This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-ACF-DE-23-12101222 under delegated examining procedures. Please review this announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under competitive procedures.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY: As a Senior Policy Advisor on Behavioral Health, you will use your knowledge of and experience with Administration for Children and Families, Immediate Office of the Secretary, to optimize business results and customer experience by: Managing a wide range of policy projects related to behavioral health. Providing expert advice and consultation on behavioral health to make realistic assessments of a broad range of difficult, complex, and sensitive policy issues. Overseeing and making authoritative decisions on the prioritization and disposition of issues related to behavioral health in consultation with ACF leadership. Using judgment and discretion in determining intent, and in interpreting and revising existing policy and regulatory guidance on behavioral health for use by others within or outside ACF. Exercising a high degree of judgment and ingenuity in applying very general guidelines to a wide variety of sensitive and complex assignments involving behavioral health. Serving as an expert in the interpretation and/or formulation of policy on behavioral health, which have an impact nationwide and is highly interrelated with other Federal authorities and programs.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov.
• Suitable for federal employment.
• Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement.
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• Probationary or trial period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: GS-14 Minimum Qualifications: You must have one-year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. To be creditable, specialized experience must include three (3) of the following tasks: Interpreting and revising existing behavioral health policy and regulatory guidance for use by others within or outside the organization. Provide expert advice and consultation to make realistic assessments of a broad range of complex and sensitive policy issues related to behavioral health. Evaluate program accomplishments and policy initiatives related to behavioral health for consistency and long-range goals. Advise senior and high-ranking officials on broad, complex, and often sensitive issues related to behavioral health, and coordinate cross-program behavioral health policy efforts. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Administration for Children and Families 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Phone: -----
• Email: [email protected]