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Child & Youth Program Leader, Cy-02(Gse-05)/Rft, Yuimaru CDC, Camp Kinser
U.S. Marine Corps · Camp Foster, Japan · Closes in 10 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. You must live in Okinawa or be arriving on official government orders to Okinawa.
Experience: You can qualify with 18 months of work in group programs with children or youth, plus knowledge of child development theory, if you also meet the training requirement. You can also qualify with 12 months of this experience if you have the education listed below. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.
Education: You can qualify with a high school diploma or equivalent plus completion of DoW standardized training courses, or a CDA, ECE, or MSA credential. You can also qualify with a bachelor's or advanced degree, or an associate's degree or 60 semester hours, in early childhood, elementary or secondary education, child and youth development, special education, or a related field. The degree or credits must include a 24-semester-hour major course of study directly related to the age group, from an accredited college or university.
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 10 days (November 13, 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, resume, and supporting documents meet the listed qualifications. The selecting official chooses the best qualified applicant. Missing required information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower overall 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 for consideration.
- Apply online through the MCCS Careers website only, since emailed or mailed resumes are not considered.
- Attach your certificates and list only degrees or courses from accredited schools, since others will not count toward qualifications.
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