FINANCIAL READINESS ASSOCIATE/PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, NF4/RFT, CAMP HANSEN

About the role

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community.

We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.

What you will do

• This position is within the Family Programs & Resources Program, P&PR Branch, Marine Corps Community Services Division, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan.
• The incumbent is an integral part of the P&PR, providing services to emphasize personal financial responsibility and accountability by providing basic principles and practices of sound money management, consumer education programs, financial counseling, and information and referral services.
• DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Plans, organizes, and implements a comprehensive personal financial management education, training and counseling program that emphasizes individual financial responsibility and accountability, along with increasing financial literacy of customer base.
• Develops, schedules and conducts financial classes, workshops, and briefs on a wide spectrum of topics, to include programs that encompass the needs of the focus population: active duty personnel, retirees, family members and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians.
• These include, but are not limited to: money and financial management, basic to advanced investing techniques/philosophies/vehicles, investment markets, home buying, car buying and leasing, consumer awareness, credit and debt management, identity theft, insurance scams, government benefit programs, payday loans, credit reports and credit report analysis, Social Security and retirement planning, Blended Retirement System, Thrift Savings Plan/401K¿s, estate planning, wills and trusts, pre- and post-marital financial planning, Command Financial Specialist (CFS) and Noncommissioned Officers for Financial Fitness training courses.
• Financial courses and workshops are conducted at all U.S. Navy (USN) and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) installations on Okinawa.
• Provides client assistance/non-clinical financial counseling by analyzing and defining client problems/issues, offering referrals for crisis intervention, making initial case assessment to analyze and assess individual financial concerns, and providing appropriate educational guidance in developing immediate and long-range financial plans.
• Assists in disseminating information and education on commercial solicitation, which includes Truth-In-Lending, Payday Loans, and insurance scams.
• Adheres to all applicable privacy acts.
• Educates clients to clarify, identify, and prioritize goals and provide appropriate information, resources and referrals, along with practical knowledge to enable clients to make informed choices.
• Provides mandatory training on a continuing basis for in-processing personnel.
• May work with Staff Judge Advocate Legal Assistance, civilian lawyers and agencies in managing complex cases involving foreclosures, evictions, garnishments, and repossessions.
• Community resources are used on behalf of client interest and in order to make appropriate referrals.

How you will be evaluated

Your application/resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. This vacancy will be filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official.

Documents you must provide

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Benefits

The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees.

Benefits you get to enjoy while working at MCCS include but are not limited to: • Stability of Federal Civilian Service • People with passion for doing work that matters • Quality of Work Life Balance • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefit Packages • Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges

What to expect next

All applicants who submit an application via our Careers page at *** will be able to view their application status online.

Additional information

GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex, GINA, political affiliation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, marital status, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position.

This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discrimination and retaliation. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review: *** As part of the employment process, Human Resources Division may obtain a Criminal Record Check and/or an Investigative Consumer Report.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI).

For all positions requiring access to firearms or ammunition, the Federal Government is prohibited from employing individuals in these positions who have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a felony crime of domestic violence adjudged on or after 27 November 2002.

Selectees for such positions must submit a completed DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition, before a final job offer can be made. Direct Deposit of total NET pay is mandatory as a condition of employment for all appointments to positions within MCCS.

Required Documents: *Education/certification certificate(s), if applicable. *If prior military, DD214 Member Copy *Resume that does not exceed 2 pages **IMPORTANT: To align with the Merit Hiring Plan, Federal Agencies will not accept resumes that exceed two pages. Accordingly, the NAF HRO will only consider resumes that are two pages or fewer.

Resumes exceeding this limit will not be referred and will be deemed ineligible for consideration. This activity is a Drug-free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated.

Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, sailors, and their family members have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.

Involuntarily separated members of the armed forces and eligible family members applying through the Transition Assistance Program must submit a written request/statement (may be obtained from the MCCS Human Resources Office) and present ID card with "TA" stamped in red on front of card.

INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE CHANGED TO PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION.

ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1159PM EASTERN TIME (ET) ON THE CLOSING DATE LISTED IN THE JOB POSTING.