HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT

Air Combat Command

Tyndall Air Force Base (FL)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 34,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Air Combat Command at United States Air Force base is seeking a detail-oriented HR Assistant to support HR operations, recruitment, onboarding, and benefits administration. The role involves advising on HR procedures, preparing job postings, reviewing applicant qualifications, and maintaining official personnel records.

The position requires navigating pay, leave, and benefits policies while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and Air Force regulations.

Qualifications

Experience with HR processes and recruitment workflows.
Ability to explain employee rights and responsibilities.
Familiarity with HR recordkeeping and onboarding tasks.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance on HR laws, policies and procedures to supervisors and employees.
Review personnel actions and support recruitment strategies and postings.
Assist onboarding, entrance on duty, and new hire record creation and filing.
Explain benefits and enrollment options to new employees and track eligibility.

Skills

HR advisory

Recruitment discussions

Employee benefits guidance

Records management

Pay and leave administration

Tools

AFSFMS

Job description

About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the NAF Human Resources Assistant.

Key Responsibilities

HR Advisory: Serves as a reliable source of information on procedural and regulatory requirements pertaining to HR personnel matters. Provides guidance and informational resources to supervisors and employees. Explains employee rights and responsibilities. R&P: Receives and reviews personnel action requests and supporting documents for validity and completion. Conducts strategic recruitment discussions to advise on recruitment strategies.

Advises on permanent and/or temporary placement actions. Explains hiring preferences and priority considerations in the recruitment process to management and/or applicant. Formulates position qualifications for job announcement postings. Creates and releases job opportunity announcements. Generates applicant lists for the issuing of hiring certificate(s). Verifies applicant eligibilities; and makes qualification determinations of applicants.

Issues certificate of qualified applicants to selecting official for consideration. Audits returned certificate to validate selection(s) are compliant to statutory laws and policies. Extends job offers and initiates pre-employment process. Completes assigned and applicable onboarding tasks/responsibilities. Coordinates entrance on duty date once pre-employment requirements are favorably met. Prepares for and conducts in-processing briefing.

Completes new hire record by ensuring all tasks are complete to include in-processing and all new hire documents are uploaded to the recruitment casefile. Ensures personnel documents are placed into the official personnel file. Benefits: Conducts orientation for new employees providing information on insurance, retirement, and 401k savings benefits; workers' compensation; and unemployment compensation. Tracks employee benefits eligibility window.

Explains life qualifying events in accordance with HIPAA special enrollment rights and open enrollment. Position Management: Maintains and locates position descriptions. Reviews and verifies organizational structures provided by management. Enters position descriptions into an automated library; and uploads supporting documents into its casefile. Completes cursory reviews of previously classified position descriptions.

DCPDS/Personnel Actions: Enters personnel data into the automated NAF personnel data system. Completes applicant and position builds. Codes personnel actions in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. Processes full range of personnel actions in accordance with applicable rules and procedures. Generates personnel information reports. Identifies and corrects discrepancies in personnel data.

Pay & Leave: Advises management on routine pay and leave administration actions. Explains pay systems, differentials, hours of work, etc. Sets pay in accordance with applicable laws, policy, and guidance. Computes rates of pay increases (promotions, pay adjustments, step increases, etc.) in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Monitors and processes within-grade increases in accordance with applicable guidelines.

May participate in planning and conducting the local NAF wage survey IAW regulatory guidance. Computes service computation dates. For OCONUS: Tracks, briefs, and calculates Post Allowance. Tracks and coordinates logistical support renewals. May assist HRO with LQA reconciliation. Clerical/Admin: Answers inquiries concerning status of pending actions. Maintains official employee personnel records and files.

Forwards timely and accurate copies of records for administrative and pay purposes to other offices as required. May be responsible for entering and updating investigations in CSO IT, creating monthly reports, processing and tracking status of installation records checks, state criminal history repository checks, and national agency checks. Establishes new record series as required and disposes of records according to records management directives.

May research and download forms and publications and post updates to directives. Creates and edits user accounts in automated recruitment tool. Performs quality assurance audits utilizing BI and AFSFMS

Requirements & Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air Combat Command, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $18.2 – $24.5/hr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Mspouse' hiring path.