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Recreation Assistant (Community Programs)
Air Combat Command · Fort Eustis, Virginia · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Preferences apply, including military spouse, outside applicant veteran, spouse, widow, or parent of a veteran, and transition hiring preference.
Experience: You need experience with the routines and procedures of group activities or programs, and practical knowledge of recreational activities, equipment, rules, and procedures. You also need strong oral and written communication skills and skill in dealing with the public. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, counts. The announcement does not name a specific grade for the experience.
Education: Education cannot replace experience for this position.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current driver's license
- Food Handler's 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 6 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 supporting documents are checked against the qualifications, then compared with your questionnaire answers to judge your experience level. If the agency finds you inflated your answers, you may lose 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:
- Include any volunteer work on your resume, since the announcement counts it as experience.
- Upload proof of any preference you claim, or your application will be marked incomplete.
- When you apply online, re-select your resume and label each document with its type.
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