PUERTO RICO NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT COLA: 2.81% Duty Location: JFHQ-PR, G1, Fort Buchanan, PR

Duties

Selected applicant(s) will be required to complete an online Onboarding process.

Requirements

• The incumbent of the position description may require a completed Child Care National Agency Check with Inquiries (CNACI) and Installation Records Check (IRC) after position assignment. Duty will not be performed unless these are completed.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial air to conferences, meetings, or other functions away from the normal duty station.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Irregular and overtime hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• Position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless approved in advance by TAG.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the Government Travel Credit Card (GTC) as a condition of employment.
• Selected applicant(s) will be required to complete an online Onboarding process.
• Work may require access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate SECRET security clearance.
• The work may require the employee to drive a motor vehicle and if so, an appropriate state valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. Area 1 = All permanent employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard Area 2 = All Indefinite employees (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates). DUTIES: As a LEAD MILITARY & FAMILY READINESS SPECIALIST (NGT5701200), GS-0301-11, PDT5701200, you will serve as the team leader for three or more Military & Family Readiness Specialists, in order to plan, coordinate, implement, and develop reporting data, in support of the family assistance, family outreach, community outreach, crisis response, family readiness and financial readiness functions of the ARNG Family Readiness Program for National Guard members and their families and provide commanders with staff assistance in solving problems affecting the military community and in improving the quality of life and well-being of members of the Army National Guard(ARNG)throughout the state. Responsible to project budget and fiscal requirements necessary for execution, documenting, and fiscal reporting in support of program initiatives. Physical Demands: Work is primarily sedentary. Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting. QUALIFICATIONS You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. Military (part-time) service is considered as part-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the military provided such service is related to the position to be filled. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience, education or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organization, management, and administration. Compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. Progressively responsible experience which demonstrates the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Experience using computer and automation systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: The applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year at the next lower grade level GS-09, or the equivalent THIRTY-SIX (36) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as plan, coordinate, implement, and develop reporting data, in support of the family assistance, family outreach, community outreach, crisis response, family readiness and financial readiness functions of the ARNG Family Readiness Program for National Guard members and their families and provide commanders with staff assistance in solving problems affecting the military community and in improving the quality of life and well-being of members of the Army National Guard(ARNG); ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services; articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion; coach the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques; identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow; train or arrange for the training of team members; lead the team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and provide leadership to the team and develop the program budget formulations and forecasts of funds for the full scope of the ARNG family readiness program. NOTE: See education section for substitution requirements of specialized experience.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
As a minimum, Master's degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related will substitute 1 year equivalent in the lower grade level GS-09.

OR

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related will substitute 1 year equivalent in the lower grade level GS-11.

Copy of official/student transcripts showing conferred Degree must be included in order to receive credit for education. Unofficial transcripts from internet or with alterations will not be considered. To receive credit for education the information must be included in the education section of the Resume.

Contacts

• Address PR JFHQ G1 Bldg 545 Columbus Street Fort Buchanan, PR 00934 US
• Name: Lorraine Cruz-Olan
• Phone: (787) 289-1480
• Email: [email protected]