Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Area Housing Division, Personnel Support Department, Base Cape Cod, Buzzard's Bay, MA. Responsibilities The role of this position works under the Local Housing Officer and participates in the administration, operation and management of the Coast Guard owned and leased housing programs. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: - Planning, scheduling, and coordinating all major activities for housing projects and facilities associated with the housing program. - Preparing information for the Local Housing Officer and making recommendations for leased housing allocations within the local housing area through studies and surveys of available community assets. - Conducting assignment, termination, maintenance, safety, and cleanliness inspections of government quarters and grounds of all Coast Guard housing assets. - Locating adequate housing and conducting inspection and assists in the management of contracts for leased housing. - Implementing overall activity plans and procedures for housing assignment, eligibility, termination, and referrals. - Preparing correspondence, technical reports, status reports, and schedules as required to implement and complete project assignments. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. The position requires a valid state driver's license. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications At the GS-7 level: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line work. Examples of specialized experience include: Working within teams to accomplish set goals; conducting surveys and gathering data; renting or leasing property; establishing priorities and goals; preparing correspondence and reports; developing agency directives; and coordinating, scheduling, and planning activities. OR at least one of the following if using education to qualify at this grade level: (A) Completed a Bachelor's degree AND obtained Superior Academic Achievement (SAA). SAA is met through one of the following: Ranked in the upper one-third of your graduating class; OR earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher out of 4.0 as recorded on your official transcript, or based on courses completed during final 2 years of curriculum; OR earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher out of 4.0, based on the average of required courses completed in your major or required courses in your major completed during the final 2 years of curriculum; OR election to membership in a national scholastic honor society; OR (B) Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education (18 credits or equivalent); OR (C) A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in or related to the work of this position AND some graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. Experience and education combinations are computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the total of qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at that grade level. Qualifications for GS-09: To qualify at the GS-9 level you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 in the federal service. Examples include managing owned/leased housing program; locating adequate housing; making recommendations for owned/leased housing allocations; conducting inspection of housing units to evaluate cleanliness, maintenance, and habitability of the unit; and conducting surveys to identify housing requirements or deficiencies; or a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Brach, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 571-607-2499. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation