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: Serves as Army Community Service (ACS) Multi-Functional Specialist at the installation level with professional and technical responsibility for assisting Commanders with assessing, tailoring and prioritizing ACS service delivery in support of local military and Family needs.

Duties

Develop and implement installation procedures that outline responsibilities for the execution of the Survivor Outreach Program. Develops working relationships with a broad range of Department of Defense agencies, the Veterans Administration, Veteran Service Organizations, and community and service organizations. Conducts comprehensive community needs assessment on an annual basis to identify family support program requirements of the community. Places primary emphasis on surveying and identifying the service needs of identified at-risk families, first-term soldiers and families, geographically separated families, single parent families. Identifies program resource requirements and provides Outreach Program budget input to include manpower, supplies, equipment, and other expenditures required for program operation. Trains Outreach personnel (including volunteers and representatives of installation and civilian community services activities) to recognize, identify, and refer community members to appropriate services. Coordinates and implements a program of comprehensive outreach initiatives designed to facilitate the delivery of existing services and to develop new services based on results of the needs assessment.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A favorable National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) is required for this position.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position may require the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station approximately 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)Executive 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. In order to qualify for this position, you must meet one of the following: Basic Requirement: A. I have successfully completed a full four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in behavioral or social science or related discipline. Where specific course requirements are not indicated on the transcripts, the number of semester hours required to constitute a major field of study is the amount specified by the college or university attended. If this number cannot be obtained, 24 semester hours will be considered as equivalent to a major field of study. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. B. I have four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates that I have acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. C. I have a combination of education and experience that provides me with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (The quality of the combination of education and experience is sufficient to demonstrate that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. Note: You must submit a copy of your transcripts). When combining education with experience, first determine your total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours or equivalent) is equivalent to 6 months of experience. Then determine the experience as a percentage of the experience required. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to be qualifying. For example, if an applicant that has 9 months of experience and 15 semester hours of college, it will equate to 75 percent of the required experience and 25 percent of the required education for a total of 100 percent of the requirement for 1 year of experience. In addition to meeting the above basic requirement, you must also meet one of the following: Specialized Experience:One year of specialized experience which includes identifying and implementing family support program requirements; assisting in identifying community service needs of at-risk families, soldiers, geographically separated families, single parent families; and/or assisting in developing outreach program plans for the community. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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 perform the work of the position, such as Behavioral Science, Education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Interpersonal SkillsOral CommunicationProblem SolvingTechnical Competence 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-07).

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-W1H1AA US ARMY GARRISON FT BUCHANAN DO NOT MAIL Jacksonville, FL 32232 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk