Supervisory Child And Youth Specialist

United States Space Force • Buckley AFB, CO

10d

About The Position

The position exercises second-level supervisory and managerial authority over Child and Youth Services Flight activities assigned to the Force Support Squadron. It provides focus and direction for support services that contribute to the mission readiness, resilience, and well-being of military personnel and their family members.

The incumbent plans, organizes, and oversees the Child and Youth Services Flight; exercises personnel-management responsibilities for Appropriated Fund (APF) and Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) personnel; and directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors. The position advises staff on higher-level management and headquarters policies, procedures, and directives, and represents the Force Support Squadron with installation and functional-area organizations.

The incumbent establishes and maintains effective working relationships with base organizations, senior leadership, squadron commanders, other military services, Department of Defense agencies, and related civilian organizations. The position establishes, defines, and implements requirements for child and youth services programs to ensure that operations align with regulatory and fiscal requirements, support goals, and mission requirements.

This is an acquisition demonstration project position at the NH-03 level, equivalent to GS-12 to GS-13. It is designated as a key position essential to wartime and contingency operations and involves regular contact with children. Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station, extended or other-than-normal hours, evenings, weekends, recall, and unscheduled or emergency overtime. A one-year additional supervisory probationary period may be required when assigned to a different supervisory position.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, where applicable.
• A bachelor's degree or higher that included or was supplemented by major study in education or a subject-matter field appropriate to the position; alternatively, equivalent courses plus appropriate experience or additional coursework providing comparable knowledge.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NH-02 level, equivalent to the next lower grade or equivalent in Federal service.
• Professional knowledge of concepts, principles, theories, and practices relating to social or behavioral science and/or child and youth development.
• Knowledge of financial, budget, and resource-management practices and principles, and analytical and evaluative methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel-management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Skill in organizing and using community resources within the program framework to augment programs and meet installation objectives.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise staff through subordinate supervisors.
• Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
• Submit transcripts if using education to qualify; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to a conventional U.S. education program.
• A selected candidate will undergo an FBI fingerprint and State Criminal History Repository check due to regular contact with children.
• May be required to travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• May be required to work extended or other-than-normal hours, including evenings and weekends, and may be subject to recall and unscheduled or emergency overtime.
• The position is designated as a key position essential to wartime and contingency operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and oversee the activities of the Child and Youth Services Flight.
• Exercise supervisory personnel-management responsibilities for APF and NAF personnel.
• Direct, coordinate, and oversee work through subordinate supervisors.
• Advise staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives from higher-level management or headquarters.
• Represent the Force Support Squadron with installation and functional-area organizations.
• Establish, develop, and maintain effective working relationships with base organizations, senior leadership, squadron commanders, representatives of other military services, DoD agencies, and related civilian organizations.
• Establish, define, and implement child and youth services program requirements to ensure alignment with regulatory and fiscal requirements, support goals, and mission requirements.
• Plan, organize, direct, mentor, motivate, and appraise staff through subordinate supervisors.
• Analyze, plan, and adjust work operations across organizational segments to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on the type of position and eligibility.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) may be paid if authorized, in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and Air Force regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager