About the Position: This position is located with the 1st Infantry Division, US Army, Fort Riley, Kansas 66442. APPOINTMENT INFORMATION: Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or detail NTE (1 year) by a current permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Position may be made permanent without further competition. Employees currently located in OCONUS (foreign or non-foreign) are not eligible for a detail to a CONUS position.

Duties

Coordinate with community agencies who provide the training. Assist in the development of call rosters, telephone trees, and other similar documents. Maintain day-to-day awareness regarding public, military, and/or administrative issues impacting the Families of deployed military personnel. Assist in instructing/training units, Soldiers, and their Families on Family Readiness issues. Update calendar of Family Readiness Group activities to Commander in an effort to minimize conflicts in scheduling. Perform general office clerical duties in accordance with applicable regulations. Ensure Family Readiness Groups are in compliance with the current SOP’s and regulations. Use Microsoft Office Suite Programs to support Family Support activities. Use the Volunteer Management Information System to pull and report information. Provide accurate and timely family support communication between non-deployed personnel and families and those deployed.

Requirements

• Travel for this position may be up to 10% of time.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Employees may be required to work irregular work schedules such as evenings, weekends, and overtime.
• Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 13 months by a current permanent Army employee.
• This position requires a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute (WPM) based on a 5 minute sample with 3 or fewer errors.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes monitoring issues affecting families of deployed military personnel, utilizing various office automation equipment and software proficiently, coordinating support from other agencies for official functions, OR reviewing family readiness requirements or to develop local programs and policies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of the work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementClericalOral Communication 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-05). If you are a current, Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. In addition, if your step reflects '00', you must include your current salary for each position.

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 SC-WAML99 US ARMY 2ND BCT AUG 1ST ID FT RILEY DO NOT MAIL Fort Riley, KS 66442 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk