THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a GUIDANCE COUNSELOR (Title 32), Position Description Number D2011000 and is part of the OK JFHQ, National Guard.

Duties

Interviews and counsels' military personnel to help them develop and achieve a valid education goal and subsequent occupation. Provides individualized interviewing and counseling to aid the individual in career decision making. Focuses on Soldiers without high school diplomas and Officers without Baccalaureate degrees to assist them in attaining their educational requirements. Gathers information about individuals during the initial counseling session and recommends testing such as achievement, interest, and aptitude tests. Delegates and/or performs a variety of administrative and customer support functions relative to the Education Services Programs (i.e. Information Management and Reporting Center (iMARC), nationalguardbenefits.com) in a State. Administers tests, assures that tests are conducted in accordance with standard procedures prescribed in the applicable regulations, and maintains records of results achieved. Consolidates, reviews, and requests data from iMARC and other databases. Records individual education levels against goals and documents efforts made to increase those levels. Prepares reports of program achievements. May serve as test control officer for all civilian high school and college tests. Receives, prepares, and disseminates program guidance for examinations. Prepares required quarterly reports and audits regarding test material. Administers DANTES sponsored tests and Army Personnel Testing (APT) (i.e. Flight Test, ASVAB, etc.). Delegates and/or maintains files and libraries of current educational material, including catalogs of colleges and universities, military and government sponsored education programs, occupational books, periodicals, manuals, and other vocational materials concerning opportunities and requirements for specific vocations/occupations. Delegates and/or schedules on-site classes, off-site classes, and satellite testing sites for individuals to attain their educational goals. Provides assistance to personnel applying for scholarships, educational allowances, and grants. Reviews and promotes educational benefits established and funded by the State or Federal Government. Monitors individual Soldier educational progress and conducts follow-ups to ensure that individuals are meeting their goals. Modifies action plans for individuals who are not meeting requirements. Engages in outreach programs to motivate Soldiers to pursue educational and/or career goals. Receives, evaluates and certifies transcripts. Prepares and/or conducts educational briefings. Promotes self-development programs including correspondence courses, attendance at classes at a local armory or education center, and attendance at schools, colleges, and universities. Provides updates to State web site. Conducts surveys of educational needs and preferences. Arranges for the testing of individuals and analyzes results. Coordinates with unit level staff to identify educational needs. Serves as alternate administrator of the education program.

Requirements

• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

Military Grades: 2LT GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the areas described below. At least one course must have been from (1) or (2) below. For guidance counselor positions, a college or university-sponsored practicum in counseling is also required. 1. Tests and measurement: Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests. 2. Adult education: Study of the adult as a learner, teaching-learning theories for adults, models and procedures for planning, designing, managing, and evaluating adult learning activities. 3. Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs. 4. Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs. 5. Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner. 6. Guidance and counseling: Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance, the role of the counselor in various settings, approaches to counseling, and the uses of tests in the counseling situation. 7. Career planning: Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems. 8. Occupational information: Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process. Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-7 - 1 year equivalent to at least GS-5 GS-9 - 1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 GS-11 - 1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 GS-12 - 1 year equivalent to at least GS-11

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Contacts

• Address OK JFHQ 3501 MILITARY CIRCLE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73111-4305 US
• Name: Rachel Surine
• Phone: 405-228-5575
• Email: rachel.d.surine.civ@army.mil