TAP & Employment Readiness Specialist

Summary This position is assigned to Commander Navy Installation Command (CNIC), Fleet and Family Readiness Department (N9), Family Readiness Division (N91), Work and Family Life Branch (N911). Incumbent serves as the TAP & Employment Readiness Specialist. The position is to facilitate the TAP and employment supportive programs, to include the Family Employment Readiness Program (FERP) and services. Responsibilities In order to qualify for this position, resumes must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicant resumes are the key means for evaluating skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position therefore, applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing experience. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. TAP & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (80%) A. Transition Assistance Facilitate and provide the full scope of operational management and oversight of TAP services for transitioning military members and/or family members, retirees, reservists, and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian members. Coordinate with counterparts from the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Small Business Administration (SBA) to plan and schedule various training events. Coordinate with counterparts on providing separating service members and their families access to an array of workshops, programs, services and support to meet their needs on various topics. Assist clients with creating and maintaining their Individual Transition Plan (IDP) and identifying personal and vocational needs to help them outline milestones to achieve their goals. Provide Pre-Separation Counseling to service members. B. Career Support (Family Employment) Work with separating service and family members, individually and in groups, on their career, occupational, volunteer, and educational goals to equip customers with career/job search skills, resume development, and interview techniques to assist in obtaining employment. Advise clients on how to navigate employment resources to include federal job vacancies, application processes, and on qualification standards. Develop and maintain local networks of veteran and military service organizations, military friendly employers, and other vetted organization contacts to refer service members to these organizations for enhanced program delivery, when available. Facilitate classes for customers on applying professional analytical skills and negotiation techniques to identify job opportunities and develop an automated inventory to list such job opportunities. C. Volunteer Coordination Oversee the recruitment, screening, placement, orientation, support, recognition, and evaluation of FFSC volunteers. Train and inform volunteers on policies/procedures relevant to their role. Maintain a current roster of all FFSC volunteers and update monthly. Track volunteer hours, achievements, and performance review due dates. Develop a volunteer recognition system to acknowledge volunteer milestones during the All-Hands meetings, installation volunteer recognition event, upon completion of short-term projects, etc. Provide staff training on volunteer-related topics such as: utilizing, motivating, and recognizing volunteers, procedures for recruiting, interviewing, and placing volunteers; making accommodations, when necessary; and providing diverse volunteer opportunities to assist individuals with disabilities to become involved. Collect and process volunteer data for reports and disseminate quarterly reports reflecting pertinent statistical information such as number of new volunteers and current volunteers, volunteer hours worked, accounting of expenditures, etc. to organizations and other partners. Coordinate all aspects of community outreach to installation, command, and community partners, encourage participation in FFSC volunteer opportunities, develop and implement annual community outreach plan. Manage the overall implementation of group volunteer events. 2. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION & EVALUATION (20%) Maintain and update TAP and FERP records and statistics, and complete required reports timely and accurately, utilizing the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and applicable databases. Maintain a library or resource center of current TAP and FERP information, curriculum, and resources and provide service members with authorized physical or digital materials. Maintain certification standards for the local TAP and FERP per CNIC FFSP certification standards. Participate in DoD and CNIC TAP/FERP working groups and transition/employment seminars, updating curricula, facilitating aspects of programs, and coordinating hiring fairs. Develop, maintain, and update marketing materials and maintain up-to-date inventories on available transition and employment services and providers. Research and write articles and prepare and deliver briefings to market TAP and FERP and inform target population of programs and services. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position (General Human Resources, business administration and management, operations management, etc.). OR Three (3) years of specialized experience with employment policies and transition assistance programs in support of the Department of Defense (DoD). OR A combination of education and specialized experience. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. Additional Information Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United States. Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certificate. For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes. Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.