Prevention Specialist (PREV WF)

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement: Social Science Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package.) OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. In addition to the Basic Requirement, applicants must also meet the specialized experience and/or the education requirements below. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes compiling physiological social data to identify risk factors that lead to harmful behaviors and analyzing collected data to determine differences in individual, community, and/or societal relationships. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Health and Human Services, Social Work, or Social Science. (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your transcripts with your application package.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position will serve as a Prevention Specialist with the Office of the Chief of Staff, FCoE located at Fort Sill, OK and is responsible for planning and evaluating policies, programs, training, education and community outreach in support of integrated prevention activities.