Lead Conciliation Specialist

This is a Lead Conciliation Specialist position in the Department of Justice, Community Relations Service (CRS). CRS' mission is to provide tension reduction and conflict resolution services to diverse stakeholders to both resolve and prevent community-level disputes. This job allows telework in accordance with agency policy. The selected applicant will report to their assigned CRS worksite when not teleworking, attending local meetings/events, or on travel.Qualifications: To qualify for the position of Lead Conciliation Specialist, (GS-0101-14), you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below AND possess the required specialized experience specific to this series and grade.
If you are a current federal employee on a permanent appointment in the competitive service, you will need to demonstrate 1-year (52-weeks) at the next lower grade level, to meet the time-in-grade requirements for this occupational series and grade. Additionally, please ensure to submit an applicable SF50 (please refer to the "required documents" section for additional information).

Basic Requirements

Degree in behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

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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.

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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.
TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
For the GS-14, you must have one year of experience at a level of complexity and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade in the federal service. To qualify at the GS-14 grade, your resume must show experience in at least two of the following:
1. Delivering Facilitated dialogue and consultation services to community groups experiencing conflict or tension. Examples include tensions relating to police-community relations; tensions or hate incidents related to race, color, or national origin; or hate incidents related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability status.
2. Assisting Community groups with developing and implementing plans to reduce or resolve tension, conflict, or prevent or respond to actual (or perceived) hate crimes.
3. Conducting mediation between parties when conflict or tension related to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status arises in a community.
You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, by the closing date of this announcement, 05/04/2023.
YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. Please see "Required Documents" section below for what documentation is required at the time of application.Education: If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements, please see the statements below.

Education must be reviewed and certified by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in order for it to be creditable towards your qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.
All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.Employment Type: FULL_TIME