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U.S. Marine Corps

Support Services Coordinator

Location: California, San Diego
Requires Relocation: No
Start Date: 26/01/2026
End Date: 02/02/2026
Offering Type: Permanent
Hiring Paths: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Individuals with disabilities, Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS, Land & base management, Military spouses, Special authorities, Veterans
Service Type: Competitive
Travel Percentage: Occasional travel
Full Time On-site

U.S. Marine Corps

About U.S. Marine Corps

The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training. From pipefitters to accountants, scientists to engineers, doctors to nurses-the careers and opportunities to make a difference are endless. Civilian careers-where purpose and patriotism unite! This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Summary

Job summary

You will serve as a SUPPORT SERVICES COORDINATOR in the RECRUITERS SCHOOL of USMC RECRUITING COMMAND.

Major duties

You will provide security and family support to the Marines assigned to Basic Recruiters Course, Career Planners Course and Prior Service Recruiters Course. You will review status of security clearances and initiate ones for those without them. You will assist and issue Marines who arrive to the schoolhouse without security clearances in filling out their electronic questionnaires for investigations processing You will review and submits requests for personnel clearances for serviced military personnel. You will act as the primary point of contact regarding the status of all pending clearances, current security clearance status, or questions on security clearance procedures You will provide information to the unit serviced or the subject of the investigation as to the appeals process if the investigating agency denies the security clearance. You will review and maintain a files for status of pending investigations as seen in Joint Personnel Adjudication System /Defense Information System for Security current status of all members. You will notify the units of individuals requiring reinvestigation and resubmission of documentation. You will provide instruction or presentations to unit administrators and/or unit security managers on documentation requirements and regulations, policies, and procedures to be followed.

Qualification

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector managing the status of all pending clearances, current security clearance status, and questions on security clearance procedures and guidelines. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-0301/ 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: 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 A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.