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TITLE 5 MILITARY AND FAMILY READINESS SPECIALIST (MI J9)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 46 days ago
Hybrid Grand Rapids, MI $62K – $80K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a TITLE 5 MILITARY AND FAMILY READINESS SPECIALIST (MI J9), Position Description Number NGT5701400 and is part of the MI JFHQ Army, National Guard.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS A TITLE 5 EXCEPTED NATIONAL GUARD POSITION*** This position is located in the Joint Force Headquarters (State), Support Programs Division.
- →The purpose of the position is to provide support in the administration of Military & Family Readiness Program (SFRP) services for the Army National Guard within the State Family Program.
- →This is achieved by performing assignments designed to provide familiarity with the Family Program, community services, effective relations with supporting social service and emergency organizations, recruit and train volunteers, promote resilience and financial literacy through targeted life skills training, and the development of human resources program referral networks.
- →Serve as fully independent advisor within geographical area of responsibility in accomplishing all objectives of the Soldier & Family Readiness Program (SFRP) for the Army National Guard to maximize retention and readiness.
- →Provide input to develop, articulate, and implement the Family Readiness Program at the State level, inclusive of family readiness, family assistance, employment outreach, volunteer training and management and improvement of quality of life and well-being of Service members and families.
- →Manages and operates family assistance center and provide assistance to commands within geographical area of responsibility in support of the SFRP.
- →Provides information resource referral and non-medical administrative case management across all essential services; including but not limited to, Crisis, Legal, Financial, TRICARE, ID Cards/DEERS, Community Information and Outreach Services, Employment/Financial Literacy, Emergency Family Assistance Center (EFAC) and Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP).
- →Provide training and technical support to Commanders and Family Readiness Liaisons to support their Unit Family Readiness program and Soldier & Family Readiness Groups (SFRGs).
- →Responsible to conduct informal and formal training and recruiting of volunteers.
- →Submit information to support development and budget forecasting to support the Soldier and Family Readiness Support Program to higher headquarters.
- →Conducts staff assistance visits to units in the geographical area of responsibility to accomplish the objectives of the program.
- →The above duty description doesn't contain all details of the official position description.
Requirements
- ✓You must meet the following Education requirement to qualify for education in lieu of specialized experience for this position: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.
- ✓To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
Personality Fit
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