You will serve as a Funeral Honors and Casualty Assistant in the Casualty Assistance Calls and Funeral Honors Support Programs of COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK.

Duties

You will coordinate casualty assistance for service members and their families. You will coordinate funeral honors with a casualty assistance team, funeral honors program members, funeral or cemetery director, next of kin, and other interested parties to include and update personnel. You will verify the eligibility of veterans to receive military funeral honors. You will advise customers of regulations and standards to ensure applications are submitted correctly.

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 www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• 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.
• 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.
• This position is considered Key/Non-Combat Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than combat or combat support situations.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 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) Providing assistance for funeral programs and supporting the Casualty Assistance Program such as receiving requests, confirming details, verifying eligibility and assigning personnel; 2) Processing benefit claims, coordinating travel requirements, and managing case files; 3) Effectively communicating with a diverse range of personnel and private citizens at all levels, both orally and in writing. **NOTE: This experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for the position .** Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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 job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK 1510 Gilbert Street Norfolk, VA 23511-2734 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]