- Position Title
- Conciliation Specialist
- Agency
- Community Relations Service
- Announcement Number
- CRS-22-11292207-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, December 9, 2021 to Thursday, December 23, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Justice?
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
To be eligible under CTAP you must meet all of the following:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of this vacancy; AND,
- You are applying to a position that is at (or below) the grade level of the position from which you were (or will) be separated from; AND,
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were (or will be) separated from; AND,
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful, or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, You must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) form.
3.
Are you an employee that was involuntarily separated from another agency due to a reduction-in-force (RIF)?
The Inter-agency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is an inter-agency program that helps "surplus" or "displaced" federal employees improve their chances of finding a new job at another agency (not their current or former agency), by giving these employees selection priority over other applicants from outside the agency.
You may be eligible for ICTAP if:
- You're a current federal employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced employee—you've received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF).
- The agency you're applying to is accepting applications from outside of their workforce.
- The job you're applying to is in the local commuting area.
- You meet the qualifications and other requirements of the job you're applying for.
For example, if you work for the Department of Defense and receive a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, you can apply for a competitive service job in the local commuting area at the Department of Justice.
To verify your eligibility: You must submit appropriate supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Assessment 1
Please answer the following questions in relation to the Conditions of Employment for the Conciliation Specialist position.
1.
The Conciliation Specialist position requires availability for significant and frequent travel, sometimes on short notice for response to high level community tension and/or civil disorder. This position generally requires up to 25% travel but may exceed if tensions or conflicts occur. Please select the one statement below in response to this requirement.
2.
The Conciliation Specialist position requires work in a variety of environments. The work involves moderate risks that require special safety precautions, such as dealing with persons who are stressed, hostile, or are in volatile environments. Work may be conducted in other venues including public or private buildings, outdoor public or private facilities, including parks, stadiums or streets. The nature of the work may expose the incumbent to situations of possible personal danger and/or risk of personal injury as the result of tension or conflict associated with disputing groups.
3.
The Conciliation Specialist position regularly requires physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities. Incumbent may be active and mobile for long periods of time during activities, such as demonstrations, conventions, response to civil disturbances to include walking for up to 25 miles with adequate breaks.
The following questions are designed to measure your education and experience in relation to the basic requirement and minimum qualifications for the Conciliation Specialist position. All applicants must supply transcripts and/or other supporting documentation that demonstrates how they meet the educational and experience requirements for the position; failure to do so will result in an ineligible determination.
4.
Select the one statement below that best describes your education and/or experience to meet the basic requirement for a position in the Social Science Series, 0101.
5.
From the descriptions below, please select the options that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-12 Conciliation Specialist position.
6.
If you responded with A, B, or C, to the question above, please let us know when, where and how you obtained this experience for each of the responses. This must be verifiable in your resume. Please use the following format for each response selected: For Response "A,B,C" - Position Title, Employer, Start and end dates, and a Brief description of duties relevant to the response. (This response has a limit of 1500 characters.)
7.
From the descriptions below, please select the options that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-13 Conciliation Specialist position.
8.
If you responded with A, B, C, or D to the question above, please let us know when, where and how you obtained this experience for each of the responses. This must be verifiable in your resume. Please use the following format for each response selected: For Response "A,B,C,D" - Position Title, Employer, Start and end dates, and a Brief description of duties relevant to the response. (This response has a limit of 1500 characters.)
(limit 1,500 characters)
For each of the following task statements, select the response that best describes your experience, education, or training. Select only one letter for each item.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
9.
Provide consultation to community groups on creating working groups, task forces, human relations commissions, advisory bodies, citizen's review boards, and/or other standing groups that build capacity to address sources of tension and prevent future conflict.
10.
Conduct strategic outreach to community groups, tribal communities, law enforcement, religious groups, civil rights groups, educational organizations and/or government organizations to provide information on services offered to aid in preventing and resolving conflicts.
11.
Collaborate with others to achieve specific tasks, produce work products and services, and meet organizational goals.
12.
Evaluate community relations strategies and programs to advise and recommend improvements and/or resolve problems and reduce conflict with affected community groups.
13.
Your responses to the Eligibility Assessment and Occupational Questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. Failing to select a response will result in your application packet being removed from consideration.