Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serve as a Employment Readiness Program Specialist at the United States Army Garrison (USAG), Miami, FL. This position is located in the major metropolitan city of Miami, with easy access to major interstate highways, business setting with security, free parking, and gym.

Duties

Executes program goals and objectives for the installation and surrounding area for the Employment Readiness Program which focuses on employment assistance to military spouses and family members. Interviews, counsels and advises on career, occupational, volunteer and educational issues. Establishes and maintains relationships with corporate industry personnel, small business agencies, local chambers of commerce, economic development councils, state employment services, universities and other employment agencies or entities. Develops and maintains a database of job opportunities for family members through acquired knowledge of client skills and abilities. Designs, coordinates, conducts and evaluates workshops and seminars on specific job skills such as resume writing, interviewing, salary negotiation, networking and achieving a professional image. Hosts working groups focused on providing career opportunities for junior enlisted spouses, as well as other readily identifiable segments of the military population. Consults and briefs commanders, leadership, ACS Director and the community-at-large to keep them abreast of local and national employment trends, employment demographics for spouses and family members of DoD personnel and work-family issues. Designs an effective marketing strategy and public relations program to ensure the target population is informed of the DoD employment assistance program.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to perform temporary duty 5% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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. 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. A. Basic Requirement: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as social work and/or counseling. Copies of Transcripts need to be submitted with the application package. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Copies of Transcripts need to be submitted with the application package. OR C. Experience: Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assessment of individual, family and vocational needs to assist in outline milestones to achieve job opportunity and/or career goals; conducting workshops and seminars specific to job skill requirements such as resume writing, interviewing techniques, salary negotiation, networking, achieving a professional image and personal assessment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as social work, and/or counseling. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Copies of Transcripts need to be submitted with the application package. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: PartneringPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceTechnical Credibility Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address GV-APF-W1EWAA US ARMY GARRISON MIAMI DO NOT MAIL Jacksonville, FL 32232 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk