The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy (ODASD[MC&FP]) provides the funding and the program management for the non-personal service contracts that support the JFSAP teams. Vendors are required to ensure that vacancies are filled as quickly as possible. The vendor hiring process consists of the following elements:

1. Vendor will initiate recruitment efforts, keeping MC&FP government program manager, the contracting officer representative (COR) or the contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR), the contracting officer, and the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) point of contact (POC) informed of progress.

2. Vendor will ensure candidates have required qualifications for the positions:

• For the Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLC) and Child and Youth Behavioral MFLC positions, candidates must be licensed clinical providers.

• For Military OneSource JFSAP consultants, candidates must hold a four-year college degree and possess five years prior military experience as an active duty, National Guard, or Reserve member (or as a spouse of a member) or relevant civilian experience and knowledge of Military Services programs (military departments and family service-type programs).

• For the Personal Financial Counselor position, candidates must be an Accredited Finance Counselor, Certified Financial Planner, or Charted Financial Consultant.

3. Vendor will interview potential candidates and coordinate introductions and orientations for the selected contract employee with the state JFHQ POC.

4. Vendor will coordinate a start date with the JFHQ POC and the consultant or counselor.

5. The time required to complete the hiring process varies depending on the state and
the number of qualified applicants.

The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy (ODASD[MC&FP]) provides the funding and the program management for the non-personal service contracts that support the JFSAP teams. Vendors are required to ensure that vacancies are filled as quickly as possible. The vendor hiring process consists of the following elements:

1. Vendor will initiate recruitment efforts, keeping MC&FP government program manager, the contracting officer representative (COR) or the contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR), the contracting officer, and the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) point of contact (POC) informed of progress.

2. Vendor will ensure candidates have required qualifications for the positions:

• For the Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLC) and Child and Youth Behavioral MFLC positions, candidates must be licensed clinical providers.

• For Military OneSource JFSAP consultants, candidates must hold a four-year college degree and possess five years prior military experience as an active duty, National Guard, or Reserve member (or as a spouse of a member) or relevant civilian experience and knowledge of Military Services programs (military departments and family service-type programs).

• For the Personal Financial Counselor position, candidates must be an Accredited Finance Counselor, Certified Financial Planner, or Charted Financial Consultant.

3. Vendor will interview potential candidates and coordinate introductions and orientations for the selected contract employee with the state JFHQ POC.

4. Vendor will coordinate a start date with the JFHQ POC and the consultant or counselor.

5. The time required to complete the hiring process varies depending on the state and
the number of qualified applicants.