Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. THIS IS A TERM NTE POSITON DUE TO BEING OBLIGATED. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a professional guidance counselor providing general adult educational and career development counseling to both military and civilian personnel.

Duties

Provides informational, diagnostic, and/or academic counseling to military personnel of all ranks, their dependents, and/or civilian personnel pursuing undergraduate/graduate, vocational, technical, and professional development opportunities at various levels. Counsels all Airmen regarding requirements for unique Air Force educational opportunities. Provides mass briefings and monitors progress of individuals participating in educational and career enhancement programs and modifies career goals as appropriate. Prepares/conducts strategic mass-briefings to include newcomers and educational briefings for groups or units to promote educational programs and prepare Airmen for post-service careers. Performs a variety of administrative duties related to the educational counseling program.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• This position may require travel.
• Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Must meet the positive education requirements as stipulated by US OPM for the 1740 occupational series.
• Keeps abreast of developments in the educational counseling field and career field needs of the Air Force as well as occupational needs in civilian life by regularly reading a variety of professional journals and related publications.
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• This position is obligated to an employee on an overseas assignment with entitlements to return to this position.
• If selected, a signed agreement will be required, acknowledging the potential displacement, under reduction-in-force procedures, if alternative placement cannot be made.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions located here. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: You must have at least 1 year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-07) or equivalent performing the following duties: as a professional guidance counselor providing general adult educational and career development counseling to both military and civilian personnel. Serving as the single point of contact for planning, administering, developing, and evaluating the installation training and education services program. This experience must have been at a level of difficulty and complexity sufficient to demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of this position. It may have been gained in the private sector, volunteer service, military service, and/or government service, etc. Education: Successful completion of a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited college or university. NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION. OR Combination of Experience/Education: You must have a combination of the specialized experience and education as described above that equals 100 percent when combined to equal the required 1 year of specialized experience needed for this position. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Professional knowledge of education theories, principles, procedures, and practices of secondary, adult, or continuing education programs and their accrediting processes. (See positive education requirement per OPM Qualification Handbook for General Schedule Positions.) 2. Knowledge of various educational testing methodologies to select, administer, and interpret diagnostic tests such as interest, aptitude, and achievement tests used in educational and career planning. 3. Knowledge of regulations, principles, techniques, communication techniques and approaches used in guidance counseling to counsel students or enrollees regarding the establishment of educational and occupational objectives. 4. Knowledge of a variety of occupational, vocational, and career development resources (educational and/or community). 5. Ability to design and develop curriculum for adult educational or vocational programs. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

EDUCATION: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the areas described below. At least one course must have been from (1) or (2) below. For guidance counselor positions, a college or university-sponsored practicum in counseling is also required. 1) Tests and measurement: Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests. 2) Adult education: Study of the adult as a learner, teaching-learning theories for adults, models and procedures for planning, designing, managing, and evaluating adult learning activities. 3) Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs. 4) Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs. 5) Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner. 6) Guidance and counseling: Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance, the role of the counselor in various settings, approaches to counseling, and the uses of tests in the counseling situation. 7) Career planning: Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems. 8) Occupational information: Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process. Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources.

Contacts

• Address AF Test Center 6437 6th Street Bldg 430, Rm 119 Hill AFB, UT 84056 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]