Summary
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.
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Duties
What to Expect - Provides assistance to the Education Service Officer in the management and administration of the Education Center's mission to provide educational programs to improve the competence of active duty Marines, assisting in their progression, and improving the caliber of education in the Marine Corps.
- Serves as an educational counselor for the Education Center. Provides primary sources of education information and career counseling to military personnel, their dependents, and other personnel seeking assistance at the Education Center.
- Provides sound counseling to all military personnel, their family members and eligible civilians regarding educational, career, and vocational opportunities.
- Performs all duties normally associated with the Tuition Assistance, Basic Skills Education Program and/or the Voluntary Education Program. By means of interviews, academic histories, review of transcripts, various test results, etc. assists counselee in establishing realistic goals, while active duty and post military, and enables the counselee to come to know himself/herself, his/her abilities, aptitudes, academic and vocational potentials, and possible routes to achievement of his/her goals.
- Serves as the Command's direct representative for coordinating with Federal and State Labor Department.
- Determines tuition assistance eligibility, advises on veterans affairs education programs and other grants, loans and scholarships.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- See Duties and Qualifications
EVALUATIONS:
Qualifications
What are we looking for? - A bachelor's degree in education or related field and three years experience in an academic environment related to military voluntary education, providing academic services to students at levels of basic skills through graduate level education OR
- An appropriate combination of education and experience that demonstrates possession of knowledge and skill equivalent to that gained in the above, OR
- Appropriate experience that demonstrates the acquired the knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to that gained in the above.
- Knowledge of education principles and processes to help implement and administer educational programs and of the theories, principles, and techniques of education and training to provide educational advisement.
- Knowledge of office administration and business activities to provide a professional environment to assist personnel.
- Knowledge of military structure, procedures, terminology, and policy to assist personnel to enroll in Marine Corps programs and communicate on behalf of the Marine Corps with civilian institutions.
- Knowledge of counseling techniques, VA and financial aid resources to provide accurate and professional information to enroll in professional college courses.
- Effective communication skills to assist in providing accurate information and assistance in a timely manner.
- Demonstrated ability to meet and deal effectively with people from diverse backgrounds with a variety of educational goals and concerns to support personal educational goals in a military environment and coordinate with agencies.
- Knowledge of publications to include Marine Corps Orders, Marine Corps Base Orders, Department of Defense Directives, Veteran Affairs Circulars, Naval Comptroller Manual, College catalogues and brochures, educational guides and manuals, and other applicable reference materials is desired.
- Knowledge of military programs for degree completion or commissioning.
- Knowledge of Military Classification Testing Program administration, regulations, and security.
- Knowledge of DANTES Testing Program, regulations and security requirements.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working at MCCS include but are not limited to: • Stability of Federal Civilian Service • People with passion for doing work that matters • Quality of Work Life Balance • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefit Packages • Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application/resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. This vacancy will be filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official.
Required Documents
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If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
STEP 1 - Qualify with Application and/or Resume. You must meet the experience requirements described above under Qualifications. Your application and/or resume must clearly demonstrate your relevant experience to qualify. You must include employer, position title, position start and end date, pay grade (as applicable) for each position listed. All volunteer positions must also include the total weekly hours worked during position start and end date. There is an education requirement. Step 3 must also be completed to qualify. STEP 2 - Submit application and/or upload resume online at: https://careers.usmc-mccs.org/ STEP 3 - College Transcript(s) A Bachelor's degree in education from an accredited college/university may be used to qualify for this position (or US equivalency evaluation), or in combination with experience, as noted in the minimum qualification section of this announcement. If using education to qualify, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s), indicating degree conferred, as an attachment to your profile under "My Job Applications' https://careers.usmc-mccs.org/ to be considered. Applications received without college transcripts (if using education) will be ineligible for consideration. STEP 4 - If prior military, upload a copy of your DD214 Member 4 or Service 2 Copy as an attachment to your profile under "My Job Applications" https://careers.usmc-mccs.org/. STEP 5 - Before you press "Submit Application", be sure all requested documents have been attached or uploaded. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or submitted is received, legible and accurate. HR will not modify applications, resumes, or add missing attachments. To return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your MCCS user account. Resumes/applications emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) ON THE CLOSING DATE LISTED IN THE JOB POSTING.
Next steps
All applicants who submit an application via our Careers page at https://careers.usmc-mccs.org will be able to view their application status online.
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