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Work and Family Life Coordinator
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Yokosuka, Japan · Closes in 3 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public, Family of overseas employees.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or owe allegiance to the U.S. The agency limits this job to current permanent NAF or APF employees in the local commuting area, family members of active-duty military members, or family members of DoD civilians.

Experience: You need two years of specialized experience planning, managing, coordinating, or implementing outreach for personal and family life readiness or quality of life programs. Examples include life skills education, personal financial management, relocation assistance, transition assistance, employment assistance, the Ombudsman Program, and the Exceptional Family Member Program. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.

Education: Education can qualify you instead of experience. Options include a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field, or a law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) if related. A combination of education and experience that gives equivalent subject knowledge also counts. This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state-issued driver's license

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume, limited to two pages, Times New Roman font at 10-point or larger, one-inch margins Official transcripts if you qualify through education; diplomas and degree audits are not accepted Transcripts must show your name, school, degree type, conferred date, and major Proof of training: licenses or certifications showing your name, type, and expiration date Foreign transcripts need a U.S. equivalency evaluation, paid by you Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF BBA priority consideration DD-214 Member-4 page and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 3 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your resume and documents are checked for eligibility and minimum qualifications first. Qualified resumes are then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) using a set rating scale. Best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and the selecting official may interview; missing required documents can affect eligibility.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Describe your two years of specialized experience clearly and specifically, since your resume is the main way you are rated.
Order official transcripts early if you use education, because diplomas and degree audits will not be accepted.
Check that you fit one of the limited groups allowed to apply before you spend time on the application.

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