HR Specialist (Employee and Labor Relations)

Advise managers and supervisors on the appropriateness of a disciplinary based action given the severity of the action, the type of offense in question, past practices of the organization, the potential implications/ramifications of the proposed action, unforeseen issues (i.e., medical issues), mitigating factors pertinent to the pending disciplinary case, and alternative options (such as proposing alternative dispute resolution).

Provide advice and guidance to managers related to all phases of the performance management process to include performance-based actions.

Address complex issues and questions pertaining to hours of work, work schedules, and the leave administration program, including flexible and compressed work schedules, telework, hours of work/provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, leave without pay (LWOP), military leave, annual leave, sick leave, court leave, administrative leave, the leave transfer program, reasonable accommodation, etc.

Advise managers and supervisors of their responsibilities under the various steps of both administrative and negotiated grievance procedures.

Participate in informal and formal meetings with management and union representatives and provide advice and counsel to managers as to union matters during what can be very sensitive and confrontational meetings with the union and/or the employee.

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages.

To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-12 salary range starts at $89,508 per year.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience interpreting and applying a wide range of human resources employee relations and labor relations concepts, laws, regulations, principles, practices and policies in order to resolve both employee and labor relations problems and issues.

Experience must include providing comprehensive employee relations and labor relations management advisory and technical services in the areas of performance, conduct, discipline, adverse actions, grievances and appeals.