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 TERM NTE 3 years Army Community Service Specialist position with the US Army Installation Management Command, Directorate of Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, Army Community Service Division Fort Riley, Kansas.

Duties

Serve as Army Community Service (ACS) Multi-Functional Specialist with professional and technical responsibility for assisting Commanders with assessing, tailoring, and prioritizing ACS service delivery in support of local military and Family needs. Implement installation quality of life service programs while establishing goals, objectives, and procedures IAW applicable State, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Army (DA), and other federal guidance, regulations and laws. Serve as advisor on career, transition, relocation, employment, community life, emergency/crisis assistance, personal and family readiness, and all other related ACS services. Collaborate with key organizational staff and organized groups within/outside of the installation. Conduct marketing and public relations campaigns to ensure target populations are informed of services and activities offered. Provide ACS services designed to maximize adaptability, promote self-reliance and readiness to Soldiers, Retirees, Family Survivors and Civilians. Interpret data to clarify issues and determine courses of action to positively affect the readiness, recruitment and retention capabilities of the organization. Designs service-specific pamphlets, brochures, and audio-visual aids to disseminate community resource information. Maintain relationships with professional associations, base agencies and other organizations to enhance comprehensive services.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This is an obligated position. You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent.

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. In order to qualify, you must meet the basic requirement AND the qualification 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: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as Social Work or Counseling. OR 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. OR 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. AND 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) Gathering data, compiling statistics, and creating reports, (2) Consulting with community leadership officials, (3) Providing classes or presentations to different audiences, AND (4) Developing and implementing quality of life programs. 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 do the work of the position, such as Social Work or Counseling. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of appropriate 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: Customer ServiceEducation and TrainingInterpersonal SkillsPlanning 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).

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 FU-W0VMAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT RILEY DO NOT MAIL Fort Riley, KS 66442 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk