Staff Operations and Training Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command•Johnstown, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Military Technician position with the 412th Engineer Command Headquarters Support Command, 458 Engineer Battalion, 206 Regional Support Group, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set. The specialist advises management on individual training requirements, coordinates with management to ensure those requirements are met, prepares reports on program requirement status, evaluates regulations for changes needed in training programs, and conducts inspections to ensure compliance with the organizational inspection program.

Requirements

Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required.
Meet one of the listed employment authority categories and provide documentation of eligibility.
Meet the qualification requirements through specialized experience, education, or a combination of education and experience.
Specialized experience: one year tracking training status to ensure organizational compliance, monitoring a training budget, and submitting training applications for personnel; this experience is typical of work at the GS-07 level.
Alternatively, a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, in a field demonstrating relevant knowledge and skills, such as Organizational Management and Leadership, Public Administration, Business Administration, or Management.
Alternatively, a qualifying combination of education and experience totaling at least 100% of the requirements.
Applicants who held a General Schedule position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
Foreign education used to qualify must be evaluated as equivalent to education from an accredited U.S. program or receive full course credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.
Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
Complete a one-year probationary period, during which the agency evaluates fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest.
Direct deposit of pay is required.

Responsibilities

Advise management regarding individual training requirements.
Coordinate with management to ensure training requirements are met.
Compose reports on the standing of program requirements.
Evaluate regulations for required changes in training programs.
Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with the organizational inspection program.

Benefits

Federal employees and their families have access to a range of federal employee benefits; specific eligibility depends on position type.
Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and agency determination.
Moving expenses may be authorized for eligible newly appointed Army Reserve Military Technicians.
Recruitment, retention, or relocation incentives may be authorized.
Advance in-hire rates may be authorized.
Advanced leave accrual may be authorized.
Creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized.
Student loan repayment may be authorized.
Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized.
Credit for prior non-Federal work experience and certain military service in determining annual leave accrual rate may be authorized.