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Human Resources Assistant (Employee Benefits)-HR Navigator

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a full-time, permanent Human Resources Assistant job (Employee Benefits, called HR Navigator) at the VA Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The HR Navigator helps new hires through onboarding and gives on-site HR and benefits help to staff, managers, and leaders. It is filled under Direct-Hire Authority, a special hiring rule, and it is not a virtual job.

Telework eligible1 vacancy

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

Open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Displaced federal employees (CTAP or ICTAP) get selection priority if they meet the requirements.

What you would do

  • Serve as main contact for new hires from job offer to start date.
  • Help employees with HR questions, pay, and tax withholding.
  • Explain health, life, dental, vision, and retirement benefits to employees.
  • Run new hire benefits enrollment and review forms for accuracy.
  • Upload and check records in HR systems and the electronic Official Personnel Folder.

Do you qualify for GS-5 to GS-6?

With experience: For GS-5, you need 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-4 level, such as customer service, collecting and reviewing forms, or entering data in automated systems. For GS-6, you need 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-5 level, such as onboarding contact work, benefits guidance, benefits enrollment, or HR ticket work. Your resume must show job title, duties, start and end months and years, and hours per week.

With education: For GS-5, 4 years of education above high school can qualify you instead of experience, or you can combine education and experience. There is no educational substitution at the GS-6 level. Only degrees from accredited schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education count, and foreign education needs a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume of no more than two pages, legible, with dates and hours per week
  • Transcript if you qualify using education
  • SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee
  • Performance appraisal, separation notice, and SF-50 for CTAP or ICTAP priority
  • Disability letter if applying under Schedule A
  • Cover letter (optional)

How you will be rated: You are rated on your application materials, your questionnaire answers, and a USA Hire online assessment that measures general job skills such as customer service, attention to detail, and teamwork. You must meet the assessment cut score to be considered. Overstating your experience or cheating on the assessment can get you removed from consideration.

Tips for this job:

  • Keep your resume to two pages or fewer, since longer resumes are ruled out.
  • Show job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week for each job on your resume.
  • Set aside at least 3 hours for the USA Hire assessment and complete it within the deadline in your notice.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Compressed or flexible schedules may be available and will be discussed with the hiring office.

Incentives and relocation: None. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and the Critical Skills Incentive is not approved.

Conditions of employment:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Online assessment required
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Subject to background and security investigation
  • Online onboarding with a REAL ID compliant form of identification
  • Annual seasonal flu vaccination required (or approved exemption)
  • 1-year probationary period
  • Criminal history is not requested before a tentative job offer

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$46,060 – $66,747 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-5 to GS-6 · General Schedule
Location
Anchorage, Alaska
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Other
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Human Resources Assistance (0203)
Announcement
CAZK-13103118-27-CD

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