This position is on the Behavioral Health and Justice Systems Team, Policy Office, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and serves as a Senior Policy Advisor and expert/authority designing and directing efforts involving criminal justice and behavioral health programs.

Duties

(The duties described reflect the full performance level of this position)

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Subject to background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Submit all required documents and Online Assessment Questionnaire.
• Federal payments are required to be made by Direct Deposit.
• Requires registration for the Selective Service. Visit www.sss.gov.
• Pre-employment drug testing required.
• 1-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.aspAll qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.SCREEN OUT FACTOR:Experience having led a program or initiative to improve outcomes for people with substance use and/or mental health disorders who come into contact with or who are involved in the criminal justice system. MINIMUM FEDERAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSQualifying experience for the GS-14 level includes one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-13 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: experience providing expert analysis and advice on complex justice and behavioral health program issues; planned and prepared documents related to justice and behavioral health program proposals and implementation; analyzed techniques to evaluate findings related to justice and behavioral health program accomplishments; developed grant management policies in justice and behavioral health program implementation, or served as a technical expert in evaluation of complex justice and behavioral health program implementation.TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications as described above will be further evaluated based upon the following technical qualifications:Ability to provide advice and guidance in the design and direction of criminal justice and behavioral health implementation, such as on guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, and grants and cooperative agreement policies.Ability to apply analytical, data-driven methods and techniques in the identification and resolution of criminal justice and behavioral health implementation issues.Ability to plan and execute work.Ability to communicate in writing.Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing. Click here to see the full Qualifications Statement.

Education

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Contacts

• Address Office of Justice Programs 810 7th Street NW Washington, Dist of Columbia 20531 US
• Name: Gail Williams
• Email: [email protected]