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Recreation Assistant – Community Rec
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Virginia Beach, Virginia · Closes in 2 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.

The job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S.

Experience: You need a combination of experience in customer service or recreation activity based work. The announcement does not give a number of years or a specific grade level for experience.

Education: The announcement says this position does not have a positive education requirement, so no specific degree or coursework is required.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state driver's license, which you must have or get within 90 days of employment
CARE (Controlling Alcohol Risks Effectively) training, or get it within 90 days of employment
CPR First Aid certification, or get it within 90 days of employment
Food Handler's Certification, or get it within 90 days of employment

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 of 2 pages or less showing your experience, knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) Proof of education, training or licensure, such as college transcripts and licenses DD-214, Member-4 page and supporting proof, if you claim veterans' preference Notice of separation, if you claim DOD NAF Business Based Action priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate, if you claim military spouse preference Most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50, if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 2 days (November 5, 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 is checked to see if you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements, then rated on your knowledge, skills and abilities using set criteria. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and the selecting official may hold interviews; missing required documents may affect your eligibility.

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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:

Describe your customer service and recreation experience clearly on your resume, with dates and hours, since rating is based on what it shows.
Upload your college transcripts and any licenses with your application, because missing documents can affect your eligibility.
Plan to earn CARE, CPR First Aid and Food Handler certificates and a valid state driver's license within 90 days of starting if you do not have them yet.

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