Location: Fort Eustis,VA, USA
Summary
About the position: This position is located at the Youth Program Center.
The position may require the incumbent to transport children in a gov't vehicle, a valid driver's license must be obtained and maintained.
The Air Force Child and Youth Programs Employee Child Care Discount applicable to this position (see Additional Information).
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Overview
* Accepting applications
* Open & closing dates
12/17/2024 to 12/29/2024
* Salary
$22.99 - $25 per hour
* Pay scale & grade
CY 2
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Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
* Fort Eustis, VA
* Remote job
No
* Telework eligible
No
* Travel Required
Not required
* Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-time
* Service
Competitive
* Promotion potential
None
* Job family (Series)
* 1702 Education And Training Technician
* Supervisory status
No
* Security clearance
Not Required
* Drug test
Yes
* Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
* Trust determination process
* Suitability/Fitness
* Financial disclosure
No
* Bargaining unit status
Yes
* Announcement number
24-9BFSYY-FE59716811
* Control number
824621300
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This job is open to
* The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
Please see the Who May Apply section under the Qualifications section.
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Duties
CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANT (ALL LEVELS):
The incumbent will serve as a Child and Youth Program Assistant (CYPA) in one or more child and youth programs and will be accountable for the whereabouts and safety of children and youth. Provides care/supervision, oversight and accountability for program participants. Assists in preparing age appropriate activities; supervises children and youth during indoor and outdoor activities, on field trips, outings and special events; arranges and serves snacks/meals. Executes work in accordance with policies and regulations. May be required to transport children in government vehicles.
CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANT (TECHNICIAN LEVEL):
Serve as a mentor for assigned child and youth staff. Works with senior staff to provide instruction and training to lower-level employees. Assists trainer in helping lower level employees with completion of the modules and help translate professional development training into practice. Models appropriate behaviors and techniques for working with children/youth. Assists lower level employees in their efforts to receive a Child Development Associate/Youth Development credential. Records observations and charts progress of team member's on-the-job skills and reports findings to trainer.
Frequently consults trainer on strategies to further assist team member's professional development efforts. Provides input to the supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignments, performance appraisals, incentive awards, etc. Provides input to child and youth training plan based on observed training needs. Works in ratio with children and youth ranging in age from 6 weeks to 18 years. Accountable for the whereabouts and safety of children/youth.
Oversees arrival/departure of children/youth. Supervises children/ youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities, on field trips, outings, and special events. Plans, coordinates, and conducts activities for program participants based on observed needs of individual children/youth. Prepares and implements program options for children/youth with special requirements. Encourages program options for children/youth with special requirements.
Encourages participant interest and establishes a program setting that promotes positive child/youth interactions with other children, youth, and adults. Recommends to trainer and program leader changes and adjustments to activities and plans where necessary to meet unusual situations. Continually reviews activities and plans for appropriateness. Works with trainer, supervisor, and program leader to implement activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children/youth. Works with team members to prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedule. Assists children/youth with special projects, homework, and life skills. interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques. Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, supervisor, and volunteers. Briefs other employees and parents. Notes special instructions provided by parents. Ensures children/youth depart with an authorized person according to written parental instructions. Plans and conducts parent involvement activities to encourage parents to become involved. Observes program participants for signs that may indicate illness, abuse or neglect and reports as directed. Sets up displays and bulletin boards. Arranges for/serves appropriate snacks/meals where applicable. Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damage, missing and depleted supplies. Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities. Collects, maintains and reports program participation data. Uses designated evaluation materials to ensure assigned area is in compliance with AF standards and metrics. Ensures assigned area achieves and maintains standards for DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent. Provides care/supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with AF local policies, guidance, and standards. Ensures compliance with policies and
regulations applicable to AF Child and Youth Programs. Acts as the manager in non- routine/emergency situations for purposes of opening/closing of facility. Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
* This position requires satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks in accordance with Air Force and DoD policy, and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation.
* This position has been identified as a Test Designated Position (TDP). The incumbent of this position will be subject to and must consent to a pre-employment and random drug testing.
* This position has physical lifting requirement which requires the incumbent to complete a favorable pre-employment physical.
* This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain, maintain, and provide evidence of current immunizations this includes annual influenza vaccinations and be free of all communicable diseases.
* This position requires the incumbent to complete assigned training, to include Food Handlers certification, within specified time from date hire or assignment to position.
* To be considered for this position, the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen or a Legal U.S. Resident for a minimum of 3 years and must reside in/around the area as noted in the Job Opportunity Announcement.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date.
* Business Based Action
* Military Spouse Preference
* Outside Applicant Veteran
* Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
* Transition Hiring Preference
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.
Qualifying Experience:
Basic Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age, hold a high school diploma (or equivalent). Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
Specialized Requirement: Must possess one of the following:
* 24 months (2 years) working in a childcare or youth program, completion of DoD approved competency training courses. Additionally, successful completion of all required training for program assistant (entry, skilled, and target level) must be complete and evident by Service-issued documentation.
* 24months (2 years) of specialized experience working in a group program with children or youth and an associate degree or at least 60 semester hours with a major course of study (24 credit hours) which directly relates to the age group to which assigned, from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university
* Possession and maintenance of one of the following directly related to the age group of the position to which assigned: child development associate credential, military school age credential, Army youth practicum or other nationally recognized youth development credential.
A bachelor's degree or at least 120 semester hours with a major course of study (24 credit hours) from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university with content directly related to: early childhood education, child development, youth development, human development, elementary education, special education, secondary education, youth program administration, recreation, and physical education. Must be a high school graduate, or equivalent; and be able to provide proof (i.e., diploma or equivalent) for verification.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does allow for education substitution in order to qualify.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Additional information
* Child Development Program will provide 100% child care fee discount for all CYP direct care staff for the first child enrolled in a full-time or regular part-time DAF CDP. A 25% discount will apply for any additional children of direct care staff. Direct care staff must spend a minimum of 75% of their work schedule in the classroom including flex employees who average 15 hours a week. Please contact local NAF HR Office for additional information.
* Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position. This includes providing any supporting documents needed for verification.
* Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at time of hire.
* This position requires the incumbent to be able to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
* Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
* Direct deposit is required.
* Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
* A probationary period may be required.
* Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
* Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
* Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement.
* Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
* This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
* This position is included in a bargaining unit.
* Union Name NAIL and Local or Chapter Name II.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and supporting document will be evaluated against the qualifications of the position.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination has been made that you have inflated your responses to meet the position's qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.,) for professional and personal references on your resume.
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* Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:
* Resume
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
* Cover Letter
* DD-214/ Statement of Service
* Diploma/ GED
* Disability Letter (VA)
* License
* Other (1)
* Other (2)
* PCS Orders
* Professional Certification
* Proof of Marriage Status
* Resume
* Separation Notice (RIF)
* SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
* Transcript
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
* How to Apply
To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/29/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJobs account to apply. If you do not have a USAJobs account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJobs account and designate the document type when submitting your application. Failure to complete this portion will result in an incomplete application package and you will not be further considered for this vacancy.
It is your responsibility to ensure your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.
Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the
To verify or check the status of your application, log into your USAJobs account. Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applications, your application status and the date it was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit:
Agency contact information
JB Langley-Eustis NAF HR Office
Email ...@us.af.mil
Address JBLE Ft Eustis Child and Youth Services Flight
733 FSS/FSCN
1413 Washington Blvd
Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5000
US
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Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your application status updates/changes you will be notified with a notification letter via email.
* Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
* Criminal history inquiries
* Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
* Financial suitability
* New employee probationary period
* Privacy Act
* Reasonable accommodation policy
* Selective Service
* Signature and false statements
* Social security number request
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Required Documents
Required documents may vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employees, applying as a displaced employee, etc.,). The below document(s) are required and MUST be submitted with your application by the closing date of this job announcement:
* Resume
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:
* Cover Letter
* DD-214/ Statement of Service
* Diploma/ GED
* Disability Letter (VA)
* License
* Other (1)
* Other (2)
* PCS Orders
* Professional Certification
* Proof of Marriage Status
* Resume
* Separation Notice (RIF)
* SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
* Transcript
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your claimed eligibility. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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How to Apply
To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/29/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJobs account to apply. If you do not have a USAJobs account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJobs account and designate the document type when submitting your application. Failure to complete this portion will result in an incomplete application package and you will not be further considered for this vacancy.
It is your responsibility to ensure your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.
Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the
To verify or check the status of your application, log into your USAJobs account. Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applications, your application status and the date it was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit:
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Agency contact information
JB Langley-Eustis NAF HR Office
Email ...@us.af.mil
Address JBLE Ft Eustis Child and Youth Services Flight
733 FSS/FSCN
1413 Washington Blvd
Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5000
US
Learn more about this agency
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your application status updates/changes you will be notified with a notification letter via email.
Read more
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
* Criminal history inquiries
* Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
* Financial suitability
* New employee probationary period
* Privacy Act
* Reasonable accommodation policy
* Selective Service
* Signature and false statements
* Social security number request
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Overview
* Accepting applications
* Open & closing dates
12/17/2024 to 12/29/2024
* Salary
$22.99 - $25 per hour
* Pay scale & grade
CY 2
* Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
* Fort Eustis, VA
* Remote job
No
* Telework eligible
No
* Travel Required
Not required
* Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
* Appointment type
Permanent
* Work schedule
Full-time
* Service
Competitive
* Promotion potential
None
* Job family (Series)
* 1702 Education And Training Technician
* Supervisory status
No
* Security clearance
Not Required
* Drug test
Yes
* Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
* Trust determination process
* Suitability/Fitness
* Financial disclosure
No
* Bargaining unit status
Yes
* Announcement number
24-9BFSYY-FE59716811
* Control number
824621300
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/824621300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.