Case Management Specialist

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a GS - 0301 - 11/12/13, Case Management Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Coast Guard, NPFC CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION -CM in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia. NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at the GS-11 grade level, but not for grade levels GS-12 and above.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

You will serve as a/an Case Management Specialist and be responsible for the financial management of responses to oil and hazardous substance spills, from initial funding through final cost recovery.

As you advance in grade, your responsibilities will expand from direct case management to include program analysis, policy development, and oversight of complex incidents.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Manage the funding process for pollution responses, from monitoring access (GS-11) and analyzing justifications (GS-12) to overseeing the financial management of complex incidents (GS-13).

Analyze response activities and expenditures to ensure compliance with federal regulations and justify the use of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

(GS-11, GS-12) Execute cost recovery from responsible parties, progressing from initiating documentation (GS-11) to managing billing (GS-12) and determining collection strategies with other federal agencies (GS-13).

Develop and provide training to field personnel on liability, compensation, and cost documentation procedures.

(GS-11, GS-12) Develop and recommend new national policies, innovative funding structures, and data management improvements in response to industry changes and large-scale incidents.

(GS-12, GS-13) Serve as a subject matter expert, advising federal and state agencies and representing the National Pollution Funds Center at high-level meetings.

(GS-13) Provide 24-hour on-call duty to authorize access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

(GS-11) Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information