Human Resources Specialist - Employee Relations

HR Jobs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Prison System in Washington, DC is seeking an HR Specialist - Employee Relations to provide technical guidance on disciplinary actions, grievances, and performance-related steps, while supporting training and orientation for staff. The role is onsite in the DC area and requires at least 1 year of specialized experience. Applicants must be a U.S.

citizen with selective service eligibility. The position emphasizes legal and HR expertise in employee relations and must pass background checks

Qualifications

• Provide technical advice to management and supervisors on employee relations issues.
• Maintain regular communication with HR Managers to coordinate disciplinary actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice to management and supervisors on employee relations issues.
• Maintain regular communication with Human Resource Managers to monitor and coordinate the activities of disciplinary actions.
• Assist in developing, designing, modifying, or overseeing training materials for presentations.
• Conduct training and orientation regarding disciplinary actions.
• Advise management on correcting employees' poor performance.

Skills

Technical advice

Regular communication

Employee relations

Disciplinary actions

Training design

Job description

Washington, DC onsite Human Resources professionals play an important role at the Federal Prison System by supporting employee relations decisions with legal and HR expertise. This Human Resources Specialist - Employee Relations position provides technical guidance to management and supervisors on disciplinary actions, grievance-related matters, and corrective steps tied to employee performance, along with training and orientation support.

Salary: USD 89,508 - 116,362 per year. Experience: Minimum 1 year.

What You’ll Do

• Provide technical advice to management and supervisors on employee relations issues.
• Maintain regular communication with Human Resource Managers to monitor and coordinate the activities of disciplinary actions.
• Assist in developing, designing, modifying, or overseeing training materials for presentations.
• Conduct training and orientation regarding disciplinary actions.
• Advise management officials on correcting employees' poor performance.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service requirement applies.
• There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this grade level.
• Demonstrate one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
• Have experience researching case law, collecting and analyzing information to provide recommendations and resolve complex technical employee relations issues.
• Have experience providing technical advice to management and supervisors on employee relations issues, grievance issues, disciplinary actions, and related situations.
• Have experience responding to grievances, unfair labor practice complaints, disciplinary decision appeals, and making presentations in third-party arbitration hearings.
• Have experience providing training on labor law issues, disciplinary and adverse actions, the grievance process, employee performance and conduct, Office of Personnel directives, and the Master Agreement.
• If applicable, credit may be given for paid and unpaid experience; show the actual time (for example, hours worked per week).

Assessment and Evaluation

• You will be evaluated based on qualifications, application materials, responses to the application questionnaire, and any required assessments.
• USA Hire Assessments include a cut score; you must meet or exceed it to be considered, and you will not be considered if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.
• Competencies may include: Accountability, Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork.
• Final rating will follow DOJ’s Category Rating and Selection Procedures: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified.

Conditions, Eligibility, and Duty Location

• Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation.
• All applicants are subject to National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and credit checks.
• This is a secondary/non-law enforcement coverage position.
• Completion of mandatory courses Introduction to Correctional Techniques (ICT) Phase I and Phase II is a condition of employment for this secondary law enforcement position.
• Secondary law enforcement retirement coverage depends on whether the selectee has had three years of "primary" law enforcement retirement coverage under applicable rules.
• Duty location is to be determined at Central Office - Washington, D.C. or Southeast Regional Office - Atlanta, GA.
• This is a delegated examining announcement open to all U.S. citizens.

CTAP/ICTAP Career Transition Eligibility

• CTAP/ICTAP applies to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service.
• To receive selection priority, you must meet CTAP/CTAP eligibility criteria, be rated well-qualified (scoring at least half of the total possible points for the vacancy KSAs or competencies), and submit appropriate documentation.

Required Documents

• Provide all required documents in the prescribed format; failure to do so may result in removal from consideration.
• Resume must be limited to 2 pages and include your name, contact information, and relevant experience.
• If submitting documents, do not save files with special characters such as %, #, @, etc.
• Documentation should be identified/saved as VA Letter, DD-214, or Transcripts.
• If you are a veteran, a DD-214 is required demonstrating discharge/release under honorable conditions.
• Disabled veterans and other eligible preference categories require SF-15 and all documentation identified on the SF-15.
• Current or former federal employees must submit an unredacted copy of the latest SF-50.
• Proof of ICTAP/CTAP eligibility must be submitted if applicable.

Application window note: This vacancy announcement is set to receive the first 50 applications. On the day the 50th application is received, the announcement will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.