BASE SUSTAINMENT SPECIALIST

Clarification from the agency

AREA 1 = Permanent & Indefinite On-Board Title 32 Employees AREA 2 = Delaware National Guard On-Board Title 5 Employees with Military Membership in the Delaware National Guard AREA 3 = Current Temporary Title 32 Employees, Traditional Military Members (M-Day & DSG), & AGR Members

GS-0301-07:

1. Services Program Administration: Performs a variety of administrative and operational duties to support the full spectrum of Base Services programs. Assists in managing the Food Service, Contingency Lodging, Fitness programs, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs by tracking compliance, maintaining records, and preparing reports. Implements program policies at the direction of the supervisor, ensuring that day-to-day operations align with governing standards. Assists in the planning, coordination, and execution of MWR events to maximize base community participation. Gathers and compiles data for readiness reporting systems and helps maintain program continuity binders and operating instructions. Utilizes systems such as the Subsistence Total Order Requisition Electronic System (STORES) for managing food service requisitions.

2. Readiness and Deployment Support: Provides direct support to the flight's mobility and readiness program. Maintains personnel readiness folders, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and up to date. Assists in the deployment planning process by tracking personnel availability, training requirements, and equipment status. Coordinates with the unit deployment manager and other base agencies to ensure all pre-deployment requirements for tasked personnel are met in accordance with applicable personnel readiness instructions. Help prepare and maintain Prime Readiness in Base Services(RIBS) team kits and recall plans.

3. Financial and Logistical Support: Assists in the administration of the unit's financial and supply programs. Helps prepare purchase requests and supporting documentation for equipment, supplies, and services, including tracking food and subsistence expenditures via the STORES system. Monitors stock levels of consumables and supplies, initiating re-orders as needed to support training and operational requirements. Assists with maintaining accountability of equipment listed on the Custodian Authorization-Custody Receipt Listing (CA/CRL). Provides support for the administration of Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) by helping to maintain records and prepare required documentation as directed. As liaison for the Private Organization and Unofficial Activity programs, maintains official files and assists in the annual review of financial statements, governing documents, and other required records to ensure compliance with command policies. This includes maintaining a five-year equipment plan and conducting market research to prepare for future purchases.

GS-0301-09:

1. Services Program Administration: Performs a variety of administrative and operational duties to support the full spectrum of Base Services programs. Assists in managing the Food Service, Contingency Lodging, Fitness programs, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs by tracking compliance, maintaining records, and preparing reports. Implement program policies at the direction of the supervisor, ensuring that day-to-day operations align with governing standards. Assists in the planning, coordination, and execution of MWR events to maximize base community participation. Gathers and compiles data for readiness reporting systems and helps maintain program continuity binders and operating instructions. Utilizes systems such as the Subsistence Total Order Requisition Electronic System (STORES) for managing food service requisitions.

2. Readiness and Deployment Support: Provides direct support to the flight's mobility and readiness program. Maintains personnel readiness folders, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and up to date. Assists in the deployment planning process by tracking personnel availability, training requirements, and equipment status. Coordinates with the unit deployment manager and other base agencies to ensure all pre-deployment requirements for tasked personnel are met in accordance with applicable personnel readiness instructions. Help prepare and maintain Prime Readiness in Base Services (RIBS) team kits and recall plans.

3. Financial and Logistical Support: Assists in the administration of the unit's financial and supply programs. Helps prepare purchase requests and supporting documentation for equipment, supplies, and services, including tracking food and subsistence expenditures via the STORES system. Monitors stock levels of consumables and supplies, initiating re-orders as needed to support training and operational requirements. Assists with maintaining accountability of equipment listed on the Custodian Authorization-Custody Receipt Listing (CA/CRL). Provides support for the administration of Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) by helping to maintain records and prepare required documentation as directed.

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Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must meet the definition of specialized experience by the closing of the announcement. **See Qualifications below**
• Must meet all rank requirements by the closing of the announcement.
• Must have a minimum of 12 months of specialized experience at the next lower grade to qualify at GS-07.
• Must have a minimum of 12 months of specialized experience at the next lower grade to qualify at GS-09.

Qualifications

Military Grades: E-3/A1C - E-6/TSgt

Compatible Military Assignments: Compatibility is identified as being a member of the Delaware Air National Guard.

SPECIALIZED QUALIFICATONS:

GS-0301-07 - Must have 1 year specialized experience, education or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have experience, education or training in any position that required compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. Applicants must have progressively responsible experience which demonstrates the ability to provide technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Experience interpreting regulations, policies or law and providing guidance.

GS-0301-09 - Must have 1 year specialized experience, education or training equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants must have experience providing technical guidance and assistance in the type of work or in comparable work of the position to be filled. Applicants must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of administrative procedures and practices of management. Experience developing administrative procedures.

QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position.

Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/documents/resume/build/). If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (full-time employment and part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/ positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.

For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.

2. Other supporting documents: Resume (Required), DNG 51-R (Required), and transcripts (if claiming college for experience)

3. Online Application: Questionnaire

4. Resume: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on resume requirements can be located under "How To Apply".

5. Transcripts/Registration/License: If qualifying on education/position requires education, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registration/license.

6. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.

7. Promotion Consideration: If you wish to be considered as a promotion candidate and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS: Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (dated within last 3 years) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume. Note: Applicant must not submit award Notification of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

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