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Assistant Sports and Fitness Director (CYS) NF-04
United States Army Installation Management Command · Landstuhl, Germany · Closes in 8 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public and to candidates worldwide. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. U.S. citizens and non-U.S. nationals who lived in the U.S. or a U.S. territory for at least three continuous years before starting federal work can apply, and U.S. or non-U.S. citizens of a NATO country other than Germany can work under U.S. conditions in Europe.
Experience: You need experience equal in scope and complexity to the next lower grade level. This includes at least 1 year helping deliver a sports, fitness or physical education program for children and youth, experience coaching youth sports or training coaches, knowledge of age-appropriate health and fitness programs for children, and experience working with schools or community groups on youth initiatives. Candidates with at least 2 years of experience directing or assisting such a program, or with a degree plus children-related coursework, are rated Highly Preferred or Best Qualified.
Education: A bachelor's degree or higher that included a major in physical education, or at least 24 semester hours in physical education, can qualify you instead of the experience above. Education must be directly related to the job, and general education courses do not count. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For Highly Preferred status, the degree should include at least 24 semester hours in coursework for children or youth, such as child development or PE for children.
Licenses and certifications:
- CPR/First Aid certification, which you must obtain and keep
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 8 days (November 11, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You are rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, based on your resume, supporting documents and answers to the application questionnaire. Missing information, skipped steps or overstated experience can lead to an ineligible rating or lower your consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less and clearly show the experience listed in the qualifications.
- Send transcripts from accredited schools if you rely on a degree, because proof of education is required when you apply.
- Make sure your questionnaire answers match your resume, since reviewers check them against each other.
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