I provide comprehensive Human Resources (HR) services, in the areas of recruitment, placement, classification and pay administration.Specific Duties include: providing recruitment, classification, pay setting and benefits services to an assigned block of agencies for the Secretary of Labor's Senior Executives. I work with agency heads or their designees to determine the appropriate recruitment strategy for agency vacancies. I create vacancy announcements ensuring they comply with OPM and agency regulations and guidelines. I determine minimum qualifications of applicants and serve as a technical expert for the Senior Executive rating panels. After a selection has been made I ensure the necessary paperwork is obtained for the Secretary's approval. I then work with the applicant to submit their paperwork for appointment to the Senior Executive Service to the Office of Personnel Management for approval of their appointment.In the area of Classification: I classified Executive level position descriptions according to agency classification standards I counsel managers and employees regarding Position Classification policies, procedures and regulations. In the area of Pay Administration: I set employee’s pay upon initial appointment, ensuring I use the appropriate agency pay setting guidance. I also set employee’s pay upon promotion and demotion. I counsel employees and managers on pay setting policies, regulations and procedures and hiring flexibilities such as relocation and recruitment bonuses.

Duties included: Serving as a supervisor of the Staffing and Recruiting unit of the OASAM Boston/New York Region, which consisted of six, GS-12 Human Resources Specialists and one GS-9 Program Specialist. I provided comprehensive Human Resources (HR) services, i.e., recruitment and placement, classification, pay administration, HR information systems, workforce planning, personnel security and worker's compensation. I ensured that unit work assignments were completed in a timely manner and in compliance with agency polices, procedures and regulations. I monitored employees work products to ensure they are consistent with DOL and OPM regulations. I reviewed and analyzed unit operations to improve overall operation of the unit and directed the day to day operation of the unit and unit employees. I approved leave, travel and overtime for unit employees and assessed employees performance during the rating year. Additional responsibilities included interviewing candidates for unit vacancies and making selections and recommendations for promotion, reassignments and disciplinary actions.

Duties included: Providing Staffing and Classification services to an assigned block of agencies. I worked with agency managers to create job analysis and crediting plans. I created vacancy announcements ensuring they comply with OPM and agency regulations and guidelines. I qualified individuals based on OPM qualification standards and counseled agency managers regarding special hiring authorities. I used the DOORS recruitment system opening and closing out vacancy announcements within Department of Labor standards. After the recruitment process was completed I input personnel actions, i.e. new hire actions into the People power system, ensuring they were coded according to OPM regulations. In the area of Classification: I conducted desk audits, classified position descriptions according to OPM classification standards and composed position reports. I counsel managers and employees regarding the Position Classification policies, procedures and regulations. In the area of Employee Relations: I acted as the Agency Technical Expert during Merit System Protection Board Hearings. I created evidence files for hearings and agencies responses for said hearings. I have provided guidance and counseled managers regarding agency and federal policies in the Employee Relations area.In the area of Pay Administration: I set employee’s pay upon initial appointment, ensuring I use the appropriate pay setting guidance. I also set employee’s pay upon promotion, reassignment and demotion. I counseled employees and managers on pay setting policies, regulations and procedures and hiring flexibilities such as relocation and recruitment bonuses. I have attended Pay Settings Courses during my tenure with DOL.In the area of Training: I have conducted training classes for new supervisors in Staffing, Recruitment, Classification and Leave. I have also provided training in the newly implemented Hiring Reform Act, explaining all the new procedures, regulations and requirements of the Act.

I served as a Human Resources Generalist in a complex Medical Center. I worked with GS, WG and Title 38 authorities. I was the HR Recruitment Coordinator for the Nursing Service. At that time Nurses were in high demand and required ways to compete with higher pay Rhode Island hospitals and facilities. We used our great benefits and specifically stressed the ability to retire with only 5 years’ service and the ability to bring health benefits into retirement as the employer rate. This did not solve the whole recruitment issue but did provide solutions for the highly difficult recruitment problem.Other Duties included: In the area of Classification: I conducted desk audits, classified position descriptions according to OPM classification standards and composed position reports. I counsel managers and employees regarding the Position Classification policies, procedures and regulations. In the area of Employee Relations: I acted as the Agency Technical Expert during Merit System Protection Board Hearings. I created evidence files for hearings and agencies responses for said hearings. I have provided guidance and counseled managers regarding agency and federal policies in the Employee Relations area.In the area of Pay Administration: I set employee’s pay upon initial appointment, ensuring I use the appropriate pay setting guidance. I also set employee’s pay upon promotion, reassignment and demotion. I counseled employees and managers on pay setting policies, regulations and procedures and hiring flexibilities such as relocation and recruitment bonuses.

Duties included: Providing Staffing and Classification services to an assigned block of agencies. I worked with agency managers to create job analysis and crediting plans. I created vacancy announcements ensuring they comply with OPM and agency regulations and guidelines. I qualified individuals based on OPM qualification standards and counseled agency managers regarding special hiring authorities. I used the DOORS recruitment system opening and closing out vacancy announcements within Department of Labor standards. After the recruitment process was completed, I input personnel actions, i.e., new hire actions into the People power system, ensuring they were coded according to OPM regulations. In the area of Classification: I conducted desk audits, classified position descriptions according to OPM classification standards and composed position reports. I counsel managers and employees regarding the Position Classification policies, procedures and regulations. In the area of Employee Relations: I acted as the Agency Technical Expert during Merit System Protection Board Hearings. I created evidence files for hearings and agencies responses for said hearings. I have provided guidance and counseled managers regarding agency and federal policies in the Employee Relations area.In the area of Pay Administration: I set employee’s pay upon initial appointment, ensuring I use the appropriate pay setting guidance. I also set employee’s pay upon promotion, reassignment and demotion. I counseled employees and managers on pay setting policies, regulations and procedures and hiring flexibilities such as relocation and recruitment bonuses. I have attended Pay Settings Courses during my tenure with DOL.