Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement), you will perform a full range of activities in recruiting, screening, and referring qualified applicants to hiring officials; interpreting, and explaining human resources policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.

The responsibilities described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.

Perform a full range of recruitment and placement activities in support of management's goal to identify, attract, and retain a high quality and diverse workforce that is capable of accomplishing the agency's mission.

Provide advice and support to managers, supervisors, and other staff members on recruitment and placement matters for a variety of professional, administrative, technical, and clerical occupations.

Perform internal and external placement duties including conducting job analysis, drafting and preparing job opportunity announcement(s), evaluating, rating, and ranking applicants, and adjudicating veteran's preference.

Advise management on a wide range of staffing matters including recruitment strategies, sources, special programs, recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive programs.

Conduct regular training with customers on a wide range of staffing matters including principles of staffing, recruitment, and placement.

Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure You must pass a drug screening Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding USCIS applies the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 to its telework program This position IS NOT considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed. Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas. Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.

COMBINING QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: If you do not qualify based on experience or education alone, you may be able to qualify based on a combination of your experience and education. For more information on combining education and experience, visit the following website: General Schedule Qualification Standards. Transcript required: If you don't submit a transcript, we will not use your education when deciding if you're qualified for the job. For verification purposes, the transcript submitted must include your name and educational institution. Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP): Per 5 CFR 576.202, An employee who receives a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) and later accepts employment for compensation with the Government of the United States within 5 years of the date of the separation on which the VSIP is based, including work under a personal services contract or other direct contract, must repay the entire amount of the VSIP to the agency that paid it (proof of payment is required) before the individual's first day of reemployment.