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Job Title:CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTANT

Job Announcement Number:WENAFEW12611283SR

JOB SUMMARY:

KEY REQUIREMENTS



• Direct Deposit is required
• Social Security card is required
• A medical examination is required after selection
• Immunization screening is required after selection
• A completed DA Form 3433-3 (See "How To Apply" for link to document)

This is a developmental assignment to Target position Child and Youth Program Assistant (Target Level-4), CY-1702-02, Job #AM300/#299. Serves as a Child and Youth Program Assistant (CYPA) in one or more CYS programs. Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth. Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants. Helps establish a program environment that promotes positive child and youth interactions with other children, youth and adults. Helps prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedule. Uses prepared curriculum/program materials and assists with developing a list of needed supplies and equipment. Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques. Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the Command. Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities, on field trips, outings and special events. Promotes and models safety, fitness, health and nutrition practices. Notifies supervisor on health, fire, and safety compliance concerns. Helps arrange for/serve appropriate snacks/meals where applicable. Observes a program participant for signs that may indicate illness, abuse or neglect and reports as directed. Notes special instructions provided by parents. Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instruction. Assists in maintaining program participation data and completing required daily reports. Provides care/supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with DoD, Army and local policies, guidance, and standards. Completes designated training requirements and records and tracks completed training on own Individual Development Plan (IDP). Participates in program evaluation as required. Assists In achieving and maintaining DoD/Army certification and national accreditation or Army equivalent. Performs other related duties as assigned.

For Entry-level candidate must:
-Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
-Be able to communicate in English (both written and verbal).
-Be 18 years of age at the time of appointment.
-Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds, walk, bend, and stoop and stand on a routine basis. Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
-Documentation of good mental and physical health and freedom from communicable disease.
-Satisfactory completion (no convictions of child abuse, molestation, neglect, or battering; or drug related offense) of Local and National Background Checks.

For Skill-level candidate must meet Entry-level requirements and candidate must:

-Possess three (3) months experience working in a group program with children and/or youth.
-Completion of Army Entry Level Training Certificate (Air Force/Navy equivalent).

OR

-Meet Entry-level requirements and demonstrated satisfactory performance.
-One year of education above high school level which included nine (9) semester hours of college credit in early childhood/elementary/secondary/special education, child/youth development, psychology, human development, youth program administration, recreation or related behavioral sciences, or one (1) year vocational certificate in childcare.

For Target-level candidate must meet entry-level requirements and candidate must:

-Meet skill-level requirements and demonstrated satisfactory performance.
-Possess twelve (12) months experience working in a group program with children and/or youth.
-Completion of Army Foundation Level Training Certificate (Air Force/Navy equivalent).

OR

-Two (2) years of education above the High School level, which includes twelve (12)-semester hours of college credit in early childhood /elementary /secondary /special education, child /youth development, psychology, human development, youth program administration or related behavioral sciences, or 90 Hour Child Development Associate Certificate.

Candidate must posses a high school diploma or GED certificate.

Condition of employment:

1. A one-year probationary period may be required upon selection.

2. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

3. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" system. Federal Law requires DHS to use the E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires, and obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system as a condition of continued employment.  The U.S. Department of Army is an E-Verify Participant.

4.   All required background checks of AR 215-3, must be successfully completed and maintained including Child and Youth National Agency Check with Inquiries (CNACI); to include a health assessment is required.

5. You will be required to show a Social Security card upon employment to a NAF position.

6. You may be subject to random drug testing.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for the job.  If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for the position.  Please follow all instructions carefully, errors and omissions may affect your eligibility.  Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category.  The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for the position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, additional screening criteria and other characteristics).

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid experience or volunteer work.

Flexible employees are not entitled to benefits unless converted to regular full-time or regular part-time positions.  Conversion of employment category (from Flexible to Regular Part-Time or Full-Time) may be accomplished without further competition in accordance with AR 215-3.

For additional benefits information please refer to http://www.armymwr.org/hr/nafbenefits/default.aspx.

OTHER INFORMATION:

This announcement may be used to fill permanent full-time, part-time or intermittent positions.

This announcement does not apply to specific vacancies but will establish a register of qualified candidates as vacancies become available. Applications are valid for 6 months after submission date.

To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.

The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

Refusal of a military spouse to participate in established recruitment procedures (e.g. interview, KSA's, where required, etc.) is considered a declination of employment and is a basis for termination of SEP entitlement for the current PCS of the sponsor.  To claim Military Spouse Preference you must have been married to the sponsor prior to the reporting date on the orders.

Payment of Permanent Change of station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

The Department of Army Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities are an equal opportunity employer.