Sports Specialist

**Duties**: - Serves as a sports specialist/clinician in a Child and Youth Services (CYS) program, with responsibility for providing support and assistance to the CYS Sports and Fitness Director and installation volunteer sports coaches. - Models appropriate behaviors and techniques and helps coaches in creating appropriate environments; selecting materials and equipment; and planning meaningful practices that support the required sport season. - Conducts practice and game visits as required for the purpose of providing support and assistance. - Helps inspect sports facilities/programs to ensure safety compliance. Recommends purchase of equipment required to maintain proper safety compliance. Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities. - Provides oversight and accountability for program participants in compliance with DoD, Army, and local policies, guidance, and standards. Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth. **Requirements**: **Conditions of Employment**: - Must be 18 years of age or older at time of appointment or placement into the position. - Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required. - Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 to include a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation. - Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations in accordance with current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations. - A one year probationary period may be required (either initially or upon conversion, if applicable). - Successful completion of annual training requirements within the prescribed time frame and demonstrated on the job competence is required. - Must either currently possess or have the ability to obtain a National Association of Youth Sports Clinician Certification within six months of employment. Must complete a health assessment including all required immunizations. - Must obtain/maintain certification in CPR/First Aid. **Qualifications**: - Possess a bachelor's degree or higher in physical education, - OR all of the following equivalent in scope and complexity to the next lower grade level: - 1. Experience managing or assisting in the delivery of a sports or physical education program which included both individual and team sports - 2. Demonstrated knowledge of the skills and techniques needed for various sports.- **Education**: Please see the Applicant information kit for additional information on education. **Additional information**: **Area of Consideration** **Manual Application** **Allowances, Incentives and PCS Costs**: - Post allowance will be paid; differentials or incentives will not be paid. - Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs may be authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move may be in the Government's interest. **Other**: - Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date. - Employment Overseas provides a lot of additional benefits & entitlements, for information click here. - Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program, for information click here. - A Child and Youth Services Career Guide can be viewed by clicking here. - Post Allowance will be paid to regular full-time employees. **U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. In NATO countries, employment under U.S. conditions is restricted by the NATO SOFA to individuals who are nationals of a NATO country. These individuals may not be employed under U.S. employment conditions in the country of their citizenship.** - Benefits Review our benefits **How You Will Be Evaluated**: You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants can claim the following eligibilities: - Spouse Employment Preference - Involuntarily Separated from the Military - Family Member Preference - Business Based Action - Current/Former NAF Employee / Current Appropriated Employee - Outside Applicant Veteran / Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran - Outside Applicant Non-Veteran Eligibilities are listed above in the consideration order in accordance with the AR 215-3. Applicants will only be awarded the highest preference/priority consideration found eligible. By claiming the "Current/Former NAF Employee (CNE/FNE)" or "Current APF Employee (CAE)" priority consideration eligibility, applicants are self-certifying that they may not be eligible for other priority considerations. Failure to provide supporting documentation to validate preference or priority consideration claims could adversely impact the applicant's eligibility. For additional information on what may be required to support the applicant's eligibility claim, please refer to our Applicant Information Kit found in the applicant information kit. CNE/FNE/