USA remote
HOUSING REFERRAL ASSISTANT
About this role
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of housing activity in the civilian community and of real estate rental and sales practices to provide information and assistance to military and DOD civilian personnel seeking off-base housing.
Knowledge of various factors that cause or result in housing discrimination to assure that individual property owner, realtors, and others are not discriminating in their business practices before accepting properties for listings. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-08 level.
TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of Federal, DoD, HQ USAF, and MAJCOM military family housing process, furnishings management principles, theory, policies, directives, and procedures.
Knowledge of various factors that cause or result in housing discrimination complaints to assure that individual property owner, realtors, and others are not discriminating in their business practices before accepting properties for listings. Ability to investigate and mediate complaints involving off-base housing problems. Counseling skills ranging from information exchange to investigating and resolving housing complaints.