Center Director

Your tasks

• Direct and manage the operation of a Job Corps Center and work as a team member.
• Manage a highly diverse operation of unrelated activities, 24 hours per day, 7-days a week operation where critical incidents and cases is the norm.
• Develop program goals, multi-year operational plans and strategic plans.
• Coordinate various Center programs, goals and activities.
• Make decisions relative to the management to the Center and devise solutions to problem not susceptible to treatment by traditional methods.
• Lead, motivate, coach and relate to young people from all walks of life so that they may re-enter society with improved work and social skills.
• Work with other Federal departments and agencies, local governmental organizations and community organizations to ensure Center program operate effectively.

Requirements

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GS 12: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS 11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: supporting a program or organization responsible for the development, education, vocational training and potential employability of "at-risk" youth in need of basic education, social, and vocational skills; and/or providing advice and counsel to organizational personnel concerning residential group living program issues and their current and anticipated effects; and/or assisting with program responsibilities that included most of the following: program development, planning, budgeting, or identifying workforce and organizational needs to establish and meet priorities.

For the GS 13: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS 12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as two or more of the following: Provided counsel to higher organizational levels concerning residential group living program issues and their current and anticipated effects; and/or exercised program responsibilities that included most of the following: program development, planning, budgeting, or identifying workforce and organizational needs to establish and meet priorities; and/or interacted with internal and external agency, community groups, members of the general public, and industry to discuss or explain residential group living management policies and regulations.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Conditions of Employment: Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov. The U.S. Government utilizes Trusted Workforce 2.0 to implement Continuous Vetting (CV) as a-whole-of government approach to personnel security. If selected for this position, you will be subject to continuous automated record checks of criminal, financial, and public record databases throughout your period of eligibility or employment, replacing traditional periodic reinvestigations. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Schedule A appointments are subject to a 2-year trial period. Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New Forest Service supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period. This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results. Selectee is subject to financial disclosure requirements and must submit form OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.

Other

This position is located on a Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. The Center Director is responsible for the development, education, vocational training and potential employability of a student population comprised of "at-risk" youth. The Center functions as a full service co-educational community for a residential population of approximately 225 students, continuously 24 hours per day, year round. USDA Employees: Please refer to the Next Steps section.