Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
To qualify for the SV-K Pay Band (equivalent to GS-15), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-J Band or GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes researching, interpreting, applying, and advising others on Federal laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines for the following HR functional areas: Recruitment and staffing; operating in a high-volume hiring environment; coordinating candidate assessment activities; supporting onboarding procedures; resolving complex candidate issues; AND Briefing management and communicating complex human resources issues in a clear, concise, and logical manner to a variety of audiences at various levels of the organization; AND Experience conducting special projects or comprehensive reviews/studies to evaluate and resolve Recruitment and Hiring operational issues. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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; religious; 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
This vacancy will be filled through DHS/TSA's Direct Hire Authority pursuant to TSA MD 1100.30-26. Under the Direct Hire Authority, category grouping and Veterans' Preference does not apply. This Supervisory Human Resources Specialist position is located within Human Capital (HC) Talent Management (TM), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Provides the Recruitment and Hiring for high volumes of mission essential positions at HQs and the Field (e.g. Transportation Security Officers, Federal Air Marshals, and Management Administrative and Professional positions); serves as a subject matter expert in recruitment, staffing and placement of employees; performing job analysis; workforce planning, analysis; and advising management in identifying, attracting, and retaining a high-quality workforce. Applies human resources management theories, principles, methods, and practices in providing HR services and resolving challenging Recruitment and Hiring matters. Provides expert advice and recommendations to customers; as well as identifies trends, patterns, and problem areas and develops alternative courses of action necessary to meet Talent Management program objectives or customer needs. Provides policy guidance in the development of HC strategic plans, performance goals and metrics. Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirements: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.