To apply for one of the positions listed, applicants generally must
meet certain education or experience requirements, and students and entry level
applicants must have a B or better grade-point average. These applications are
kept on file for a six-month period, and are referred to selecting officials
during that period if they are considered to be highly qualified for vacancies
which occur.
Advertised Openings. Most vacancies are advertised on the Office
of Personnel Management's Federal Job Opportunity Board at
www.usajobs.opm.gov, on the Agency's
web site at
www.flra.gov/29-jobs.html, and in Federal career opportunities pamphlets
available in your local library. Additionally, applicants can call the FLRA's
Employment Job Line at (202) 482-6537 (or toll free at 1-877-303-8945) and
leave a message asking for a return call regarding current vacancies. When
applying for an advertised opening, the Agency's vacancy announcement lists the
information applicants should include in a resume, and will include any
selective factors or quality ranking factors (i.e., knowledge, skills, and
abilities) which must be specifically addressed on a separate attachment.
Although the Agency fills a variety of vacancies, the majority of FLRA
vacancies are for Attorneys or Labor Relations Specialists at grades GS-7
through GS-13 or GS-14.
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- Attorney positions generally are filled at the GS-9 or GS-11
level, with promotion potential to the GS-13 or GS-14 level. At the GS-9 level,
selectees are required to possess the first professional law degree (J.D.) and
a Bar membership; GS-11 positions require the first professional law degree,
Bar membership, and one year of professional legal experience or an LL.M degree
and Bar membership. At the FLRA, the following may be substituted for the year
of experience to qualify for the GS-11 level: superior law student work or
activities demonstrated by academic standing in the upper third of the law
school graduating class; significant achievement on official law review;
special honors for academic excellence such as election to the Order of the
Coif, winning a moot court competition or membership on the moot court team
which represents the school in competition with other law schools, full-time
participation in a legal aid program; significant summer law office clerk
experience in labor relations or a related field.
- Labor Relations Specialists generally are hired at the GS-7 or
GS-9 level, with promotion potential to the GS-13 or GS-14 level. At the GS-7
level, candidates must have one full year of graduate level education, superior
academic achievement, or one year of specialized experience equivalent to the
GS-5 level in the Federal service. At the GS-9 level, candidates are
required to have either a Master's or equivalent degree; two full years of
progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; an LL.B
or J.D., or one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in
the Federal government.
Specialized experience
is work which is closely related to the work of the position being
filled.
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Student Appointments. Degree-seeking students are hired for
temporary or permanent positions in professional, administrative and technical
positions throughout the agency. To be eligible for these appointments,
students must be enrolled or have been accepted for enrollment on at least a
part-time schedule at an accredited institution. Generally, students seeking a
2-year non-baccalaureate degree are eligible for employment at the GS-3 level
when they have completed one year of academic study. Four-year baccalaureate
degree-seeking students must have completed two years of academic study and are
hired at the GS-4 level. Graduate degree students must have a bachelor's degree
and may be hired at the GS-5 or GS-7 level, depending on qualifications.
People with Disabilities. People with disabilities are
considered for employment through the advertised opening or Applicant Supply
File competitive hiring process or the Selective Placement Program. The
Selective Placement Program is a special employment program designed to assist
qualified individuals with disabilities to obtain employment consistent with
their level of skills and abilities. Use of this authority provides applicants
a unique opportunity to demonstrate the potential to successfully perform the
essential duties of a position, with or without workplace reasonable
accommodation. For consideration under this program, one must have a severe
physical or mental disability and be certified by either a State Rehabilitation
Agency or the Department of Veterans Affairs for Federal employment. The FLRA
will provide necessary reasonable accommodations to ensure that people with
disabilities may successfully perform the duties of the position for which they
are hired. Candidates with disabilities may seek assistance in the application
process.
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