Job opening: Army Community Service Specialist
Salary: $70 448 - 91 582 per year
Published at: Mar 28 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This is a permanent position at Fort Hamilton, NY.
Duties
Serve as Army Community Service (ACS) Multi-Functional Specialist at the installation level.
Assist Commanders with assessing, tailoring and prioritizing ACS service delivery in support of local military and family needs.
Develop and manage a variety of educational forums and briefings to assist serviced populations with increasing their knowledge of available resources.
Identify, advise and consult with leaders on positive sustainable efforts that foster an environment of trust and responsiveness to various organizational quality of life issues.
Design and establish marketing and public relations strategies to ensure target populations are informed of available services and activities.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Basic Requirement for Army Community Service Specialist:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as psychology, counseling, sociology and/or behavioral science. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
B. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)ORC. Experience: Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting in and/or communicating appropriate information and referral services to community resources for customers; 2) Presenting, in part or in whole, briefings and/or training to customers; AND 3) Compiling and/or analyzing data to maintain statistics to complete various reports such as community needs assessment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-07).
OR
Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as psychology, counseling, sociology and/or behavioral science. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
Contacts
- Address BR-APF-W4LKAA NEW YORK AREA CMD AND FT HAMILTON
DO NOT MAIL
West Point, NY 10996
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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