Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

 

Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

I have been a federal employee for about 6 years. I have been working for the Navy’s Child and Youth Program. I plan to in some way or another retire as a childcare professional within one of the branches of the United States Military. There are two federal childcare organizations within the United States Military. They are Child and Youth Program and Child and Youth Services. Both of this organizations appeal to me because the policies and procedures are very similar. In addition, it allows me the opportunity to give back to my country. I am very honored and humbled to know that the servicemembers that defend my country trust me to provide a high-quality childcare service to their children.

The best place to look for job opportunities that are CYP or CYS is on the website USAjobs.gov. There are many opportunities that are available. However, only a select few are interesting to me because once I complete this current course, I will qualify for higher position than what I currently have. The following job opportunities are of interest to me:

1.      Program Operations Specialist (CYS) NF-04

In order to competently fulfill the role of a Program Operations Specialist an individual must have four years of program administration experience in child and youth programs. An individual must be able to demonstrate the ability to plot, organize work, and analyze problems to identify significant issues, gather pertinent data and recognize solutions. In addition, demonstrate the ability and knowledge of how to use computers with standard office software such Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, and e-mail. Some of the duties of a Program Operations Specialist are to aid the CYS Services coordinator with operational functions of the CYS program in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, assists the CYS Coordinator with budget preparation and justification. This job opportunity does not have an education qualification requirement, but it does highly prefer a candidate that has 2 years’ experience developing two (2) years' experience developing Army NAF and APF Budget formulations and the execution of budgets to include analyzing and interpreting the components of an Army NAF financial statement to include NAF general ledger accounts.

 Retrieved From: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=cys&p=7

 2.      Youth Sports Coordinator (CYP) NF-04

In order to competently fulfill the role of a Youth Sports Coordinator an individual needs A minimum of a 4-year degree in Youth Recreation, Physical Education, Youth Development, or other related degree as appropriate is preferred. However, experience that demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, coordinate, supervise, or evaluate youth fitness, recreation, and sports programs AND 3 years of full-time experience working with children and/or youth is accepted. The individual needs knowledge in regard to  youth recreational sports and fitness concepts, theories, and principles. Also, skills in planning and carrying out a military YSF program which meets, as fully as possible, the needs of the participating community.

 Retrieved From: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/666175500

Another federal organization that I would be interested in working for is Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) provides community opportunities for service members on bases all over the world. The following is a job opportunity that I would be interested in:

 1.      Supervisory MWR Specialist

In order to competently fulfill the role of Supervisory MWR Specialist must be able to  plan and assign work to the section activity managers and other MWR personnel. Ensure data, facts and necessary statistics are maintained to program funds for 5 fiscal years. In addition, be able to establish standards, reviews priorities, goals, objectives, and policies of subordinate activities. One of the education requirements for this position is a combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND education graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. Experience and education combinations are computed by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the total of qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at that grade level.

 Retrieved from: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/667807800

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