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About the Position: This position is located in Encino, California. Encino is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
05/03/2017 to 05/08/2017
$56,075 - $72,901 per year
GS 09
1 vacancy in the following location:
25% or less - Temporary Duty Travel is 25%
No
Temporary - Temporary NTE 5 years
Full-time - Full Time
No
WTET170331921952043
468912900
Coordinate social services type programs. Serve as the primary Health Benefits Advisor for military personnel and their families to obtain medical care information needed for treatment through the direct care medical program, the family member dental plan, and similar programs. Conduct community needs assessment; develop an outreach plan. Assist incoming/outgoing soldiers and their families with housing information, relocation packets, available health care program, medical facilities local laws, taxes and spouse employment opportunities. Provide one-on-one briefings to incoming service members and their families. Establish a referral system; provide training, information and assistance on the command family advocacy program. Develop, coordinate, and provide comprehensive technical briefings, orientations and workshops for quality of life programs. Recruit, train and maintain an active volunteer force to assist in family education on Army readiness. Manage the non-appropriated funds for the family program.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience required: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience advising military members and their families on military community service programs.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
NOTE: This position has a basic education requirement. To meet that requirement, applicants must possess:
A) a degree from an accredited college or university in behavioral or social sciences, or a related discipline appropriate to the position.
B) Possess four years of appropriate experience in one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. This experience includes using research techniques to evaluate and review procedures to advise soldiers and family members regarding military community programs
OR
C) Possess a combination of education and experience that provided knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a behavioral or social sciences curriculum as described in "A" above.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your education, in addition to the basic requirement above, meets the definitions below.
To substitute education for experience, applicants must successfully completed two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in such fields as behavioral or social science; or related discipline appropriate to the position. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts for verification.)
OR
Combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience described above may be used to meet total qualification requirements at the GS-09 level.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority. See Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) for more information. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
Your resume:
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses.
Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The “Proof of Eligibility” document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents. The Vacancy ID is 1952043. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, May 08, 2017Monday, May 08, 2017 to receive consideration.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "incomplete application" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/468912900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.