This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This announcement has an applicant limit of 100. Once the first 100 applicants have been reached, the announcement will no longer be available to apply.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Community Living Program Specialist, you will use your knowledge of and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by: Providing authoritative advice on the interpretation of Federal laws, regulations, and policies as they pertain to assigned program activities. Advising and providing guidance to competitively funded grantees in understanding and implementing new and existing program policy to ensure development and maintenance of an effective and productive program. Monitoring grants and contracts to ensure implementation of requirements to determine compliance with the work plans, as well as project progress toward approved work program goals. Analyzing and evaluating methods and techniques to compile, analyze, evaluate and summarize data, identify problems, analyze alternatives, draw conclusions, and recommend solutions for discretionary training and technical assistance and capacity building programs. Developing replies to correspondence with respect to policy interpretation and a wide range of discretionary and mandatory grants program-related inquiries, problems and concerns of a highly complex nature from the Congress, the White House, key States and local officials, special interest groups and the general public.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Requirement: Must meet one of the items listed below: - Possess a 4-year bachelor's or higher degree in behavioral or social science from an accredited college or university; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Must provide transcripts) - Possess a combination of education and experience -- that provided you with the knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Must provide transcripts) - Possess four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. -AND- Minimum Qualifications: In additional to meeting at least one of the basic requirements above, you must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing at least three (3)of the following: Collaborating, communicating, and balancing competing interests with internal and external stakeholder to advance agency goals and priorities. Identifying problems and providing resolutions related to grants and/or contracts. Providing recommendations to influence managers or other officials to accept and/or implement findings on program improvements, and/or other program management issues. Developing and maintaining relationships for improved experiences and outcomes of grant and/or contract administration/management. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Contacts

• Address Administration for Community Living 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20416 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]