Supervisory Children and Families Program Specialist

**Duties**:

- Serves as a supervisor to share responsibility for oversight of the Child and Family Services Reviews
- Carries out legislative and national goals and priorities aimed at improving effectiveness of assigned programs
- Exercises delegated authority to plan, design and carry out programs, projects, studies and other work
- Provides advice, consultation and technical assistance related to service review processes.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship required
- One year probationary period may be required
- If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
- Financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
- Drug Screening Required: No
- Research position: No

**Qualifications**:
**Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below.**

**Basic Requirement**:You must meet one of the items listed below (A, B, or C):

- A. Possess a degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Must provide transcripts)
- B. Possess a combination of education and experience - that provided you with the knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Must provide transcript)
- C. Possess four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
- **Specialized Experience**:GS-14**: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the **GS-13 **level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing (3) of the (4) duties listed below:
- Overseeing and/or directing in the implementation of Child and Family Service Review procedures to ensure conformity requirements for child protective services and/or foster care systems;
- Planning and/or overseeing work to be accomplished by subordinates;
- Recommending resources to devote to particular projects or to allocate among program segments and/or engagement in child welfare services;
- Managing the day-to-day operations of the Child and Family Service Review process to improve the outcome for families and/or children who receive services from child protective services and/or foster care systems.

**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 assessment 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