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C & Y Program Technician (Gse-05) Nte 1-Year
U.S. Marine Corps · Quantico, Virginia · Closes in 4 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. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the United States.
Experience: Either 18 months of experience working in group programs with children or youth, plus knowledge of child and youth development theory. Or 12 months of that experience if you also meet the education option below.
Education: You must be 18 or older with a high school diploma or equivalent. You also need DoD standardized training courses, or a CDA, ECE, or MSA credential. Other option: a bachelor's or advanced degree, or an associate's degree or 60 college credits, in early childhood, elementary or secondary education, child and youth development, special education, or a related field. The degree needs a major of 24 semester hours in content for the age group, from a regionally or nationally accredited school.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current CPR certification
- Current First Aid certification
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 4 days (November 9, 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 your application and resume show you meet the minimum qualifications. The selecting official picks the best qualified applicant. Missing required information can lead to an ineligible rating or a lower rating.
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 2 pages or fewer, or it will not be referred.
- Show the exact months and hours of your work with children or youth groups.
- Apply only online through the MCCS Careers website, since emailed or mailed resumes are not considered.
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