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Outreach Program Coordinator

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

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$77,964 - $101,359

per year

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves coordinating outreach programs at a military health clinic in Hawaii, focusing on connecting service members and their families with social and behavioral health services.

It requires assessing community needs, evaluating program impacts, and supporting individuals through social service assistance.

A good fit would be someone with a background in social sciences or community work who enjoys helping people in a military setting and can handle a temporary role up to six years.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in behavioral or social science (e.g., Social Work, Psychology, Sociology) or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • One year of specialized experience in community and social service programs, including assessments and analyzing social dynamics
  • Ph.D. or 3 years of graduate education in a relevant field, or a combination of education and experience meeting 100% of requirements
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities, such as 30%+ disabled veteran, current DHA/DoD civilian, military spouse, or priority placement programs
  • Ability to provide transcripts if qualifying based on education
  • Experience in paid or unpaid roles, including volunteer work in social services
  • U.S. citizenship and suitability for federal employment in a military treatment facility

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in the Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic Psychology Services in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

This is a Term position NOT TO EXCEED (NTE) 3 years, may be extended up to a total of six years This position is obligated.

An obligated position is one to which an employee has statutory restoration rights based on active military service, compensable injury or disability when fully recovered, or return rights based on having served an overseas tour(s).

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

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

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Outreach Program Coordinator: A.

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as Social Services, Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology.

OR B.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

OR C.

Experience: Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes applying a professional knowledge of principles and practices related to community and social service programs; conduct assessments for individuals in need of social service assistance; and analyzing community and social dynamics to evaluate the impact of potential future program changes.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Social Services, Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Major Duties:

  • Represent leadership in briefings, conferences, meetings, and high level interactions with senior military and civilian leaders within the Army, other federal organizations, media, academia, scientific, private and non-profit organizations.
  • Responsible for linking a variety of military and non-governmental organizations and support services to clients in conjunction with services received from other departments within the Medical Treatment Facility.
  • Provide advisory and consultation on all matters concerning community outreach activities and requirements.
  • Document and develop trend analysis, briefing charts, executive summaries, or report documents.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJG-26-12932351-MPP