You will serve as a Work and Family Life Specialist in the Fleet and Family Support Program of NAVAL STATION.

Duties

You will conduct training that addresses financial planning for separation, short notice deployments, permanent change of station and transition from the military. You will interview clients to identify needs and concerns (e.g., career transition, interpersonal skills) to overcome obstacles and barriers. You will advise customers on work-life services programs (e.g., career, transition, relocation, personal financial management, employment, community life, emergency and crisis assistance, personal and family readiness).

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Provide assistance in developing goals and plans, and determine appropriate referral services and options; 2) Evaluate information and assess strengths, weaknesses, and needs of serviced population in order to establish program goals, objectives, and procedures; 3) Utilize computer software database, spreadsheet, work processing, and network programs such as internet, Word, Excel, Power Point, and other FFSC database. NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This position has a basic education requirement:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR
Bachelor's degree or higher in behavioral health, social science or criminal justice AND two (2) years of specialized experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral health or social sciences field OR
A combination of education and 4 years of specialized experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral health or social sciences field.

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL STATION 850 Ticonderoga Street Suite 110 Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]