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Recreation Assistant (Human Performance)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · San Diego, California · Closes in 6 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, Military spouses.

Open to the public who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses can also apply, including spouses of active duty service members or spouses who are 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Experience: At least 1 year of specialized experience assisting in structured fitness and recreation activities. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.

Education: A 4-year bachelor's degree with a major related to recreation or physical education, or at least 24 semester hours in recreation or physical education courses. The degree must come from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Education can also be combined with experience.

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, limited to two pages, Times New Roman font 10-point or larger, 1-inch margins Official transcripts for education (diplomas and degree audits are not accepted) Proof of training, such as licenses or certifications showing your name, type, and expiration date Online application questionnaire Notice of separation if claiming DOW NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference DD-214, Member-4 page, and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee

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: Resumes are first checked for eligibility and qualifications, then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) using set criteria. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, who may choose to interview them. Missing required documents, such as official transcripts, can lead to an ineligibility rating.

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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:

Keep your resume to two pages in Times New Roman, 10-point or larger, with 1-inch margins, because the system blocks longer files.
Upload official transcripts, not diplomas or degree audits, or you may be rated ineligible.
If you claim military spouse preference, upload your sponsor's PCS orders and your marriage certificate with your application.

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