Army Community Services Division Chief

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities Current Army Materiel Command (AMC) employees with competitive status.

Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

01Basic Requirements

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Managing multiple military program areas (such as Family Advocacy and Volunteer Services) for procedural/plan administration and resource activity (to include budget); 2) Developing corrective action based on self-analyzed reports and statistics for operational efficiency/effectiveness; and, 3) Coordinating with Program Managers on program operations (such as short and long range planning).

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Serves as ACS Division Chief with full professional and technical responsibility for the programs, to include planning, marketing and accountability for the quality of services provided, and overall program effectiveness.,Provide vision and communicates mission and organization goals to all subordinates. Sets performance objectives and standards, evaluates subordinates and leads by example.,Implement regulations to provide for a comprehensive Soldier and family support program widely recognized for addressing a broad range of interests and needs of the military community, and for instituting innovative programs to meet future needs.,Review all activities and programs to ensure they are operating in the most efficient manner and they are providing the best possible services.,Serves on a variety of ACS activity councils to keep informed on operations and/or to coordinate programs and requirements.