HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/LABOR RELATIONS) (T5)

HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS/LABOR RELATIONS

) (T5) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS/LABOR RELATIONS

) (T5), Position Description Number T5931000/T593200 and is part of the AL HRO Staffing ARMY, Nional Guard.

ORGANIZATION

JFHQ/HRO, MONTGOMERY, AL

SELECTING OFFICIAL

CW3 C. WALKER

• THIS POSITION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CURRENT ALARNG TITLE 5 TECHNICIANS

• Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a HR SPEC (EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS/LABOR RELATIONS

) (T5), Position Description Number T5931000/T593200 and is part of the AL HRO Staffing ARMY, Nional Guard.

ORGANIZATION

JFHQ/HRO, MONTGOMERY, AL

SELECTING OFFICIAL

CW3 C. WALKER

• THIS POSITION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CURRENT ALARNG TITLE 5 TECHNICIANS

• Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
• Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Montgomery, AL 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $61,722
• $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Promotion potential 11 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
• MERIT Occupions and job series 0201 Human Resources Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

AL-12982971-T5-26-152

Control number 872721400 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. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Clarificion from the agency Title 5 MERIT CAT 1
• All on board Federal Employees/Technicians within the ALNG (T32 and T5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite) Duties Help GS 09:

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Provides counseling to management, employees, annuitants, and family members of deceased employees by interpreting, applying, and explaining retirement and insurance laws, regulions, and policies on available retirement insurance benefits, deh benefits, entitlements/options. Researches and interprets approprie regulions to provide advice to employees concerning reinstement of insurance, conversion of life insurance and feures of the programs and options associed with retirement. Assist employees in the preparion of retirement applicions and reled documents and forwards to the Army Benefits Center Civilian (ABC-C). Determines type of separion and completion of eOPF maintenance for documents. Maintains a current knowledge of legislive development, agency reorganizions and other pertinent activities th may have an impact on management and employees. Provides technical guidance and assistance in the development and implemention of benefit program changes and open seasons. Determines entitlement to retirement annuities, eligibility for continuion of life and health insurance. Provides technical advice to personnel on a variety of programs such as health and life insurance and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Provides initial overview to new employees on the benefit programs available to them.

PLEASE CONTACT HRO FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION. GS 11

EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS

: Advises and counsels management, employees, annuitants, and family members of deceased employees by interpreting, applying, and explaining retirement and insurance laws, regulions, and policies on available retirement insurance benefits, deh benefits, entitlements/options. Researches and interprets approprie regulions to provide advice to employees concerning reinstement of insurance, conversion of life insurance and feures of the programs and options associed with retirement. Assist employees in the preparion of retirement applicions and reled documents and forwards to the Army Benefits Center Civilian (ABC-C). Determines type of separion and completion of eOPF maintenance for documents. Maintains a current knowledge of legislive development, agency reorganizions and other pertinent activities th may have an impact on management and employees. Provides technical guidance and assistance in the development and implemention of benefit program changes and open seasons. Determines entitlement to retirement annuities, eligibility for continuion of life and health insurance. Provides technical advice to personnel on a variety of programs such as health and life insurance and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Provides initial overview to new employees on the benefit programs available to them.

LABOR RELATIONS

Advises management and employees on labor laws, rules, and regulions regarding labor issues th are sensitive, critical, or controversial in nure. Provide advisory services to management, promote the efficiency of the service, train supervisors how to remedy employee deficiencies using both formal and informal methodologies, while simultaneously establishing a constructive workforce. Maintains awareness of contemporary developments and regulory guidance. Works daily with other HR Specialists assigned within the HRO on mters which impact other HR functional areas. Monitors the lifecycle of the collective bargaining agreement. Establishes and maintains relionships with labor organizions and Ste supervisors. Briefs and explains to management how labor laws, rulings, and decisions impact the Ste. Interprets negotied agreement provisions and reconciles conflicting technical viewpoints. Recommends minor modificions to proposed labor management agreements. Facilites impact and implemention bargaining between labor organizion officials and managers as a result of policy changes, conditions to workplace environments, or a deviion from existing practices. Explains rules and procedures to employees and managers in order to help them understand the grievance process, appeal rights, and responsibilities. Assists the Federal Labor Relions Authority (FLRA) in arranging and conducting union certificion elections.

PLEASE CONTACT HRO FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. Qualificions

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Each applicant must fully substantie (in his/her own words) th he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant considered unqualified for this position.

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1-year specialized experience must be equivalent to least the next lower grade. Specialized experience is experience th prepared the applicant to perform the duties of the position. The applicant's educional-degree study program or military or civilian academic courses may substitute for some specialized experience. An applicant must demonstre the specialized experience competencies (skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviors) to qualify for a position identified by its position grade and career level. Specialized experience factors encompass human resources program's business competencies, familiarity with the subject mter or processes used in human resources programs associed with DoD, U.S. Army, or U.S. Air Force.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

GS 09:

• -Knowledge of a full range of fundamental Human Resources Management laws, principles, policies, methods and practices as applies to one or more specialty areas identified. Research and analytical techniques sufficient to provide guidance to managers/supervisors on a broad range of well-precedented or recurring problems.
• -Analytical and problem-solving skills sufficient to loce approprie and applicable precedents, legal documention.
• -Ability to interpret basic issues of fact, law, and regulions sufficient to solve moderely complex issues such as the impact of a decision in one area of HR specializion on other areas (e.g., how a settlement made through ER or LR methods may impact position management and classificion in an organizion).
• -Ability to express moderely complex ideas orally and in writing. Ability to listen effectively and clarify informion.
• -Ability to analyze moderely complex operional and business problems involving issues for serviced functions.
• -Skill in advising managers and supervisors of HR program flexibilities and recommending alternives.
• -Working knowledge of HR computer applicions and ability to integre new, existing, and proposed applicions into the opering environment. Ability to retrieve and provide HR reports to the serviced populion. GS 11:
• Advanced knowledge of HR laws, regulions, principles, policies, and concepts reled to the assigned functional area sufficient to plan and coordine activities and serve as a technical resource to management and HR specialists on difficult or controversial issues.
• Ability to communice effectively with all levels and types of organizions and audiences.
• Ability to communice with managers and leadership regarding HR subject mter.
• Ability to conduct research and determine approprie applicion of laws, regulions, policy, or other directives and interpretive instructions for use in assigned HR specialty areas and to make recommendions.
• Ability to make clear and convincing oral presentions to individuals or groups, listens effectively and clarifies informion as needed; facilites an open exchange of ideas and fosters an mosphere of open communicion.
• Ability to analyze complex operional and business problems involving issues for serviced functions.
• Skill in advising managers and supervisors of HR program flexibilities and recommending alternives.
• Ability to write clear, concise explanions of complex HR topics such as evaluion stements, investigion reports.
• Working knowledge of HR computer applicions and ability to integre new, existing, and proposed applicions into the opering environment.

Ability to retrieve and provide HR reports to the serviced populion. Educion

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

GS 09: master's or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if reled GS 11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.M., if reled You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).

• This position may be authorized a recruitment or relocion incentive for up to 25%. All incentives must be approved prior to the employee in processing.
• 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 . 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. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. 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 . 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. Other supporting documents : SF-50s, transcripts, and DD 214s are recommended, but not required. 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12982971 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Mr. Christopher Walker Phone 334-213-7733 christopher.s.walker.mil@army.mil Address AL HRO Staffing

ARMY 1720

Congressman Dickinson Dr Montgomery, AL 36109 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. Other supporting documents : SF-50s, transcripts, and DD 214s are recommended, but not required. 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12982971 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Mr. Christopher Walker Phone 334-213-7733 christopher.s.walker.mil@army.mil Address AL HRO Staffing

ARMY 1720

Congressman Dickinson Dr Montgomery, AL 36109 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. 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 Posted this week

• Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Montgomery, AL 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $61,722
• $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9
• 11 Promotion potential 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
• MERIT Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

AL-12982971-T5-26-152

Control number 872721400