HR Specialist

DUTIES: Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Employee Lifecycle Administration: Support key phases of the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, job changes, and separations, ensuring processes are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with organizational standards. Employee Support & HR Guidance: Serve as a primary point of contact for employees and supervisors, providing guidance on HR processes, policies, required documentation, and next steps related to employment actions. HR Compliance & Policy Application: Ensure HR activities in Central Office and the field comply with applicable federal employment laws, regulations, organizational policies, and recordkeeping requirements; apply policies consistently and escalate issues as appropriate.

Employee Relations Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert for complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary actions, grievances, conflict resolution, and performance management. Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) & Personnel Records Management: Accurately enter, update, audit, and maintain employee data in the HRIS and official personnel records to support reporting, compliance, and workforce management. Cross-Functional HR Coordination: Collaborate with HR partners throughout the VA network, hiring officials, payroll, IT, labor relations, and training teams to support HR processes and ensure employment actions are completed correctly and on schedule.

Additional Responsibilities & Flexibility: Perform and adapt to additional responsibilities as needed.

As a Condition of Employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - Your performance and conduct - The needs and interests of the agency - Whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government - Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Additional Conditions of Employment include: -Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. -Subject to background/security investigation.

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

Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic; religions; spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 3/9/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account.

Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USA JOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.

Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USA JOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement.

You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USA JOBS account, or your application will be incomplete.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package that includes: Resume The following documents are accepted and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal Employees), etc. Most recent SF-50 Performance Appraisal Separation Notice (RIF) Veterans' Preference: Since the Veterans Canteen Service falls under 38 U.S.C. 7802, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply.

Qualified Veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.