About the Position: This position is located at the National Guard Bureau ARNG Support Activity, MEPS GC SEC (+W39LAA), Chicago, Illinois.

Duties

Confer with Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) and National Guard Bureau regarding current and future workloads. Provide direction on the execution of policies affecting recruitment of new DA Civilian MEPS Guidance Counselor employees. Oversee all applicant transactions at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Command). Provide expertise to recruiting commanders and their soldiers. Ensure information pertaining to accessing applicants is disseminated to all MEPS stations. Utilize all accession systems such as ARISS (Army Recruiting Information Support System), REQUEST (Recruit Quota System), GCRC (Guidance Counselor Resource Center) and MIRS (MEPCOM Integrated Resource System) as a MEPS Guidance Counselor.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a valid Driver's license.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans 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 formulating performance standards; planning work to be accomplished by subordinates; mentoring staff in programs such as Army Recruiting Information Support System (ARISS), United States MEPCOM Integrated Resource System (MIRS), Recruit Quota System (REQUEST) or Point of Sale and Recruiter Zone (RZ); maintaining contact with recruiting and retention commanders; executing policies that affect retention of soldiers; conducting projects and/or studies to evaluate the efficiency of work operations in a program setting; developing new or modified work methods and organizational structures for budgetary systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Resources ManagementLeadershipPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence 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-11).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W6ZQAA National Guard Bureau DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk