This position is located in  Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, BASE Elizabeth City, MWR Division, Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Duties

The purpose of this position is to plan, organize, and administer recreation activities and programs that promote the physical, creative, and social development of its participants.  This position supports a major military program designed to enhance the morale and well-being of the military members and their dependents, and foster the increased retention of personnel in which the Coast Guard has invested resources through training and development.Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignment includes:

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- general recreation, or one of the appropriate fields of recreation such as outdoor recreation; recreation and parks leadership; wild land recreation management; natural resources recreation; youth recreation; public, urban, or community recreation; special populations recreation (e.g., senior citizens, institutional, etc.); or physical education. OR Experience Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated the ability to apply the principles of one or more specialty areas of recreation. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: •Planning, organizing, coordinating, supervising, or evaluating community, industrial, outdoor, institutional, or other recreational programs.•Planning, establishing, or evaluating a recreational curriculum for junior college or higher academic levels.•Instructing in the principles and techniques of recreational program planning and management.•Serving in a leadership role in the programs and activities of local, regional, and/or national recreational organizations. AND Minimum Qualifications GS-11 Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level (in the Federal sector). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line work. Examples of specialized experience include effective financial management and budget execution in recreation programs. Proficient written skills applied in developing Performance Work Statements for service or maintenance contracts. Planning, organizing, coordinating, supervising and evaluating recreational programs and athletic activities. Oversight management and supervision of staff at multiple facilities; Auto Hobby Shop, Discount Entertainment ticket retail programs, swimming pool, gymnasium, outdoor athletic fields, and picnic ground areas.ORPh.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.  OR A combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position and some graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience.  Experience and education combinations are computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the total of qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages.  The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at that grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 Hawkins Point Road Bldg 1, Mail Stop #4 Attn: Office of Civilian Personnel Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]