About the Position: This is an excepted service appointment. If a current federal employee with career or career conditional status is hired for this position, the employee will be required to sign a memorandum of understanding. THIS POSITION REQUIRES APPLICANT TO MEET BOTH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. NO SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE IS ACCEPTABLE. Moving expenses and/or recruitment/relocation incentives MAY be authorized for this position.

Duties

As a Director of Religious Education at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties: Ensure that soldiers, reservists, authorized civilians, and family members are afforded religious education programs, which allow them to exercise their religious beliefs regardless of faith groups. Develop specific guidelines and directives for installation-wide implementation of faith groups and religious education programs/services. Exercise substantial initiative and judgement in establishing and implementing the religious education goals, objectives, and programs. Advise Chaplain on single to large multiple faith group installation matters of religious education and youth ministry. Assess resource needs and deficits in order to meet the needs of religious education programming across the installation. Develop program marketing and advertising for the installation with emphasis on religious education and youth ministry. Evaluate the installation training plan for religious education and youth ministry personnel to develop a training plan for chaplains, chaplain assistant and civilian personnel.

Requirements

• May be required to work Sundays, evenings and holidays.
• Temporary duty travel (10% or less) away from the normal duty station may be required.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position has a specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. The Religious Education Services GS-1701 occupational series has specific educational requirements which apply to all positions. Education above the high school level must have been completed in a U.S. college, university, or other educational institution that has been accredited by one of the accrediting agencies or associations recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. Educational and professional requirements for the GS 11 level: A Master of Religious Education degree or its equivalent from an accredited graduate school OR a Master's degree of any discipline other than religious education which includes a minimum of 24 documented credits in religious education theory, practice, or spiritual formation. AND A minimum 2 years of documented professional experience leading a religious education program. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Education / Training Program AdministrationLearning and Program EvaluationOral CommunicationPartneringReligious Education ServicesWritten Communication

Education

Please refer to the Education requirements listed in the qualifications section above.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address FS-W6CCAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT JACKSON DO NOT MAIL Fort Jackson, SC 29207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]