Human Resources Assistant

**Duties**:
**THIS IS A DEVELOPMENTAL POSITION LEADING TO THE FULL PERFORMANCE LEVEL IN HUMAN RESOURCES, NF-03**

Works under close supervision in a developmental capacity, performing assignments, and completing training, both of which are aimed in preparing the employee to gain the knowledge and skills necessary ensure the development of skills and abilities needed to perform at full
- performance level.

**Entry Level**:

- Provides recruitment and placement service to NAF activities by procedurally processing a full range of personnel actions such as appointments, position and pay changes, transfers, and separations.
- Maintains electronic records, receives and processes requests to fill vacant positions, reviews selections for accuracy, and coordinates with supervisors during the hiring process.
- Checks for presence of necessary documents, for completion of all necessary items in each document, and for arrangement of necessary documents in proper sequence.
- Checks items of information for conformance to applicable laws, regulations, etc.
- Contacts appropriate sources to secure missing data or documents.
- Provides information to employees regarding benefits, including but not limit to insurance, retirement, 401(k) and awards.
- Administers workers' and unemployment compensation program.
- Utilizes information found in commonly used regulations, instructions, or manuals.
- In-processes new employees and assisting with completion of employment documents.
- Maintain Official Personnel Folders, position control registers, office files, group insurance files, etc.
- Computes service computation dates.
- Inputs personnel data into the automated personnel data systems to process a variety of personnel actions.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Full Performance Level (in addition to the above **duties)**:

- Provides recruitment and placement preparing and forwarding lists of applicants, arranging for interviews, and maintaining applicant supply files.
- Conducts orientation for new employees on insurance benefits, unemployment compensation, social security benefits, retirement, and other programs applicable to NAF employees.
- Explains pay systems, differentials, hours of work, and employee rights and responsibilities etc.
- Answers inquiries concerning status of pending actions.
- Provides information to supervisor and employees on such matters as pay actions, health and life insurance, and a wide variety of personnel actions.
- Serves as the authoritative source of information on procedural and regulatory requirements for submitting and processing all types of personnel actions. Answers inquiries concerning status of pending actions.
- Computes rates of pay on all increases (pay adjustments and step increases) for employees in activities serviced to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Maintains controls of within-grade increases to ensure due dates are met.
- Prepares, in final form, the full range of personnel actions.
- May be responsible for processing and tracking status of installation records checks, state criminal history repository checks, and national agency checks.
- Establishes new record series as required and disposes of records according to records management directives.
- May participate in planning and conducting the local NAF wage survey IAW regulatory guidance.
- May research and download forms and publications and post updates to directives.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation (T3/Secret clearance) with favorable results.
- This position is only open to applicants with PCS orders to a local USAF base or current UK work visa.

**Qualifications**:

- **The area of consideration for this vacancy announcement**:

- Citizens, permanent residents, and legal residents of the United States (US) who reside within the local commuting area (60-mile radius) of RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), or will do so within the next 30 days.
- Permanent and legal residents of the US must be citizens of a NATO country, unless authorized to reside in the UK as a dependent of an employee who serves in support of the US Visiting Forces.
- Eligible applicants must possess a US-issued social security number and be able to provide documentation proving residency status in the UK.
- Business Based Action
- Family Member Preference
- Military Spouse Preference
- Outside Applicant Veteran
- Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
- Transition Hiring Preference
- **Qualifying Experience**:
**NF-02 (Entry) Level**:
- Must have experience in responsible clerical or office work of any kind in which the applicant demonstrated the ability to perform satisfactorily at the pay band level of the position.
- Knowledge of office automation software (MS Windows, MS Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) is required.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
- Must possess skill in dealing