About the Position: This position serves as a Guidance Counselor and is assigned to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC), Battalion (BN), Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).

Duties

Perform enlistment processing on applicants applying for enlistment into Army and Army Reserve. Place future Soldiers into training classes beginning weekly and monthly for Regular Army and Army Reserve. Verify applicant data in Web Based REQUEST for those applicants arriving at the MEPS with a Future Soldier Remote Reservation System (FSR2S) reservation. Monitor results that return after initial enlistment and prior to shipping such as the Advance Fingerprint Report, HIV results, and Drug and Alcohol (DAT) results. Extract data from automated records to answer questions from employees, applicants, or managers. Assist future enlistees in the preparation of contracts or other paperwork to ensure all required forms are completed prior to entrance into the program.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Work hours are sporadic based on number of applicants to process for initial reservation processing or shipping to training/assignment. Hours of operation is also augmented by over 20 Saturday processing days and 1 extended hour per MEPS per month.
• Position is dependent on successful completion of the U.S. Army/Army Reserve Guidance Counselor Operations Course (GCOC) and must be complete within 180 days of employment. Previous completion of this course will be honored.
• May be required to complete a 1 year probation period.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 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. Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes1) Reviewing application packets to determine eligibility, (2) operating automated information systems to input and/or verify data, and (3) interview and/or counsel applicants regarding training opportunities and/or placement.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityManages and Organizes InformationMilitaryOral 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-06).

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 BR-W17KAA US ARMY RECRUITING COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Richmond, VA 23219 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk