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Salary $61,742 - $80,263 a year job type full-time
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Summary
About the position: the u.sMilitary academy, west point, ny is an academic institution located in the hudson river valley, 50 miles from new york cityThe historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in americaWest point is a self-contained city with housing, a department of public works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurantsEmployees have access to eisenhower hall theater, hudson valley`s performing arts center, and recreational facilities.
Responsibilities
Prepares the dd 214 and all separation documents for the united states military academy preparatory school cadet candidates entering the academyResponsible for reviewing and signing all dd 214s prepared by the transition center.
Serves as primary point of contact for casualty operations, which requires availability for unplanned and unscheduled overtime and assigned on-call duty.
Briefs commander and staff on pertinent aspects of the program, activities, resource requirements, and changes having significant impact on the retirement services program or personnel serviced.
Serves as the installation point of contact regarding retirement services rendered to soldiers, retirees, family members and survivors.
Assists in retirement services budget formulationCompiles and submits annual funding requirements for the operations of the installation retirement services program.
Serves as human resources specialist to the installation retirement services officer (rso); casualty operations and transition center.
Assists in monitoring and analyzing the effect of proposed legislation and resulting changes in law, department of defense instructions and headquarters department of the army policies and plans relating to the retirement services program.
Provides personalized in-depth counseling and assistance to eligible active army personnel, retired soldiers, their dependents, or survivors within geographic area of responsibility.
Assists claimants in obtaining pertinent documents from military and other federal and state agencies.
Conducts group briefings and one-on-one counseling with soldiers and family members concerning options and entitlements.
Assists the rso with the installation retiree councilServes as assistant advisor to the retiree council.
Ensures council minutes are prepared and duly distributedAlong with the co-chairpersons, periodically meets with the installation and garrison commanders to provide an update on retiree issues and receive guidance.
Prepares written findings for various internal/external interested parties.
Establishes and manages the installation retirement services office homepage in accordance with established guidelines, directives, and policies.
Assists with the organization planning and execution of the annual retiree appreciation day, recruiting from both internal and external organizations
Travel required
Occasional travel - you may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion potential
None
Job family (series)
0201 human resources management
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Requirements
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Due to the nature of this position, employees may be required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a secret security clearance or access for the duration of employmentA background investigation and credit check are required.
Appointment to this position is subject to a two year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 cfr part 315While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
Qualifications
Who may apply: us citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described belowExperience 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)You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experienceYour resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your applicationAdditional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized experience: one year of specialized experience which includes: (1) providing advisory services to individuals to include retirement benefits and/or retirement counseling; (2) utilizing automated systems to input, query, and/or extract information; and (3) verifying eligibility for benefits such as retirement, disability, etcThis definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (gs-07).
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Education: master`s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: human resources, business management, business administration or finance.
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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%To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Benefits and work life programs
Compliance
Customer service
Technical competence
Education
Foreign education: if you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited u.sEducation program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a u.sAccredited college or universityFor further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
Male applicants born after december 31, 1959, must complete a pre-employment certification statement for selective service registration.
You will be required to provide proof of u.sCitizenship.
Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from department of defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the reemployed annuitant information sheet.
This is a career program (cp) #50 - military personnel management position.
You may claim military spouse preference.
If a msp applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or local market supplement.
Interagency career transition assistance program (ictap)If you are a federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ictap consideration, you may receive selection priority for this positionTo receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ictap eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ictap eligibilityTo be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or aboveAdditional information about the program is on opm`s career transition resources website.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an alternate application.
Payment of permanent change of station (pcs) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a pcs move is not in the government interest.
This position is not eligible for regular and recurring teleworkThis position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and opm prescribed `unscheduled telework`Situational telework is approved on a case-by-case basis, where the hours worked were not part of a previously approved, ongoing, and regular telework scheduleSituational telework is sometimes also referred to as episodic, intermittent, unscheduled, or ad-hoc telework.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcementIf you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experienceIf, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this positionPlease follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection processIf selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Basis for rating: qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: best qualified, highly qualified and qualifiedVeteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
Best qualifiedCandidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
Highly qualifiedCandidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for the announced position.
QualifiedCandidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for the announced position.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-sensitive (ncs)/moderate risk
Trust determination process
National security
Required documents
Required documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employmentA complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the applicant checklist (external).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to applyIf you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., hrs per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present)If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
For additional information see: what to include in your resume.
2Other supporting documents:
Cover letter, optional
Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experienceIf you meet this requirement based on education you must submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligibleSee: transcripts and licenses
Note: documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the human resources officeSome supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than youYou may sanitize these documents to remove another person`s personal information before you submit your applicationYou may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the u.sDepartment of education in order for it to be credited towards qualificationsTherefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the u.sDepartment of education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Benefits
Benefits
A career with the u.sGovernment provides employees with a comprehensive benefits packageAs a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewardingOpens in a new windowlearn more about federal benefits.
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