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Summary THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. APPLICATIONS WILL EXPIRE EVERY 90 DAYS. IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN CONSIDERATION, APPLICANTS MUST RESUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS. This position is located at Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. The incumbent provides leadership and guidance to students in a group living environment and practical counseling to students. For additional information about Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers and locations click here. Responsibilities Duties are listed at the full performance level. Incumbent serves as team Lead and assistant to the Dormitory Manager. Provides on-site supervision of students to ensure a safe, healthy atmosphere. Provides ongoing orientation to new students. Assures that new students are welcomed, and assigns an experienced student to assist with orientation. Provides information to the supervisor, and to the guidance counselor on the need for special help and/or attention to a new student. Participates with the supervisor and other residential living staff in setting performance standards, goals, and objectives for the dormitory, and follows up with students to assure these standards are upheld. Checks progress, performance, and behavior of students in assigned dorm in the educational and vocational programs. Discusses with student and assures any required corrective action is taken. Submits periodic accomplishment reports on progress in meeting objectives. Provides accountability of each student by conducting nightly bed checks and documenting in nightly shift report. Initiates all passes and leaves for students within the dorm. Maintains dormitory order, discipline, and organization. Inspects dorm for cleanliness, need for repairs, safety, and provides cleaning supplies and other materials needed. Supervises student duty assignments to assure dorm is maintained to established standards. Serves as dorm property manager officer; maintaining records of clothing, bedding, personal items issued to students, and conducts locker inspections. Instructs and counsels students in positive social skills. Evaluates these characteristics for each student monthly, and conducts individual counseling sessions to correct problems, or refers as necessary serious maladjustment problems to the group living supervisor. Holds regular dorm meeting for all students to ensure that all pertinent information on Center operations is communicated. Conducts group counseling sessions in the form of dorm meetings, orientation groups, dorm courts, group problem solving, and group discussion. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. GS-6: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5); OR one full year (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as social behavior, human behavior, psychology, or health care); OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience include most of following: providing input in the planning of dormitory activities of students; maintaining order and discipline among students; scheduling, coordinating, and supervising work details, recreational and other group activities; providing leadership and direction to students in performing daily housekeeping duties; and conducting various dorm meetings and student group counseling sessions. GS-7: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6); OR one full years (18 semester/27 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level coursework that is directly related to the work of the position (such as social behavior, human behavior, psychology, or health care); OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position and specialized experience. The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Examples of specialized experience include most of following:: serving as the assistant to the dormitory manager, providing on-site supervision of residents to ensure a safe, healthy atmosphere; providing ongoing orientation to new residents; participating with the supervisor and other residential living staff in setting performance standards, goals, and objectives for the dormitory, following up with residents to ensure these standards are upheld; and/or checking progress, performance, and behavior of residents in assigned dorm in the educational and vocational programs. 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. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. Veterans who are preference eligible or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous active service are eligible for consideration under the Veteran's Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA). Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) provides current or former temporary or term employees of federal land management agencies opportunity to compete for permanent competitive service positions. Individuals must have more than 24 months of service without a break between appointments of two or more years. Service must be in the competitive service and have been at a successful level of performance or better. Part-time and intermittent service will be credited only for time actually worked. Non-pay status such as leave without pay is credited for up to six months in a calendar year; anything beyond six months is not credited. Applicants are responsible for providing sufficient information/documentation to determine if the 24 month criteria is met. Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Employees: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period. For more information on applying under special hiring authorities such as the Veteran's Recruitment Act (VRA), Schedule A Disabled, etc., explore the different Hiring Paths on the USAJOBS website. This position is being concurrently announced under 24-JCOCR-EAST-0186-6-7DP. This announcement is open to all qualified candidates. Applying to both announcements may expand the possibilities of consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. See the above announcement for more info. PROMOTION POTENTIAL: If you are selected for a position with further promotion potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is neither implied or guaranteed. For additional information on the position, contact Scott Palmer scott.palmer@usda.gov. This position is not eligible for telework. Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE. Government Housing may be available. THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. This type of announcement provides the Forest Service with a readily available source of applicants when vacancies occur. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified when there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied. Information on specific locations where jobs are being filled and the dates when applications are due for these locations can be found at https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach.