Human Resources Assistant

Human Resources Assistant Nional Transportion Safety Board Office of Human Capital Management and Training Summary This position is loced in the Office of Human Capital Management and Training (HCT) which is responsible for a comprehensive human resources management program. As a Human Resources Assistant, the incumbent will assist Human Resources Specialists on issues th include the full spectrum of staffing, employee benefits, and classificion to support specific organizional components. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Office of Human Capital Management and Training (HCT) which is responsible for a comprehensive human resources management program. As a Human Resources Assistant, the incumbent will assist Human Resources Specialists on issues th include the full spectrum of staffing, employee benefits, and classificion to support specific organizional components. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $57,736 - $75,059 per year $63,940.00 to $83,119.00 Per Year Pay scale & grade

GS 7 - 8

Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 8 Job family (Series) 0203 Human Resources Assistance Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

HCT-12945466-26-TLS

Control number 868058100 This job is open to Help Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Family of overseas employees Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency Stus Candides (Merit Promotion, Non-Competitive, Special Hiring Authority and VEOA Eligibles). Videos Duties Help As a Human Resources Assistant,GS-0203-7/8, you will perform the following major duties: At the GS-07 , in addition to duties the lower grade level, typical duties may include: Accurely processes personnel/pay actions and determines approprie documents needed to support transactions ensuring completed actions are forwarded to respective personnel files. Verifies all entries by performing procedural and technical review of completed actions to assure correctness of entries, legal authorities, and remarks. 2. Monitors due des for various types of personnel actions, i.e., within grade increase, conversions, performance appraisals, expirion de of temporary appointment, salary retention period, etc. and retrieves necessary informion to complete actions. 3. Maintain discretion when providing informion on stus of personnel actions to opering officials. 4. Utilizes the electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) for establishing and/or maintaining accure up-to-de personnel documents. Requests and consolides prior service records from other agencies and/or the Personnel Record Center. 5. Conduct recruitment/examining activities for lower-grade positions. At the GS-08 , in addition to duties the lower grade level, typical duties may include Process human resources personnel actions (e.g., appointments, separions, or promotions); reviewing personnel documents for accuracy and compliance; providing customer service on HR Recruitment processes. Assist with new employee oriention sessions. Aids with completion of appointment forms and preparion of documention for background investigions. Uses HR informion systems to input, track, and retrieve da. Provide basic recommendions for the resolution of personnel/payroll problems. Review applicions to assess applicants qualificions and prepare approprie certifice(s). Provide advice and assistance to employees regarding personnel mters Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Resume and supporting documents (see "How to Apply" section.) Suitability for Federal employment

Bargaining Unit Position:

NO Direct Deposit is required. Trial or probionary period may be required. Stus candides must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks the next lower grade level) by the closing de of this announcement. Only experience and educion obtained by the closing de of this announcement You may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually.

THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE TELEWORK.

If selection is made below the full performance level, promotion up to the full performance level may be made without further competition. However, promotions are not automic or guaranteed and will depend on the performance and supervisor approval. Applicants must meet all qualificions and eligibility requirements by the closing de of the announcement. A Relocion or Recruitment Incentive may be offered to highly qualified candides. This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situional telework as determined by the agency policy. Multiple and subsequent vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Moving expenses associed with permanent change of stion (PCS) ARE NOT authorized for this position.

Two-Page Resume Limit:

Resumes must not be more than two standard single-sided pages (or one page if submitting a front and back, hard-copy). Qualificions To qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following

Basic Requirements:

At the GS-07, in addition to duties the lower grade level, typical duties includes: -One year (1) of experience in either federal or non-federal service th is equivalent to least a GS-05: Experience working in a Human Resources (HR) office as an assistant supporting HR professionals; utilizing personnel rules, regulions and policies to process payroll and personnel actions in an automed personnel da system; troubleshooting and conducting research for payroll and personnel actions; explaining forms, procedures and technical HR informion to employees and new hires; and maintaining files and personnel records. At the GS-8, in addition to duties the lower grade level, typical duties includes:

One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service th is equivalent to least a GS-07 Process human resources personnel actions (e.g., appointments, separions, or promotions); reviewing personnel documents for accuracy and compliance; providing customer service on HR Recruitment processes. Facilites new employee oriention sessions. Assists with completion of appointment forms and preparion of documention for background investigions. Uses HR informion systems to input, track, and retrieve da. Provide basic recommendions for the resolution of personnel/payroll problems. Review applicions to assess applicant basic qualificions and prepare approprie certifice(s). Provide advice and assistance to employees regarding employee benefits (i.e., retirement provisions, hours of work, leave accrual, health/life insurance, etc

NOTE:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies reled to this position. Failure to demonstre how you possess the educion, specialized experience and/or competencies will result in an "Ineligible" ring. Educion There is no educion substitution this grade level. Additional informion If you left Federal Employment and received a buy out and you are selected for this position, you may be required to repay the full amount of the payment. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): Must be a preference eligible or a Veteran separed after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

VEOA please https:

//www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/special-hiring-authorities/#veoa

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities:

For more informion on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements identified below please https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/special-hiring-authorities/ .

Career Transition Assistance Programs:

These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) meet the basic qualificion standards (including minimum educional and experience requirements; (3) be red well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 and above on the ring criteria for this position; and, (4) submit the approprie documention ( to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more informion : http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp

Note:

ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separion notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separion; an agency certificion th you cannot be placed after injury compension has been termined; an OPM notificion th your disability annuity has been termined; OR a Military Department or Nional Guard Bureau notificion th you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. NTSB uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify . Reasonable Accommodion (RA)

Requests:

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended th would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online applicion. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and approprie supporting documention 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 qualificions of the position, after notificion of the adjudicion of your request, you will receive an email invition to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudicion 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 Accommodion for Online Assessments . ( https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodion-Informion ) Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Nional Transportion Safety Board (NTSB) offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, paid vacion, sick leave, holidays and various benefits as well as work life amenities such as alterne work schedules, telework, flextime, fitness and transit benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., two-page resume, supporting documents), your responses on the applicion questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. Cheing on an assessment may also result in your removal from considerion. Do NOT include the following types of informion in your resume/applicion. If any are included, you deemed

INELIGIBLE

for considerion. Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. To preview the applicion questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12945466 . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Nional Transportion Safety Board (NTSB) offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, paid vacion, sick leave, holidays and various benefits as well as work life amenities such as alterne work schedules, telework, flextime, fitness and transit benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. The following documents are required for a

COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE

A Complete Two-page Resume is required: Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion MUST be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience. Please see OPM's video on

Resume Writing Tips:

http://www.youtube.com/wch?v=8YX7o1PBoF Responses to the questionnaire. College transcripts (Unofficial or Official), if qualifying based on educion or as a basic requirement.

ALL CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT THE MOST RECENT COPY OF THEIR SF-50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing competitive stus, listing your Position Title, Series and Grade and Step, Tenure (Block 24 -1 or 2) and Position Occupied (Block 34 -1). Additionally, applicants should also submit a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis in the competitive service or the full performance level of your current position, whichever is higher. (Do not submit your Award SF-50) . DD-214 (member copy 2 or 4) , SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for considerion under Veteran hiring authorities. Noncompetitive appointment authority documention, if applicable.

Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documention:

(1) Proof of Eligibility; (2) Your lest performance ring showing a ring of least "Fully Successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty stion. For more informion : http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)

Eligibles:

For more informion on

LMWFA, :

https://chcoc.gov/content/implementing-policy-guidance-land-management-workforce-flexibility-act Failure to submit required documents will result in you being considered as "ineligible" for this position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us . To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement stus or your applicion stus: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/applicion/stus/ . Your applicion stus page is where you can view your applicion stus, USA Hire assessment completion stus, and review your notificions sent by the hiring agency regarding your applicion.

NOTE:

If you have any additional questions, comments or concerns prior to the closing de please send those emails to include the vacancy announcement number, position title and your reason for contacting us to recruitment@ntsb.gov least 1 business day before the closing de. Agency contact informion Human Resources Division recruitment@ntsb.gov Address Office of Human Capital Management and Training 490 L'Enfant Plaza East SW Washington, DC 20594 US Next steps Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed in the announcement. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. The following documents are required for a

COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE

A Complete Two-page Resume is required: Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion MUST be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience. Please see OPM's video on

Resume Writing Tips:

http://www.youtube.com/wch?v=8YX7o1PBoF Responses to the questionnaire. College transcripts (Unofficial or Official), if qualifying based on educion or as a basic requirement.

ALL CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT THE MOST RECENT COPY OF THEIR SF-50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing competitive stus, listing your Position Title, Series and Grade and Step, Tenure (Block 24 -1 or 2) and Position Occupied (Block 34 -1). Additionally, applicants should also submit a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis in the competitive service or the full performance level of your current position, whichever is higher. (Do not submit your Award SF-50) . DD-214 (member copy 2 or 4) , SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for considerion under Veteran hiring authorities. Noncompetitive appointment authority documention, if applicable.

Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documention:

(1) Proof of Eligibility; (2) Your lest performance ring showing a ring of least "Fully Successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty stion. For more informion : http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)

Eligibles:

For more informion on

LMWFA, :

https://chcoc.gov/content/implementing-policy-guidance-land-management-workforce-flexibility-act Failure to submit required documents will result in you being considered as "ineligible" for this position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. The applicion process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the applicion and tach all necessary supporting documention. Click the Submit Applicion button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing de. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you notified after submitting your applicion. The notificion provided in your applicion submission screen and via email. The notificion will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this applicion" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodion before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about two (2) hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue ler, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments reused for one year (in most cases) from the de you complete an assessment. If future applicions you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses automically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparion resources https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us . To upde your applicion, including supporting documention: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your applicion record, and click Edit my applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement stus or your applicion stus: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/applicion/stus/ . Your applicion stus page is where you can view your applicion stus, USA Hire assessment completion stus, and review your notificions sent by the hiring agency regarding your applicion.

NOTE:

If you have any additional questions, comments or concerns prior to the closing de please send those emails to include the vacancy announcement number, position title and your reason for contacting us to recruitment@ntsb.gov least 1 business day before the closing de. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Human Resources Division recruitment@ntsb.gov Address Office of Human Capital Management and Training 490 L'Enfant Plaza East SW Washington, DC 20594 US Next steps Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed in the announcement. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/18/2026 Salary $57,736 - $75,059 per year $63,940.00 to $83,119.00 Per Year Pay scale & grade

GS 7 - 8

Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 8 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

HCT-12945466-26-TLS

Control number 868058100