Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (Employee/Labor Relations)

Summary
The Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, is seeking interested Bureau of Reclamation internal candidates to be considered for a professional development opportunity with the the division of Human Resources! This opportunity is for a detail or temporary promotion, not to exceed one year.
Location - Location Negotiable After Selection, United States and Sacramento, California
This job is open to

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
  Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
• Internal to an agency
  Current federal employees of this agency.

Clarification from the agency
Bureau of Reclamation Employees Only.
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Duties
The primary duties of this position are:

• Provides program direction for employee and labor relations within the Region.
• Interprets and clarifies higher-level policies and procedures and develops and implements local plans, policies, and guidance for the administration of functions covering adverse actions, grievances and appeals, employee services, communications, employee relations, incentive awards, and performance management.
• Provides technical, advisory, and counseling services to management officials, supervisors, and employees on performance systems and on conduct-related issues to include adverse/disciplinary actions and grievances/appeals.
• Investigates, researches, analyzes, identifies, and resolves employee behavioral problems and other organizational difficulties.
• Serves as the Regional Labor Relations Officer exercising labor management program responsibilities including unit determinations and petitions, contract negotiation, administration, maintenance and interpretation; negotiated grievance procedure administration, and third-party resolution.
• Advises management regarding labor issues and implications including negotiated grievance procedures and recommended remedies and responses.
• Supervises a staff of specialists and assistants in the performance of HR program activities.
• Assigns and reviews work, evaluates performance, provides training, initiates personnel actions, resolves minor problems, approves leave and overtime, and ensures adherence to Reclamation policies on equal opportunity employment.
• Serves as an ad hoc committee member for a variety of Regional committee assignments where HR management representation is appropriate and as one of two principal assistants to the HR Officer in the overall administration and conduct of the HR program.

Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Candidates may apply to be considered for detail or temporary promotion. This is a temporary assignment and cannot be made permanent without further competition. To be eligible for a temporary promotion, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirements outlined below, to include Time-In-Grade restrictions. Applicants that do not meet the requirements for a temporary promotion may be detailed into this position with no change in pay grade.
Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees who have a break in service of less than 1 year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of 1 year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). There is no specialized experience or time-in-grade requirement for applicants interested in the detail opportunity.
Supervisory Endorsement: Current Bureau of Reclamation employees must supply proof of current supervisory endorsement to be considered for this opportunity.
Qualifications
Applicants currently at the GS-12 level may apply to be temporarily promoted into this position. Candidates applying for temporary promotion may qualify on the basis of Specialized Experience.
Specialized Experience: The candidate's resume must describe specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-12 level in federal service demonstrating experience as a senior Human Resources Specialist in employee and labor management relations, experience advising employees and management on regulations and processes associated with discipline, adverse actions, grievances and appeals, performance management, experience negotiating labor contracts and representing management in dealings with union officials. These examples are not all inclusive.
Education
This position does not allow for substituting education for experience.
Additional information
Multiple selectees may be selected from this Interest Announcement.
Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval.

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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
All Bureau of Reclamation employee application packages (see Required Documents) will be reviewed for eligibility and qualifications applicable to temporary assignments.

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• Required Documents
  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
  Applicants are required to apply online via USA Jobs and submit all Required Documents appropriate, as outlined below:
  
  • Resume
  • Most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action
  • Signed Reclamation Interest Announcement Notification Form including Supervisory Endorsement and Employee Statement of Interest
• How to Apply
  Applications (resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documentation) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, DC time) on the closing date of this announcement 12/29/2023. To apply, click the blue APPLY ONLINE button at the top of the page.
  This vacancy is being announced through Bureau of Reclamation's Hiring System-USA Staffing. For more information, please visit: https://www.usbr.gov/hr/
  As part of the on-line application process, applicants may be required to submit supporting documents. Failure to submit the requested supporting documents may result in the applicant not being considered for this position.
  Do not submit photographs with the application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - applicant must remove any images from badges, licenses, etc.
  Agency contact information
  BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
  Phone
  916-978-5476
  Fax
  916-978-5563
  Email
  mpjobs@usbr.gov
  Address
  Div of Human Resources Bureau of Reclamation 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, CA 95825 US
  Next steps
  Upon successful submission of the application packet, applicants will receive a confirmation email from USAJOBS. If this email confirmation is not received by the applicant, the application has not yet been accepted by the system.
  After all application packages have been received, resumes and supporting document(s) will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the resume, application questionnaire, and other assessment criteria identified in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation by regularly checking their public status notifications in the USAJOBS profile.
• Fair and Transparent
  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
  
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents
Applicants are required to apply online via USA Jobs and submit all Required Documents appropriate, as outlined below:

• Resume
• Most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action
• Signed Reclamation Interest Announcement Notification Form including Supervisory Endorsement and Employee Statement of Interest

How to Apply
Applications (resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documentation) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, DC time) on the closing date of this announcement 12/29/2023. To apply, click the blue APPLY ONLINE button at the top of the page.
This vacancy is being announced through Bureau of Reclamation's Hiring System-USA Staffing. For more information, please visit: https://www.usbr.gov/hr/
As part of the on-line application process, applicants may be required to submit supporting documents. Failure to submit the requested supporting documents may result in the applicant not being considered for this position.
Do not submit photographs with the application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - applicant must remove any images from badges, licenses, etc.
Agency contact information
BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
Phone
916-978-5476
Fax
916-978-5563
Email
mpjobs@usbr.gov
Address
Div of Human Resources Bureau of Reclamation 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, CA 95825 US
Next steps
Upon successful submission of the application packet, applicants will receive a confirmation email from USAJOBS. If this email confirmation is not received by the applicant, the application has not yet been accepted by the system.
After all application packages have been received, resumes and supporting document(s) will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the resume, application questionnaire, and other assessment criteria identified in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation by regularly checking their public status notifications in the USAJOBS profile.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
• Reasonable accommodation policy
• Financial suitability
• Selective Service
• New employee probationary period
• Signature and false statements
• Privacy Act
• Social security number request