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Job Title : Human Resource Assistant GS-0203 4/5
Company  Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Location Holtsville, NY, NY

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Salary $29663 to $43138
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Contact:  Apply online at: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=73499189
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 JOB DESCRIPTION
Internal Revenue Service
Sub Agency: Internal Revenue Service
Job Announcement Number:
08BR1-HCE1018-0203-4/5-SP

Human Resource Assistant GS-0203 4/5
SALARY RANGE: 29,663.00 - 43,138.00 USD per yearOPEN PERIOD: Thursday, July 03, 2008
to Thursday, July 10, 2008
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0203-04/05POSITION INFORMATION: Career Conditional Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 05DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Holtsville, NY
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: You must be a citizen of the United States or U. S. National.
Verification of Citizenship will be required.Permanent registered
aliens are not eligible to apply.
JOB SUMMARY:
WHY IS THE IRS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK?
Add it up.Here you will excel with one of the largest financial
institutions in the world and be part of one of the most well
trained, professional workforces anywhere.Be among the best in your
field and put your professional skills to work from Day 1.

-Career Progression.We provide outstanding advancement
opportunities.
-Stability.We're a proven commodity.
-Benefits.They're simply outstanding.
It all adds up.
WHAT DOES A HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT DO?
Human Resources Assistants work in the Human Resources area of
different IRS Business Units (BU).In Agency-Wide Shared Services
(AWSS), they support automated personnel and payroll administration
systems or help manage Career Learning Centers.In the Human Capital
Office (HCO), they support course development, technical training,
benefits related programs, recruitment and placement, or handle
worker's compensation cases.In the Criminal Investigation Division
(CI), they support course development at the Criminal Investigation
Training Academy.
WHAT TYPE OF APPOINTMENT IS THIS?
This is a Full-Time Career Conditional Appointment
WHAT IS THE IRS?
The IRS is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury and one of the
world's most efficient tax administrators.Yearly, the IRS collects
more than $2 trillion in revenue and processes over 200 million tax
returns.The IRS Mission is to provide the United States taxpayers
top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax
responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and
fairness to all.
This position is located in Holtsville, New York.
HOW DO I APPLY?
"It is really easy.Just click on the "How to Apply" tab above."
WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS?
If you want to find out more about IRS careers, visit us on the web
at www.jobs.irs.gov.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
You must be a citizen of the United States.High School students must be within 9 months or graduation.Males born after 12/31/59-Selective Service Registration required.
Send Mail to:
Internal Revenue Service
1040 Waverly Ave.
Holtsville, NY 11980
Fax: 631-447-4363
For questions about this job:
Sue Petriello
Phone: 631-654-6827
Fax: 631-447-4363
TDD: 631-687-3883
Email: susan.petriello@irs.gov
 
 JOB REQUIREMENTS
08BR1-HCE1018-0203-4/5-SP

Human Resource Assistant GS-0203 4/5
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
To qualify for this position at the Grade 04 level,
you must:be at least 16 years of age, have a
high school diploma or GED, and have at least one
year of general experience.The experience could
have been progressively responsible clerical,
office or other work that indicates the ability
to acquire the particular knowledge and skills
needed to perform the duties of this position.
The experience must be typically in or related to
the work of the position as described in the
announcement under major duties.
Or, be at least 18 years of age and have at least
one year of general experience.The experience
could have been progressively responsible
clerical, office or other work that indicates the
ability to acquire the particular knowledge and
skills needed to perform the duties of this
position.The experience must be typically in or
related to the work of the position as described
in the announcement under major duties.
Or, have at least two years of education above
the high school level (education may have been
obtained in an accredited business, secretarial
or technical school, junior college, college or
university).
To qualify for this position at the Grade 05 level,
you must have at least one year (12 months) of
specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4
level in the Federal Service.Specialized
experience is experience that is in or related to
this position and provided you with the
particular knowledge, skills and abilities to
perform successfully the duties of this position.
Examples of qualifying experience may have been
gained in positions performing routine
assignments related to human resource management
functions to include:
~ Maintaining position description books,
classification standards, and files.
~ Providing routine information to managers and
employees on various human resources issues.
~ Reviewing requests for personnel actions.
~ Reviewing position descriptions for format,
completeness, and consistency.
~ Maintaining manual and automated records
~ Providing support work to others managing
programs (e.g. training programs, education
programs, etc).
~Participating in preparing course materials
for printing and distribution.
~Participating in preparing course materials
for printing and distribution.
This list is not inclusive.
If you do not have 1 year of specialized
experience, you may also qualify if you have
successfully completed at least 4 years of
education above the high school level (120
semester hours or 180 quarter hours), have a
Bachelors or higher degree, or have 2880 hours of
formal classroom training in an accredited
business, secretarial or technical school.
Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign
countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired
in U.S. colleges and universities.Applicants educated in whole or
in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence,
including transcripts; to an accredited private organization for an
equivalency evaluation of course work, including grade and credit
conversion, and degree.You must provide a copy of the letter
containing the results of the equivalency evaluation as supporting
documentation.Failure to provide such documentation when requested
will result in lost consideration.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify at the
time of appointment that they have registered with the Selective
Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective
Service law.
-Required to submit fingerprint cards as part of the pre-employment
process.
-Required to provide information to complete a thorough background
investigation.
-Subject to the requirement of the U.S. Department of the Treasury
to undergo an income tax verification and post-employment tax audit.
-Required to possess or obtain a valid driver's license, for
positions in which operating a motor vehicle is essential to
efficient performance of assigned work.
Travel for this position is often confined to the local area.
However, overnight travel could exceed 25%.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
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If you are eligible and qualified, you will be given a score from 70
to 100 based on the information provided in your online application,
in particular your responses to job-related questions.
Your eligibility will be good for a period of one year from the date
of your application.
Job-Related Questions:As part of the online application process,
you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to
assess your possession of the following Human Resources
Assistant competencies:
Applies Technology to Tasks:Selects and understands procedures,
machines, or tools that will produce the desired results; identifies
or solves problems in machines, computers, or other technologies as
they are related to performing tasks.
Customer Service:Works and communicates with clients and customers
to satisfy their expectations. Committed to quality services.
Interpersonal Skills:Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy,
tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others;relates well to
different people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
Managing and Organizing Information:Identifies a need; gathers,
organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and
accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
Problem Solving:Identifies problems; determines accuracy and
relevance of information.
Reading: Learns from written material by determining the main idea or
essential message. Recognizes correct English grammar, punctuation,
and spelling.
Writing:Uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling to
communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing.To preview questions please click here.
 
 JOB RESPONSIBILITIES,  DUTIES, TASKS
08BR1-HCE1018-0203-4/5-SP

Human Resource Assistant GS-0203 4/5
Additional Duty Location Info:1 vacancy - Holtsville, NY
MAJOR DUTIES:
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As a Human Resources Assistant you will provide clerical,
administrative and limited technical support to personnel engaged in
personnel management functions such as employee benefits, recruitment
and placement, personnel/payroll processing, classification, labor
relations, and employee development.
Human Resources Assistants work in the Human Resources area of
different IRS Business Units (BU).In Agency-Wide Shared Services
(AWSS), they support automated personnel and payroll administration
systems or help manage Career Learning Centers.In the Human Capital
Office (HCO), they support course development, technical training,
benefits related programs, recruitment and placement, or handle
worker's compensation cases.In the Criminal Investigation Division
(CI), they support course development at the Criminal Investigation
Training Academy.
HOW TO APPLY
JOB BENEFITS AND OTHER INFORMATION
08BR1-HCE1018-0203-4/5-SP

Human Resource Assistant GS-0203 4/5
BENEFITS:
The IRS offers outstanding benefits, family friendly employment
policies, generous holiday, vacation, and sick leave.In addition,
the IRS offers a tax deferred retirement savings and investment plan,
with employer matching contributions.These benefits, however, do
not apply to all appointment types.For example, they do not apply
to individuals hired using Temporary Appointing Authority.If
selected, information on your benefits will be provided with your
offer of employment.
OTHER INFORMATION:
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Applicants must be in compliance with the tax laws.Your income tax
returns will be verified for the past three years to determine if you
have filed according to the tax laws.
NO MOVING OR RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE PAID.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Citizenship:Under Executive Order 11935, only United States
citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains
Island) may compete for civil service jobs.Agencies are permitted
to hire non-citizens only in very limited circumstances where there
are no qualified citizens available for the position.Applicants for
this announcement must be a U.S. citizen and a minimum of 16 years of
age.

Selections for employment depend upon several conditions such as the
number of vacancies, assessment score, shift availability and work
history.In addition, applicants are subject to an FBI name and
fingerprint check, employment checks, and any other information
relevant to selection for employment.

Not all eligible applicants are selected for employment.If
selected, you will be notified and given a commitment letter.

A determination will be made as to your suitability for federal
employment.All appointments are made subject to an investigation.
Any arrests, discharges from employment, or other information not
shown on the application could affect your selection and/or retention
in the service.

Probationary period:Every applicant selected from a competitive
list of eligibles for a Career or Career Conditional appointment must
serve a one (1) year probationary period.Applicants selected under
a Term appointment must serve a (1) year trial period.Reinstatement
applicants will be required to serve the one (1) year probationary
period unless the probationary period has already been completed.
Applicants appointed under the Veterans Recruitment Authority will
require a two (2) year trial period.

AGENCY CONTACT:For additional information about this position,
please contact: Internal Revenue Service, 631-654-6827, TTY 631-687-
3883 or susan.petriello@irs.gov or if applicable contact the
Selective Placement Coordinator at 631-654-6093.

Physical Requirements:Depending upon the clerical position for
which selected, the work may require either constraint, frequent or
occasional physical exertion such as standing, bending, reaching,
stretching, lifting, and carrying items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Items weighing over 25 pounds may require use of a mechanical device
or assistance from other equipment such as a dolly, tow motor or
cart.Prolonged sitting, as well as operation of a word processor or
personal computer, may be required.

If selected, identification of promotion potential in this position
does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of
management to promote you at some future date.Promotion will depend
upon administrative approval, the continuing need for an actual
assignment, and performance of higher level duties.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:The Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration (TIGTA) has oversight and investigative
responsibilities throughout IRS.TIGTA has authority to initiate
investigations to identify IRS employees who have violated or are
violating laws, rules or regulations related to the performance of
their duties.TIGTA does this in part through computer matching
programs.TIGTA computerized matches include information from
Personnel records, taxpayer account records, records of computerized
accesses to IRS information, employee tax records and records of
employee computer usage (i.e. the Internet and other research tools).

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL
EMPLOYEES PERFORM IN A MANNER WARRANTING THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE AND DEMONSTRATES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ETHICS AND
INTEGRITY.APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A PERSONAL
IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) PROCESS THAT REQUIRES TWO FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION FROM THE FORM I-9; ONE MUST BE A VALID STATE OR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PICTURE IDENTIFICATION.ELIGIBILITY FOR A
PIV CREDENTIAL IS REQUIRED.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PIV PROCESS
AND IF UNABLE TO VERIFY THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY, MAY RESULT IN THE
LOSS OF CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PIV CREDENTIAL, APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A
SUCCESSFULLY ADJUDICATED FBI CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK
(FINGERPRINT CHECK) AND A NACI OR EQUIVALENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
INITIATED.EMPLOYEES MUST MAINTAIN PIV CREDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY DURING
THEIR SERVICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IS AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.SELECTION FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE
BASED SOLELY ON MERIT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, AGE,
SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, DISABILITY, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, MARITAL OR FAMILY STATUS, MEMBERSHIP IN AN EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION OR OTHER NON MERIT FACTORS.
 


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