Personal Financial Readiness Specialist

About the Position: Serves as the installation Personal Financial Readiness (PFR) Program Specialist under the supervision of the Financial Readiness Program Manager at a large or medium garrison, and the Army Community Services (ACS) Division Chief at a small garrison. Responsible for Consumer Affairs/Financial Readiness and Command Financial NCO (CFNCO) Programs and performing duties as an Army Emergency Relief (AER) Officer.

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 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 Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement 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: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes assist in managing, planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive, basic, and intermediate level services addressing Personal Financial Readiness, money management, consumer affairs, emergency services performing emergency relief officer duties. Providing direct counseling assistance on matters such as debt liquidation, financial counseling, and budget counseling. OR Substitution of education: Possession of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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).