Casualty Operations Coordinator

United States Army Installation Management Command; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Army Installation Management Command at Fort Meade, MD seeks a casualty services professional to interpret policies, coordinate casualty support including funeral honors and benefits, and serve grieving families with clear, compassionate guidance.

Education requirements include a Ph.D. or 3 years of graduate study; combination with experience may qualify. Applicants must demonstrate relevant experience as described in the category list.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in casualty assistance programs and services.
• Ability to provide support for grieving families with clear guidance.
• Education or graduate study demonstrating relevant knowledge.

Skills

Casualty services

Customer service

Regulations interpretation

Education

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of graduate education

Job description

About the Position:

This position is with the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Meade, Directorate Human Resources, Casualty Affairs Center, Fort Meade, Maryland.

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 selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) 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/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.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: Interprets guidance, regulations, and policies relating to casualty assistance; Coordinates casualty services, including mortuary services, military funeral honors, and benefits for family members of deceased service members; Provides customer service to grieving families using oral communication skills. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Education:

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. [remove LL.M., if unrelated] 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 (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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-09).