
• Application Intake
• Qualifications Review
• Assessments
• Selections
• Set Salary
• Tentative Job Offers
• Background Investigations
• Final Job Offers
• Set Entrance on Duty (EOD) and keep selectee informed of every step of the process
• Support high-profile and high-volume Merit Promotion recruitment activities.
• Apply operational staffing experience in completing job analyses in coordination with hiring managers.
• Post job announcements.
• Follow project‐specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for rating and ranking candidates.
• Verify eligibility claims under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP).
• Review documentation and adjudicate veterans’ preference prior to assignment of preference on the final referral list.
• Verify eligibility claims for Merit Promotion referrals by reviewing supporting documents for proof of items including status, tenure, time‐in‐grade, interchange agreements, or Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibility.
• Verify eligibility claims for noncompetitive referrals by reviewing supporting documents for proof of items including status, time‐in grade, 30% or more disabled veteran status, Peace Corps status, Vista status, and military spouse status.
• Verify eligibility claims for Schedule A referral by reviewing supporting documentation and verify eligibility claims for other hiring authorities.
• Prepare competitive, Merit Promotion, Excepted Service, or noncompetitive certificates/referral lists electronically in accordance with Merit System principles and Delegated Examining (DE) procedures; may include category rating certificates and non‐traditional certificates such as Direct Hire authority referrals.
• Provide written notification to all applicants at the key touch points in the application process (application received, application assessed for qualifications, and application referred or not referred) and answer applicant inquiries regarding application procedures.
• Audit returned certificates and send disposition notices to non‐selected candidates.
• Maintain examining casefiles, including job analysis documentation, in accordance with Agency records retention schedules.
• Answer applicant phone calls and respond to written correspondence.
• Work as a part of a team.
• Use multiple automated staffing systems.