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HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

Commander, Navy Installations Command

Department of the Navy

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Location

Location not specified

Salary

$43,106 - $56,039

per year

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GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping military personnel and their families find and manage housing on a naval base in Japan, including handling waitlists, processing applications, and providing referrals to local options.

It also includes maintaining records, using databases and software for administrative tasks, and ensuring privacy rules are followed.

A good fit would be someone with customer service experience, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with military or government housing processes who is comfortable working in an overseas environment with limited medical access.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 level in housing management, waitlist handling, or referral services
  • Proficiency in interviewing, counseling, and assisting personnel with housing requests
  • Experience reviewing, processing, and inputting housing applications into databases like eMH
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Word and automated Financial Management Systems for record-keeping and reporting
  • Familiarity with Privacy Act provisions for handling and disclosing records
  • Ability to monitor maintenance records, inventory, and asset utilization
  • Willingness to assist investigative personnel (e.g., NCIS) and perform miscellaneous housing-related duties

Full Job Description

You will serve as a HOUSING MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT in the HOUSING DEPARTMENT of US NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI. ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

Please see Additional Information section below.*** Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: housing waiting list management and referral services, interviewing and counseling personnel requesting housing assistance and referrals, reviewing and inputting applications into the enterprise Military Housing (eMH) database, using Microsoft Word and automated Financial Management System, record keeping, assisting investigative personnel, applying provisions of Privacy Act in relation to disclosure of records, monitoring maintenance records, inventory, and utilization of assets, preparing housing reports, and issuing local regulations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

  • You will be managing waiting list and referral services for military accompanied and unaccompanied personnel and their dependents and DOD civilians.
  • You will be interviewing and counseling personnel requesting assistance in locating housing and referral to and local community housing.
  • You will be determining control date and eligibility for placement of members on the housing waiting lists and completes processing of applications.
  • You will be reviewing application forms for completeness of entries and adding applicant to the housing wait list under the appropriate category of housing requested or needed.
  • You will input applications into the new CNIC web-based enterprise Military Housing (eMH) database.
  • You will use Microsoft Word and automated Financial Management System.
  • You will generate orders and drayage forms for moving, storage, party rooms, vehicle registration, pet registration, guest requests, absence of quarters, alterations to government quarters, house-guests requests, and on/ off base complaints.
  • You will maintain continuous housing occupancy records of each housing unit on eMH database system.
  • You will assist investigative personnel such as Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)/ CID agents as requested/ authorized by higher management.
  • You will apply provisions of Privacy Act in relation to disclosure of the records.
  • You will monitor the maintenance of records and information required for use in performance of inventory and utilization of assets.
  • You will perform other miscellaneous duties associated with Military Family Housing functions including resolution of problems, evaluating information, and conduct of special studies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/8/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/8/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12927782-26-EER