Summary You will serve as a ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION SPECIALIST in the Marine Corps Community Services Department, Marine and Family Programs of MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR. Responsibilities You will conduct ongoing needs assessments of local military and civilian communities on alcohol situations, prevention, and needs. You will develop, coordinate, and submit recommendations to include plans and policies that reflect the relationships of chemical dependency. You will develop and present presentations and communicate well orally at command/senior officer level briefings, media representatives, and at professional training workshops. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to coordinate prevention efforts. You will utilize evidence based curriculums to provide prevention education on illegal drug use and alcohol abuse to military and families, support groups, and youth groups. You will participate in the early intervention program to deliver didactic portions of outpatient treatment tracking for substance abuse counseling centers, aftercare and pretreatment groups to address or reduce alcohol misuse. You will monitor program status through outreach and participate in command inspections to assist commands regulatory requirements. You will collect statistics to prepare and submit reports and project papers. You will assist the Drug Demand Reduction program with Unit inspections, pertaining specifically to the breathalyzer component. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Conduct assessments of local military and civilian communities, alcohol misuse, and preventions to develop, coordinate, and submit alcohol/substance abuse prevention plans; develop apply existing and/or new surveys to update the Substance Abuse Program (SAP); participate and organize events that offer preventions of abuse and create awareness and effects of life; conduct inspections to ensure compliance with policies and regulations; and develop presentations to diverse audience to influence, motivate and/or share to implement, discuss issues, advice to enhance the mission objectives. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position 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. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position