Recreation Assistant

Forest Service
Forest Service Salary
Frenchburg, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 3/5/2024
THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. APPLICATIONS WILL EXPIRE EVERY 90 DAYS. IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN CONSIDERATION, APPLICANTS MUST RESUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS.

Positions are located on a Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. The incumbent of this position serves as a recreation assistant responsible for organizing and administering a conventional basic recreational and physical fitness program or segments of an entire program.

Qualifications:

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable). Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. The education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

For the GS-4 level: Applicants must have six months of general experience AND six months of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-3 grade level; OR successful completion of 2 years of study above high school that included at least 12 semester hours in courses related to recreation (e.g., basic psychology, group dynamics, physical education, arts and crafts, etc.); OR combinations of work experience and education which added together would equal 100 percent of the needed qualifications for the position. Transcripts must be included.

General Experience is any type of work that demonstrated the ability to perform the work of the position, or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation.

Specialized Experience examples include working as a group leader or counselor in recreation programs for adults or children; teacher's aide for elementary recreation or physical education; aid or assistant in administration of recreation activities, etc.

For the GS-5 level: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service; OR a bachelor's degree or 4 years of successfully completed education above high school (120 semester/180 quarter hours) with major study or at least 24 semester hours in courses related to recreation or physical education; OR combinations of successfully completed post-high school education (in excess of the first 60 semester/90 quarter hours) and specialized experience.

Specialized experience is defined as the following: performing administrative duties in support of a recreational program, such as making reservations, acquiring transportation, and other related arrangements; providing information concerning physical education and recreational activities; assisting with offsite recreational activities; ensuring compliance with safety rules and regulations pertaining to physical/recreational activities; ensuring recreational equipment is operated in a safe manner; demonstrating recreational equipment and tools.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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