Family Advocacy Program Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serve as a Family Advocacy Program Specialist under the general supervision of the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Manager, Army Community Service (ACS) within USAG Bavaria. Independently coordinate and direct the elements of the program, as determined by the FAP Manager. Incumbent works in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, and standard operation procedures. Duty Locations: Hohenfels, Germany Vilseck, Germany

Duties

• Plans, develops, disseminates and executes the program IAW policy guidance and regulatory standards for family advocacy program services delivery.
• Conducts staff assistance visits as required, to major subordinate Commands.
• Analyze Family Advocacy Program implementation throughout MWR and/or ACS units.
• Use reports and surveys to analyze Garrison program resources, personnel and facility requirements.
• Develop resource requests for Family Advocacy Program submission to higher headquarters.
• Research and prepare fact sheets, information papers, memorandums, briefings and other correspondence concerning program areas.

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. Current U.S. Army Materiel Command - employees with competitive status Current U.S. Army Materiel Command - employees with competitive status within the local commuting area Current Civilian Employees of the Command Applying to OCONUS Positions Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Requirement for Family Advocacy Program Specialist: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. 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. 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: 1) Formulating domestic abuse and child maltreatment prevention programs to ensure regulatory compliance and effective service delivery to families in crisis; 2) Administering operational budgets and funding allocations to secure and manage resources for family support program operations; 3) Evaluating community support programs to identify deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to organizational leadership; and 4) Developing standardized training curriculum and educational materials to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of family support staff. 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. 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 (to…

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/.