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U.S. Marine Corps HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS) in Quantico, Virginia
Summary You will serve as a HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS) in the Human Resources Office of HQ US MARINE CORPS. As the Human Resources Specialist (Employee Benefits), you will manage the Federal Employee's Compensation ACT (FECA) program. Perform administrative, evaluative and technical work concerned with development, establishment, and maintenance of various programs (i.e. FECA, FMLA, VLTP). Responsibilities You will formulate local procedures for the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)/Workers' Compensation Management Program (OWCP). You will advise managers on reasons to challenge Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) claims. You will answer questions or requests for information from telephone calls and emails regarding benefits available. Conduct seminars to explain federal leave and compensation programs. You will monitor human resources program to assure compliance with regulations. You will determine the impact of new regulations on an organization's Workers' Compensation Management Program (OWCP). Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Advising on regulations/guidelines, and procedures of the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA); working FECA cases: counsels on such matters as obtaining physical and or mental health treatments, entitlements, situation of potential FECA abuse and controversion of such cases. 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. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting employees and managers with appropriate documentation, completion of FECA forms; maintaining all FECA records; assist in the administrative duties with the FECA program. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. 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: GS-11: 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 GS-09: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related 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. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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 of 85 or higher. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/ Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.