Home Study Release Program Specialist

Southern Arkansas University; Columbia (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of Refugee Resettlement is seeking a Home Study Release Program Specialist for on-site work in multiple locations, including major U.S. cities.

The role involves designing and coordinating policies for Home Study Post Release Services, monitoring providers, evaluating performance, and assisting in implementing new procedures to ensure compliance and child welfare standards. The position requires coordinating with ORR staff and stakeholders, producing analysis and briefing materials, and

Qualifications

• Administering and monitoring assigned grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and program activities, ensuring compliance with program requirements, applicable regulations, policies, and organizational objectives.
• Conducting program reviews, desk audits, site visits, and performance assessments to evaluate program effectiveness, identify compliance issues, document findings, and support corrective action efforts.
• Providing technical assistance, training, and guidance to program recipients, contactors, staff, and stakeholders on program requirements, operational procedures, and best practices.
• Preparing reports, briefing materials, and correspondence to support program operations and management decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, implementation, and coordination of policies, procedures, and objectives for Home Study Post Release Services (HSPRS) programs and related activities within the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
• Conduct monitoring and oversight activities for assigned HSPRS providers.
• Evaluate provider performance on a quantitative and qualitative basis to determine whether services are being delivered in accordance with established requirements and child welfare principles.
• Participate in establishing goals, objectives, and implementation plans for assigned program activities and supporting the roll‑out of new or revised procedures.

Job description

Location: San Francisco, CA, Denver, CO, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, Kansas City, MO, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Dallas, TX, Seattle, WA

THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE

This job will close when we have received 200 applications which may be sooner than the closing date

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

As a Home Study Release Program Specialist, you will:

• Assist in the design, development, implementation, and coordination of policies, procedures, and objectives for Home Study Post Release Services (HSPRS) programs and related activities within the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
• Conduct monitoring and oversight activities for assigned HSPRS providers.
• Evaluate provider performance on a quantitative and qualitative basis to determine whether services are being delivered in accordance with established requirements and child welfare principles.
• Participate in establishing goals, objectives, and implementation plans for assigned program activities and supporting the roll‑out of new or revised procedures.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications:

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

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

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.

AND Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following:

• Administering and monitoring assigned grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and program activities, ensuring compliance with program requirements, applicable regulations, policies, and organizational objectives.
• Conducting program reviews, desk audits, site visits, and performance assessments to evaluate program effectiveness, identify compliance issues, document findings, and support corrective action efforts.
• Providing technical assistance, training, and guidance to program recipients, contactors, staff, and stakeholders on program requirements, operational procedures, and best practices.
• Preparing reports, briefing materials, and correspondence to support program operations and management decision-making.

Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.