About the Position: Incumbent serves as the Air Operations and Plans Specialist with responsibilities and principal duties involving planning, scheduling and coordinating air mobility, airborne operations, jumpmaster proficiency, mobilization, emergency deployment readiness, casualty evacuation, emergency action planning, and support for the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Johnson.

Duties

Serve as the Air Operations and Plans Specialist responsible for managing airborne operations and support for the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Johnson. Develop the installation airborne standard operating procedures (ASOP). Reviewing unit requests for aviation support to ensure compliance with policies and schedule Air Force aircraft to support installation airborne training. Serves as the G3 primary hand receipt holder ensuring property accountability. Coordinate air operations briefings to the Commanding General and other senior leaders that are concise and effective to achieve optimum success. Conduct monthly air meetings with subordinate units to determine installation airborne requirements. Produce memorandums for distribution to subordinate units informing them of changes to policies and other information necessary to ensure an effective airborne proficiency program. Resolve complicated problems regarding air operations that are unpredictable in nature such as emergency situations that affect various agencies. Manage Aviation Assets by reviewing helicopter flight requests for airborne operations to submit requests to higher headquarters for approval as required. Review Operational Support Airlift (OSA) requests from installation units and staffs to ensure their compliance with regulations and policies. Coordinate all flight requests for entrance in JRTC rotation areas with other federal or non-federal governments for successful air operations. Perform jumpmaster duties such as monitoring local airborne training sessions to ensure standard operating and safety procedures are trained and enforced.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• May be required to work irregular hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Incumbent may be required to lift up to 40lbs.
• Temporary duty (TDY) travel required up to 10% of the time.
• This position has been designated as Mission Essential. Mission Essential positions are those that are needed to ensure the continued operation of mission essential functions of an activity, as defined in DODI 3020.42.
• In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations, Mission Essential employees are required to report to work and/or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• Administrative dismissal or closure announcements do not apply to Mission Essential personnel unless the supervisor instructs otherwise.
• Jumpmaster certification is preferred, but not required.

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. ???30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience is work that includes supporting airborne operations by coordinating all aspects of air mobility such as planning, scheduling and/or emergency action planning, researching policies to develop standard operating procedures for the organization, assisting in planning briefings to senior leaders that are effective to achieve optimum success for the organization, assisting in resolving complicated problems regarding air operations that affect various agencies, OR reviewing airborne training sessions to ensure standard operating and/or safety procedures are enforced. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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 do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Manages and Organizes InformationOral CommunicationPlanning and Evaluating 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-07). 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. ???????Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and minimum qualification requirements prescribed by OPM within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

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 SC-W6DHAA HEADQUARTERS JRTC FT JOHNSON DO NOT MAIL Fort Johnson, LA 71459 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk