Overview

  • Accepting applications
  • Open & closing dates

     01/15/2021 to 01/25/2021

  • Service

    Competitive

  • Pay scale & grade

    GS 5

  • Salary

    $16.73 to $16.73 per hour

  • Appointment type

    Temporary

  • Work schedule

    Full-Time

Apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/589426400

Duties

Summary

This position is located on a Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. The incumbent of this position serves as a recreation assistant responsible for organizing and administering a conventional basic recreational and physical fitness program or segments of an entire program. The incumbent provides leadership and guidance to students in a variety of group recreational and physical fitness activities.

Responsibilities

  • The incumbent assists students, peers, and subordinates in understanding the relevance of and promotes the development of positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behavior
  • and promotes the development of positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behavior, positive intervention, and positively intervening and teaching appropriate employability skills for workplace success
  • Participates in the Center Behavioral Management System (BMS) and/or the Student Code of Conduct (SCC) program as necessary to insure proper workplace conduct, appearance and behavior.
  • Sets a positive example as a role model to students by displaying appropriate etiquette, timeliness, and dress.
  • Provides on-site supervision of recreational activities to students with various skill levels and backgrounds. Ensures a safe, healthy atmosphere for all students performing recreational and physical fitness activities.
  • Ensures that self-directed activities are carried out in accordance with the recreational plans. Identifies and makes changes in processes and/or procedures in order to have full participation by students.
  • Schedules, coordinates, and supervises recurring group activities such as basketball, volleyball, softball, including making reservations, acquiring transportation, and other related arrangements
  • and providing information concerning these activities based on overall recreation program plans. Identifies and recommends changes or modification to the recreation and physical fitness program.
  • Performs special assignments in facility-wide programs or volunteer sponsored activities. Meets individually with students to discuss day-to-day problems encountered in recreational and physical fitness activities.
  • Gives practical advice and counsel to students and proposes solutions to routine problems without imposing personal values. Serves as a lifeguard and water safety instructor.
  • Ensures that facilities are properly prepared, including needed equipment and supplies are on hand for scheduled activities. Personally, makes sure the facilities are set-up for physical activities.
  • Makes reservations, collects payments, and distributes information concerning games and activities. Responsible for ensuring students are aware of safety requirements concerning the activities, facility and equipment.
  • Ensures compliance with and enforcement of all safety rules and regulations. Submits monthly recreation and other reports as required.
  • Operates government vehicles to transport students to and from off-site activities. This may include operating buses with air brakes.
  • This position requires the selectee to obtain or possess a Commercial Driver?s License (CDL) with the appropriate Endorsement(s) as required by the mission.
  • This position is a Test Designated Position (TDP) under the Forest Service/Department of Transportation (DOT) Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing Program.
  • All applicants selected for this position will be required to submit to a pre-employment urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
  • Incumbents of this position will be required to submit to a urinalysis on an ongoing random basis, after appointment as directed.
  • Incumbent must obtain and maintain all applicable Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certifications.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a US Citizen or US National.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
  • Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
  • Must be 18 years of age
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-Verify
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
  • This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results.
  • Incumbent must obtain and maintain all applicable Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certifications.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management’s General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-4 grade level; OR a bachelor’s degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school (120 semester/180 quarter hours) that (a) included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of subjects directly related to the work of the position; (b) included a major in social behavior, human behavior, or health care or; (c) was supplemented by specialized experience as described below; OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

Examples of specialized experience include: Group leader, counselor, or similar work in public and private recreation programs for adults or children such as summer camps, local playgrounds, YWCA and YMCA clubs, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts or other similar programs; teacher’s aide for elementary recreation or physical education; and/or aid or assistant in administration of recreation activities in the military, a State or national park, or resort facility. Performed administrative duties in support of a recreational program, such as making reservations, acquiring transportation, and other related arrangements; providing information concerning physical education and recreational activities such as demonstrating camping and park safety or conducting nature tours; and/or ensuring recreational equipment is operated in a safe manner and demonstrating proper use of recreational equipment and tools.

Selective Placement Factors

  • Incumbent must obtain and maintain all applicable Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certifications.
  • This position requires the selectee to obtain or possess a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with the appropriate Endorsement(s) as required by the mission.
  • This position is a Test Designated Position (TDP) under the Forest Service/Department of Transportation (DOT) Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing Program. All applicants selected for this position will be required to submit to a pre-employment urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Incumbents of this position will be required to submit to a urinalysis on an ongoing random basis, after appointment as directed.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements on the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is being used to fill positions for FY2021 Temporary Employment Hiring season.

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months or as a not to exceed (NTE) 1 year, however an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Salary range as shown is the locality pay Rest of U.S. (RUS). Pay rates vary by location. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management’s website for additional information on pay rates.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligible must meet the agency’s definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Bargaining Unit Status: Eligible – Coverage is dependent upon unit location.

Availability of government housing and federal day care facilities will vary by location.