- Position Title
- Conciliation Specialist (Recent Graduate)
- Agency
- Community Relations Service
- Announcement Number
- CRS-22-11294552-DE-PR Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, December 10, 2021 to Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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.
Recent Graduates Program
The recent graduate program is for those who have graduated, within the past two years, from a qualifying educational institution or certificate program. The recent graduate program offers career development with training and mentorship. You must apply within two years of getting your degree or certificate (veterans have up to six years to apply due to their military service obligation).
For more information, review: USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources or Learn more about the recent graduate program...
To verify your eligibility: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. If you are a veteran, please submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of service which includes character of service.
The recent graduate program is for those who have graduated, within the past two years, from a qualifying educational institution or certificate program. The recent graduate program offers career development with training and mentorship. You must apply within two years of getting your degree or certificate (veterans have up to six years to apply due to their military service obligation).
For more information, review: USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources or Learn more about the recent graduate program...
To verify your eligibility: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. If you are a veteran, please submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of service which includes character of service.
3.
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 locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
3.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
4.
Select the one statement below that best describes your education and/or experience to meet the basic OPM requirements for the GS-9 Conciliation Specialist position in the Social Science Series, 0101.
5.
Select the one statement below that best describes your education and/or experience to meet the basic OPM requirements for the GS-11 Conciliation Specialist position in the Social Science Series, 0101.
For each of the following task statements, select the response that best describes your experience, education, or training. Select only one option 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.
6.
Receive community relations strategies and programs to advise and recommend improvements.
7.
Participate in group discussions with community groups experiencing conflict or tension to build trust and strengthen relationships.
8.
Assist with training for community groups experiencing conflict or tension to improve capacity to address conflicts, de-escalate tensions, and prevent disputes.
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Assist community groups in developing and implementing plans of action to prevent and/or resolve conflicts in communities experiencing tensions.
10.
Provide routine and non-routine updates to ensure deadlines are met and respond to senior specialists or management requests in a timely manner.
11.
Complete segments of the conflict assessment process and/or procedures.
12.
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.