TITLE 32 FAMILY PROGRAM SPECIALIST (MI J9)

TITLE 32 FAMILY PROGRAM SPECIALIST

(MI J9) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units MI J9 Summary

THIS IS AN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

TITLE 32 FAMILY PROGRAM SPECIALIST

(MI J9), Position Description Number NGD1743000 and is part of the MI JFHQ Army, Michigan Army Nional Guard.

MICHIGAN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Michigan Army Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS AN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

TITLE 32 FAMILY PROGRAM SPECIALIST

(MI J9), Position Description Number NGD1743000 and is part of the MI JFHQ Army, Michigan Army Nional Guard.

MICHIGAN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Michigan Army Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/20/2026 to 06/09/2026 Salary $68,081

• $88,510 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lansing, MI 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) 0301 Miscellaneous Administrion And Program Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MI-12966788-AR-26-158

Control number 870055100 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This is a Title 32 excepted service position. This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vaced during the job bid process. Military membership in the MIARNG is required. Applicants must be willing and eligible to immediely enlist in or transfer to the Michigan Army Nional Guard. Duties Help

• THIS IS A TITLE 32 NATIONAL GUARD POSITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP

• Serves as an advisor on quality of life and Family Program mters for Nional Guard and reserve members with the goal of maximizing retention and readiness.

Assists in the development, planning, and implemention of the Family Program, which includes readiness, volunteer management and improving the quality of life and well being of members and families. This includes issues involving benefits, entitlements, scheduling events, missions, roles, and functions of the Nional Guard. Assists in planning, maintaining, and upding an ongoing system of informion and referral for use by the military community. Coordines disseminion of informion. Prepares and dissemines informion to staff and units to provide to family members and stimule interest and support on benefits and entitlements. Conducts or assists in conducting seminars, conferences, and workshops as approprie. Conducts needs assessments to identify other programming needs of family members. Assists in developing and maintaining local informion and referral programs. Provides technical assistance to personnel publicizing quality of life and the Family Program. Conducts briefings and training for staff and units to stimule interest, support, and provide necessary informion. Provides technical assistance to personnel publicizing the Family Program. Receives and maintains volunteer hours contributed; supports Family Readiness Groups; designs and conducts training programs for volunteers; and designs and conducts volunteer recognition activities. Identifies key volunteers the unit level to serve as volunteer coordinors. Develops standard forms and procedures to collect da. Inities and provides technical assistance for the development of Family Readiness Groups. Identifies training programs and recognition activities for volunteers. Implements Guard Family Team Building (GFTB) and Guard Family Action Plan (GFAP) programs. Develops standard forms and procedures to record volunteer hours and to collect other volunteer reled da. Identifies and maintains current listings of professional volunteer literure and training merials for the oriention for current and new volunteers. Serves as representive conferences and meetings on quality of life and Family Program mters. As required, prepares, explains, and defends budgets relive to quality of life and Family Programs. Provides staff assistance to local units in accomplishing the objectives of the program. Conducts staff assistance s to ensure th policies conform to guidance, to assist and gher informion for new initiives and direction. Provides technical interpretion and guidance. Plans and coordines mobilizion processes for pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment issues. Coordines with local community resource agencies, i.e., active duty installions, American Red Cross, and military health benefit administrors. Advises chain of command of current and proposed programs and policies requiring modificion to improve family readiness and wellness. Ensures all recommendions are in accordance with applicable guidelines, policies, and regulions. Provides staff assistance and conducts s to ensure policy guidelines are met. Coordines the ste family youth program th addresses issues and concerns of youth reled to Guard life and youth readiness and well being. Coordines with local youth reled organizions and agencies. The above duty description doesn't contain all details of the official position description. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

MICHIGAN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Michigan Army Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Michigan Army Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Michigan Army Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Michigan Army Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period Participion in direct deposit is mandory Must have a valid civilian driver's license. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie clearance designed the Ste using the Position Designion Tool. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. May be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportion as approprie to perform temporary duty assignments. Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an approprie valid driver's license is mandory. Position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. Qualificions Qualificions are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the des of each period of employment (from MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY ) and the number of hours worked per week . As qualificion determinions cannot be made when resumes do not include the required informion, failure to provide this informion may result in disqualificion. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume .

NOTE:

All job seekers required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs)

MILITARY GRADE

E4-E7 Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective de of placement into the technician position to ensure to avoid grade inversion, as determined by the Human Resources Office (HRO). Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (Grade Inversion). Enlisted members currently a higher grade than allowed by the position (see Military Grade Requirement above) may apply; however, they must administrively reduce prior to appointment and provide confirmion of the reduction to

HRO. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: 1 year specialized experience, educion or training equivalent to least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have experience providing technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Applicants must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of administrive procedures and practices of management. Experience developing administrive procedures. Educion You must meet the following Educion requirement to qualify for educion in lieu of specialized experience for this position: master's or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if reled You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion

SELECTIVE SERVICE

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).

MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES

Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). Are advised to meet with educion specialist to review contract.

NOTE:

If the individual selected is currently on a Title 10 or Title 32 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. You may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion.

WHO MY APPLY

: AREA 1: C urrent permanent (Tenure 1 and 2) Federal Technicians/Employees of the Michigan Nional Guard and current temporary (Tenure 3 and 0) Federal Technicians/Employees of the Michigan Nional Guard who've held a temporary appointment with the Michigan Nional Guard for an accumulive 6 months within the last 12 months. AREA 2: All current military members of the Michigan Nional Guard. If the applicant is a member of the other service branch they MUST willing and eligible to immediely transfer to the approprie branch of service.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Please note th if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, your ring can and adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities, or you may lose considerion for this position. Your ring based on both your entire applicion package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

Credit given for approprie unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indice clearly the nure of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment. Your qualificions evalued on the above general and specialized experience, to include following competencies

• knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs):
• Knowledge of the principles, policies, program goals and methodology of the Nional Guard quality of life programs, including factors th affect work and leisure environments, to administer a program th provides informion about individual and family social problems and referral to social service programs and agencies, informion about Nional Guard assistance programs, to gher and analyze informion on problems and difficulties of obtaining assistance using the current system, to provide programs th address such problems, and to recommend action to improve the system.
• Ability to communice effectively both orally and in writing.
• Skill in using various computer software dabase, spreadsheet and word processing.
• Ability to provide briefings and training to staff and units to obtain their support of the program.
• Ability to collect, evalue, and dissemine informion and assess strengths, weaknesses, and needs of serviced populion in order to establish program goals, objectives Benefits Help A career with the U.

S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you (DO

NOT INCLUDE PII OR PHOTOGRAPH

) For each relevant work experience, you MUST include: Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019

• 08/2022) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions.

Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement. When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of educion/ certificion/license and provide any required documention such as transcripts, and/or details (type and de) of certificions and/or licenses. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position.

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents : Standard Form 50(SF-50), Licenses, Certifices, DD-214 SF-50: If you are currently an onboard MING Federal Technician/Employee, then you MUST submit your most recent SF-50 time of your applicion submission. If you are currently or have previously been employed by another Federal Agency or previously worked for our agency, please submit a copy of the last Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). This is NOT a requirement for those th have never been employed by a Federal Agency or those currently employed by our agency. 3.

Transcripts:

Only a requirement if educion is required OR you substitute educion for specialized experience. Unofficial copies may be submitted for applicion purposes. To receive educion credit transcripts MUST be submitted time of applicion submission. 4.

Current Military Branch Career Da Brief:

Air

• Career Da Brief:

  can be obtained through vMPF using the following steps: Navige to https://vmpf.us.af.mil/vMPFNet40/Hub.aspx > Login > Career Da Brief (CDB) > View CDB > Print to Microsoft PDF > Save as a PDF. Army

•

Soldier Talent Profile:

can be obtained through IPPS-A using the following steps: Navige to https://ipps-a.army.mil Login > PKI Login > (login with CAC) > OK > My Soldier Talent Profile > Print. From here, you save the document as a PDF. If you are not currently serving in a Military compacity (any Branch or Service), please provide a letter of intent to join the Michigan Army Nional Guard.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify, change or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12966788 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion MI Staffing ng.mi.miarng.mbx.hro-hr-services-staffing@army.mil Address MI JFHQ Army 3411 North Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Lansing, MI 48906 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you (DO

NOT INCLUDE PII OR PHOTOGRAPH

) For each relevant work experience, you MUST include: Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019

• 08/2022) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions.

Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement. When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of educion/ certificion/license and provide any required documention such as transcripts, and/or details (type and de) of certificions and/or licenses. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position.

For additional informion see:

Wh to include in your resume . 2. Other supporting documents : Standard Form 50(SF-50), Licenses, Certifices, DD-214 SF-50: If you are currently an onboard MING Federal Technician/Employee, then you MUST submit your most recent SF-50 time of your applicion submission. If you are currently or have previously been employed by another Federal Agency or previously worked for our agency, please submit a copy of the last Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). This is NOT a requirement for those th have never been employed by a Federal Agency or those currently employed by our agency. 3.

Transcripts:

Only a requirement if educion is required OR you substitute educion for specialized experience. Unofficial copies may be submitted for applicion purposes. To receive educion credit transcripts MUST be submitted time of applicion submission. 4.

Current Military Branch Career Da Brief:

Air

• Career Da Brief:

  can be obtained through vMPF using the following steps: Navige to https://vmpf.us.af.mil/vMPFNet40/Hub.aspx > Login > Career Da Brief (CDB) > View CDB > Print to Microsoft PDF > Save as a PDF. Army

•

Soldier Talent Profile:

can be obtained through IPPS-A using the following steps: Navige to https://ipps-a.army.mil Login > PKI Login > (login with CAC) > OK > My Soldier Talent Profile > Print. From here, you save the document as a PDF. If you are not currently serving in a Military compacity (any Branch or Service), please provide a letter of intent to join the Michigan Army Nional Guard.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify, change or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12966788 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion MI Staffing ng.mi.miarng.mbx.hro-hr-services-staffing@army.mil Address MI JFHQ Army 3411 North Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Lansing, MI 48906 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/20/2026 to 06/09/2026 Salary $68,081

• $88,510 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Lansing, MI 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MI-12966788-AR-26-158

Control number 870055100