You will serve as a SUPERVISORY RECREATION SPECIALIST in the FLEET READINESS DEPARTMENT of NAVAL STA NT RI.

Duties

You will administer direct staff support in all matters concerning recreational use and facility development. You will develop a balanced sports and physical fitness program (e.g., self-directed activities, clinics, tournaments, special events, team competition, personal training) to maximize use of facilities, services, and resource. You will train assigned personnel in fitness program requirements. You will convey policy and guidance for the development of cost-effective projects within a recreational program.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS 09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Displaying a keen understanding of a wide range of principles, concepts, and techniques that govern physical fitness programs, including exercise science, strength conditioning, nutrition, weight loss/control, cardiovascular endurance, exercise requirements, and projected results; 2) Planning and executing a comprehensive fitness, aquatics, and/or sports program that includes a variety of fitness and aquatics activities for individual and team sports; 3) Exhibiting an understanding of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology relating to exercise and physical fitness, in addition to military physical fitness standards and testing procedures; and 4) Analyzing and interpreting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and procedures, preparing budgets and budgeting processes, and performing supervisory duties. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/recreation-specialist-series-0188/. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or
• 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or
• LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL STA NT RI Naval Station Newport Quartdeck Newport, RI 02840 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]