Force Support Superintendent

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • March AFB, CA

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About The Position

This Air Reserve Technician (ART) position serves as the Force Support Squadron Superintendent and Senior Enlisted Air Reserve Technician. The incumbent advises, plans, organizes, and manages the organization’s activities and support services, making technical and executive decisions across functional areas to support the squadron’s wartime and peacetime missions. ARTs are regular career civil-service employees and must also meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. The work schedule is aligned to permit participation in unit training assemblies (UTAs), and regular assignments are ART duties; non-ART duties may generally comprise no more than 30 percent of total responsibilities.

The position oversees Force Support Squadron programs and operations, including personnel education and training, administrative budgeting, self-inspection, and deployable resources. The superintendent represents the squadron with installation and functional-area organizations, evaluates program goals and objectives to support long-range planning, and exercises supervisory personnel-management responsibilities. Work may occasionally require travel, extended or nonstandard hours, evenings, weekends, holidays, or recall. A Secret clearance may be required and must be maintained if required.

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent in another pay system.
• Merit-promotion applicants must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement; one year at GS-11 is required for GS-12.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be a current member of the Air Force Reserve or willing and qualified to join.
• Must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements, including applicable military membership, uniform, specialty, and military qualification requirements.
• Must maintain current certifications.
• Must meet applicable age, height, weight, and physical fitness standards for Air Force Reserve membership.
• Knowledge of manpower and military and civilian personnel concepts, regulations, programs, and practices.
• Knowledge of services, education, readiness, and budget execution concepts and practices.
• Knowledge of small- to medium-sized organizational missions, structures, management, and operations.
• Knowledge of developing, planning, budgeting, and coordinating activities and programs, facility programming, contracting, and customer needs.
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, Military Equal Opportunity, and EEO regulations and practices.
• Skill in managing work operations across multiple organizational segments within available resources.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise staff directly and through subordinate supervisors.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, including preparing and delivering briefings, leading discussions, conducting meetings and seminars, and preparing project and staff reports.
• Ability to persuade and motivate management personnel to make significant policy and procedural changes.
• Ability to integrate civilian and military personnel systems to accomplish the organization’s mission.
• A security clearance may be required; the position may require obtaining and maintaining a Secret clearance.
• May be required to work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, extended hours, shift work, emergency overtime, and recall.
• Must provide direct deposit as a federal employee.
• Must complete the applicable one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, depending on appointment type.

Nice To Haves

• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Advance in hire may be authorized when supported by demonstrable proof.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Appropriate unpaid, part-time, and volunteer experience may be credited toward qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee the full complement of activities within the Force Support Squadron.
• Manage activities associated with education and training programs for unit personnel.
• Represent the Force Support Squadron with installation and functional-area organizations.
• Work with Numbered Air Force Manpower and Host Civilian Personnel Offices on strategic plans affecting Force Support Squadron functional capabilities.
• Plan and manage the administrative budget and related financial documents.
• Manage the squadron’s self-inspection program and train personnel.
• Plan and conduct staff meetings as directed.
• Manage tasked and deployable Force Support Squadron resource capabilities, as well as those of other assigned functions.
• Periodically assess and evaluate program goals and objectives to support long-range planning and enhance organizational management-support capabilities.
• Exercise supervisory personnel-management responsibilities.
• Advise leadership on personnel management, manpower requirements, and installation support services.
• Formulate and execute short- and long-range programs tailored to Air Force community needs and interests.
• Manage the squadron’s Force Development Program and identify professional training and career-growth opportunities.
• Oversee squadron activities that support and optimize installation missions and functions.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for the employee and family.
• ARTs are eligible for 15 days of active-duty tour each year, with military leave granted at full civilian pay.
• If authorized, permanent change of station expenses may be paid in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and Air Force regulations.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed