About the Position: Serves as a Guidance Counselor with the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Seattle, assigned to the Seattle Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).

Duties

Perform enlistment processing for Army and Army Reserve applicants. Review applicant records in order to make necessary updates. Follow regulations, policies, and guidance to ensure proper assignment of enlistees. Provide information about enlistment processes to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position is dependent on successful completion of the United States Army/Army Reserve Guidance Counselor Operations Course (GCOC), and must be completed w/in 180 days of employment. Previous completion will be honored.
• Work hours are sporadic based on number of applicants to process for initial reservation processing or shipping to training/assignment. Hours of operation is also augmented by over 20 Saturday processing days and 1 extended hour per MEPS per month.

Qualifications

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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes the application of military human resource policies and procedures to perform duties such as; 1) reviewing source documents to ensure completeness and accuracy, 2) determine eligibility and qualifications, 3) operate automated information systems to input, verify, and share data, and 4) interview/counsel applicants regarding training opportunities and placement. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06 or above). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityManages and Organizes InformationMilitaryOral Communication 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-06).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address HF-APF-W2ABAA USAREC SEATTLE RBN DO NOT MAIL Seattle, WA 98134 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk