- Position Title
- Supervisory Child Support Program Specialist
- Agency
- Administration for Children and Families
- Announcement Number
- HHS-ACF-DE-24-12498191 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, August 14, 2024 to Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
• You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• Your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy AND
• Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center page (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ctap/).
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center. (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/)
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 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
1.
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.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Do you 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 ALL of the following duties: Experience working for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal child support agency; Analyzing the statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements of the child support program; Providing technical advice or assistance to ensure compliance with laws, policies, and regulations of the child support program; Coordinating and implement child support program activities in collaboration with other program offices?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Coordinate child support program activities in collaboration with other program offices.
4.
Prepare, edit, or review state or tribal plans and amendments for child support services programs to ensure compliance.
5.
Provide guidance to the child support program to ensure compliance with laws, policies, and regulations of child support services.
6.
Develop long-range strategies or work plans to carry out legislative initiatives, state, tribal or national goals and priorities aimed at improving effectiveness of a child support program(s).
7.
Review, analyze and make recommendations relative to legislative, policy, program funding, improvement proposals or child support plan submissions.
8.
Monitor child support programs activities in delivery of child support services.
9.
Recommend strategies to improve performance.
10.
Analyze Federal, State, or Tribal statutory, regulatory and policy requirements of the child support services program.
11.
Reviews the work of professional and support personnel and make recommendations for work improvement needed.
12.
Resolve barriers or concerns with respect to the implementation of laws, policies, and regulations of the child support services program.
13.
Make presentations to senior level management on child support services issues that require an analysis of statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements.
14.
Lead meetings to further partnerships among public programs.
15.
Participate in many and varied public appearances before a range of organizations, including but not limited to, State, Tribal, local, professional, social services, or grantee organizations.