Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Irving (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Irving, Texas, seeks an experienced HR professional to provide management advisory services on recruitment and placement, analyze workforce trends, and develop action plans to reach HR goals.

This is a full-time permanent role within DHS, requiring US citizenship and successful background and drug screenings. The position involves supervising HR staff, guiding junior specialists, and ensuring compliance with federal HR policies.

Qualifications

• Experience providing HR management advisory services to managers and supervisors.
• Ability to analyze workforce trends and forecast changes affecting recruitment/placement.
• Proven ability to develop action plans to meet HR goals and milestones.
• Experience guiding and training HR staff and supervising teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR management advisory services on recruitment and placement to higher level managers and supervisors.
• Analyze trends and forecast changes in workforce requirements impacting recruitment and placement.
• Develop action plans to improve productivity to meet HR goals and milestones.
• Effectuate minor disciplinary measures and recommend actions in more serious cases.
• Provide guidance and instruction to subordinate HR staff on work and administrative matters.
• Supervise a group of HR employees and provide technical guidance to staff.

Skills

HR management

Recruitment

Workforce forecasting

Staff supervision

Disciplinary actions

Job description

Summary

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Organizational Location

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Human Capital, Human Resources Operations Center in Irving, Texas.

This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

• Providing Human Resources management advisory services to higher level managers and supervisors on areas of recruitment and placement.
• Analyzing trends and forecast changes in workforce requirements that may impact future recruitment and placement procedures.
• Developing action plans to improve productivity to meet human resources goals, objectives, and milestones.
• Effectuating minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands and recommending other action in more serious cases.
• Providing guidance and instruction to subordinate Human Resources Specialist on both work and administrative matters
• Supervising a group of Human Resources employees and providing technical guidance to subordinate staff.

Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

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Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Duties (experience)

• Conducting job analyses on a wide variety of complex positions using research, interviews, observation, and analytical techniques;
• Determining the appropriate rating, ranking, and selective placement factors for vacant positions;
• Developing and using assessment questionnaires to evaluate the applicants' varying degrees of job qualifications;
• Providing management with a wide range of options for filling vacant positions including special appointing authorities;
• Providing senior level advice on areas of recruitment and placement.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

This position is at the full performance level.

E-Verify

DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

Suitability

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Background Investigation

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet these standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Supervisory Probationary Period

This is a supervisory position. Under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period. You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment to this position.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by‑case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

A student loan repayment incentive may be available, in which case a service agreement will be required.

Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement.

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