Supervisory Program Specialist (CYS)

Summary

This position is located at Defense Logistics Agency's Columbus, OH location with the Child and Youth Services Division.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program. Management has the right to assign staff to locations as mission requires

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. or U.S. Territory for three (3) or more continuous years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation.

Duties

Serves as a CYS Supervisory Program Specialist with responsibility for supervising CYS direct care staff (minimum of 8 ratios of children in a Child Development Center (Ages 0-5) or 6 ratios of children/youth in a School-Age Program or Youth

Prepares work schedules to meet ratio and group size requirements. provides program oversight and accountability. Monitors and analyzes adult/participant ratio sheets to ensure proper staffing to ensure children are supervised at all times.

Assists with recruitment and selection of caregiving staff utilizing Army CYS Standard Position Descriptions. Supervises and evaluates employees based on established performance standards as required. Ensures timely submission of personnel actions.

Assists directors and training specialist to plan, coordinate, and implement activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of children and youth.

Acts as Assistant Director or Director in their absence up to 20% of the time. May work in additional CYS facilities for the purposes of providing management oversight for evening or weekend openings.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment.

Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.

Meet qualification/eligibility/physical/background requirements for this position.

Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations in accordance with current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations.

A one year probationary period may be required (either initially or upon conversion, if applicable).

Satisfactory performance, successful completion of training requirements and demonstrated on the job competency is required. Travel to on and off post locations required.

May be subject to an irregular hours, evening and or weekends.

Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) Check.

Travel to on and off post locations required.

Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para 2 to include a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation.

The Crime Control Act must be successfully completed and maintained.

Qualifications

(QUAL 1) Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher that included or was supplemented by major study (at least 24 semester hours) in the fields appropriate to the position consistent with: Education must have been directly related to the position to be filled (general psychology/sociology courses are not qualifying).

-For positions in Child Development Facilities: The education must have been in child development, early childhood education, home economics (early childhood emphasis), elementary education, special education or other fields appropriate to the position to be filled such as directly related behavioral science.

OR

(QUAL 2) A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in a subject matter field (24 semester hours) appropriate to the position (see above), plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study described above.

In addition to meeting one of the requirements above (QUAL 1 or QUAL 2), candidate must also possess all of the following:

1. Experience supervising or leading caregivers within child/youth facility-based programs.

2. Experience managing a classroom setting within child and youth programs.

3. Experience implementing and overseeing a structured child and youth program curriculum.

4. Demonstrated verbal communication skills gained through conducting training, delivering presentations, conducting meetings with parents and/or staff, or similar.

Education

Proof of education is required at the time of application. Note: Education must be directly related to the position to be filled. General Education courses do not count toward the credit total.

Additional information

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Sign on bonus for this position: $1000.00 initial sign on.

Sign on Bonuses Require the incumbent to complete their training.

Once employed for 30 days, sign on bonuses are paid.

Retention Bonus: $1500.00

Incumbent must be employed for 12 months.

Retention bonuses are paid in quarterly increments following 12-month employment period.

Requires successful completion of Virtual Lab School (VLS) training track (15 modules).

Referral Bonus: $250 for existing employee that refers selectee - available to all employees once on board (up to $1000 annually).

Reduced Childcare: FREE for first child, 50% discount for the second, and 15% for the third child and beyond.

Paid Parental Leave

Great benefits package - health insurance, sick and vacation time, 401K, and more!

On-the-job training and Child Development Associate (CDA) credential paid for once training requirements are met and competency is observed.

Tuition Assistance Available for continuing education.

Free access to Fitness Center

free personal training sessions

group fitness classes

participate in intermural sports leagues

Access to 9 hole Eagle Eye Golf Course

Information, Tickets & Registration (ITR) Office - purchase discounted tickets to local, state and nationwide events, theme parks, zoos and aquariums, etc.

*World-Wide Access to Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation facilities and programs

Area of Consideration

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is within the local commuting area of Columbus, OH. (Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) Preference eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.)

Proof of education is required at the time of application.

Manual Application

If you would like to apply manually, please contact the servicing NAF Human Resources (HRO) listed on this job announcement to request a copy of the manual application form. All completed manual application forms (along with resume and other supporting documentation) must be received no later than 3:00 pm CST on the closing date of this announcement in order to process your application in a timely manner. Allowances, Incentives and PCS Costs:

Allowances, differentials, or incentives will not be paid.

Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest. Other:

This is a Regular Full Time position with a 40 hour minimum workweek and eligible for benefits.

Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date.

Please check out our Applicant Information Kit to view additional information you may find useful when applying for our jobs. (To view the kit,

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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.

Applicants can claim the following eligibilities:

Spouse Employment Preference

Involuntarily Separated from the Military

Business Based Action

Current/Former NAF Employee / Current Appropriated Employee

Outside Applicant Veteran / Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran

Outside Applicant Non-Veteran Required documents for each consideration category can be found in the applicant information kit, point of contact information is listed at the bottom of this announcement if applicants have any questions about these consideration groups or documents. Applicants are also welcome to reach out to confirm receipt of the required documents or information when submitting an application for this position.

Eligibilities are listed above in the consideration order in accordance with the AR 215-3. Applicants will only be awarded the highest preference/priority consideration found eligible.

Refusal of a military spouse to participate in established recruitment procedures for a RFT or RPT position (for example, interview, and so forth) is considered a declination of employment and is a basis for termination of Spouse Employment Preference (SEP) entitlement for the current Permanent Change of Station (PCS) of the sponsor.

By claiming the "Current/Former NAF Employee (CNE/FNE)" or "Current APF Employee (CAE)" priority consideration eligibility, applicants are self-certifying that they may not be eligible for other priority considerations. Failure to provide supporting documentation to validate preference or priority consideration claims could adversely impact the applicant's eligibility. For additional information on what may be required to support the applicant's eligibility claim, please refer to our Applicant Information Kit found in the applicant information kit.

CNE/FNE/CAE priority consideration must be clearly defined in order to grant the priority consideration. We will need position title, series, grade, location and agency in order determine priority consideration. To ensure we have enough information, we encourage you to submit a copy of your most recent personnel action.

Required Documents

The following documents must be submitted with your application:

HS Diploma/GED, College transcripts/Diploma, CDA, Proof of education Etc.

Resume

PROOF OF EDUCATION IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, if applicable.

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. We recommend updating your USAJobs profile and Resume with your current address to ensure you are not rated ineligible for the area of consideration, if applicable.

The below items are accepted and may be needed to support a qualification and/or a claimed priority/preference:

Cover Letter

DD-214/ Statement of Service

Disability Letter (VA)

HS Diploma/GED, College transcripts/Diploma, CDA, Proof of education Etc.

DA 3434 or equivalent

References or letters of recommendations

PCS Orders

Proof of Marriage Status

Resume

Transcript

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 .

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.