Home Study Release Program Specialist

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC, is seeking qualified candidates to support grant administration, oversight, and compliance with applicable regulations.

The announcement notes close timing at 11:59 PM on the day 200 applications are received or the closing date, whichever is first. It emphasizes precise documentation of experience, including dates and hours worked, and encourages use of the USAJOBS resume builder.

Qualifications

• Degree in behavioral or social science or related disciplines.
• Combination of education and experience providing knowledge of one or more behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
• Four years of appropriate experience demonstrating knowledge of one or more behavioral sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Responsibilities

• 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, contractors, 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.

Education

Degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines

Combination of education and experience providing knowledge of behavioral or social sciences

Four years of appropriate experience in behavioral or social sciences

Job description

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 200 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.

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.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

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