Human Resources Assistant

Office of the Secretary; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce seeks a Human Resources Assistant to support administrative tasks under the CAPS framework. The role references qualifications equivalent to the ZS-03 level, GS-05/06 in the Federal service, and emphasizes automated systems use, accurate record keeping, and cross-department collaboration.

The selected candidate will apply the OPM standards, work with varied offices, and manage essential information flows to ensure efficient personnel

Qualifications

• Specialized experience using automated systems to perform administrative support functions (e.g., reviewing information for discrepancies, preparing reports and correspondence).
• Maintaining records to ensure they are accurate and up to date.
• Collaborating with applicants, departments and other organizations to obtain information required.

Skills

Automated systems usage

Record maintenance

Interdepartmental collaboration

Education

4 years of education beyond high school

Job description

This vacancy is for a Human Resources Assistant in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. This position is being filled under the Department Of Commerce Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career path and pay band. The ZS-03 is equivalent to the GS-05/06 grade levels. To qualify at the ZS-03 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZS-02 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Using automated systems to perform administrative support functions (i.e. reviewing information for discrepancies, preparing reports, and correspondence); Maintaining records to ensure they are accurate and up to date; Collaborating with applicants, departments and other organizations to obtain information required -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Successfully completed 4 years of education above high school. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

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