You will serve as a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST in the Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) of NAVMEDFORSUPCMD FT SAM.

Duties

You will use judgment to legal advice to independently investigate, plan, develop, and complete administrative legal actions. You will provide legal advise as necessary, in coordination with the RLSO and BUMED Legal. You will prepare/review documents relevant to disciplinary proceedings, non-judicial punishment (NJP) appeals. You will provide administrative separation board recommendations, boards of inquiry findings, and court-martial actions.

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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience providing legal information form Military Personnel Manuel, Uniform Code of Military Justice, Navy Regulations, Manual of the Judge Advocate General, and Manual for Courts-Martial. Experience utilizing the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Experience using the Navy Correspondence Manual and Navy correspondence formats and procedures. Experience utilizing the Command Evaluation and Manager's Internal Control Program. Experience establishing and tracking risk assessments and vulnerability assessments within an organization. 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 OR- combination of education and experience that when combined equates to 100% or the requirement Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Paralegal Specialist Series 0950 (opm.gov) General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) 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

Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school.

Contacts

• Address NAVMEDFORSUPCMD FT SAM 6801 Roosevelt Boulevard Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]