HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS) with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties You will provide guidance to employees and supervisor/managers in the administration of the Federal Employees Compensation Act program as it relates to traumatic injury, occupational illness/disease or Notice of Recurrence and compensation claims. You will coordinate efforts to return to duty, employees who are on leave without pay, or OWCP periodic rolls. You will utilize Employees' Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP) in accordance with the Department of Labor and Department of Navy instructions. You will maintain information and documents in the Defense Injury and Unemployment Compensation System (DIUCS) in accordance with the Department of Defense and Department of Navy directives, instruction, and guidance You will act as the DON interface between serviced commands, attending physicians, employees, supervisors, managers, and OWCP in administering the FECA program. You will provide guidance to serviced commands in creating or initiating return to work programs. You will analyze circumstances of FECA claims during the initial post-injury phases to determine the facts of injury, monitor the use of continuation of pay, medical evaluations and to ensure periods of disability are substantiated by documentation. You will work in collaboration with other benefit experts to research, provide advice, and bring resolution to FECA program issues related to other functional areas (FEHB, FEGLI, and retirement). You will identify overpayments for resolution, annotating the overpayment in DIUCS and upload documents in ECOMP for OWCP to take action. You will deliver FECA training to serviced Commands to include supervisors, managers, and employees. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. This position may require you to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes when visiting industrial areas. This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. Qualifications FOR THE GS 11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying human resources management (HRM) laws, principles, systems, policies, and practices to the analysis of information related to occupational injuries or illnesses in support of worker's compensation claims AND providing guidance to employees and supervisors on worker's compensation claim procedures in accordance with the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA). FOR THE GS-09: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing guidance to employees and supervisors on worker's compensation claim procedures, providing them with appropriate documentation, maintaining all employee records and assisting with the administrative duties of the compensation program in accordance with the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: FOR THE GS-11 POSITION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. FOR THE GS-09 POSITION: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree OR LL.B. or J.D. if related ; OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5753 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. PCS is not authorized. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: COMPACFLT EEO Program: You may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Eligible DoD career or career conditional employees shall be granted statutory return rights to their former position for a period of 5 years if continuously employed in a foreign or non-foreign area provided by Executive Order 10895 and DoDI 1400.25, v 1230. Employees that do not exercise their return rights within five years are no longer eligible for return rights and will be treated as a local hire. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When

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