This position is assigned to Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Legal Assistance Office located in Alameda, CA.

Duties

The incumbent will provide support to the Legal Assistance Office in the processing of documents and by assisting with intake and file management of legal assistance matters involving members of the USCG, military retirees, and other eligible recipients of legal assistance services who require help with Civil Law matters.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position requires a Non-Critical Sensitive (NCS) Clearance.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

You qualify the GS-09 level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-08 level performing duties such as: Receiving visitors and telephone callers. Responding to routine inquiries from clients. Participating in and serving as a witness for the execution of estate planning and other Legal Assistance Products by Coast Guard members and other eligible Legal Assistance clients. Exercising judgement to determine whether to release or not to release information to clients based upon the sensitivity of the information and the requester's authority to receive such information. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 HAWKINS POINT ROAD MAIL STOP 4 BALTIMORE, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]