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Child & Youth Program Custodian
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Newport News, Virginia · Closes in 5 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the United States.

Education: A high school diploma or GED (or equivalent) is required. College transcripts showing a conferred degree also count.

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume, two-page limit Proof of education: conferred college transcript, or high school diploma or GED DD-214 (Member-4 page) if claiming veterans' preference Notice of separation if claiming DoD NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are or were a federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 5 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: Your resume and online questionnaire are checked first for eligibility. Qualified resumes are rated on knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) using a set rating criteria, and the best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to interview applicants.

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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, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume is limited to two pages, and the system will block longer files.
Include a copy of your high school diploma or GED, even if you submit college transcripts.
Make sure your ID meets REAL ID rules for base access, since this starts May 7, 2025.

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