GROUP SUPERINTENDENT (TITLE 32)

Clarification from the agency

This is a Title 32 excepted Dual Status position. This job announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies for additional positions vacated during the job bid process. Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTANG. Military membership in the UTANG is required. Applicants must be willing and eligible to immediately enlist in or transfer to the Utah Air National Guard.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the principal advisor to the group commander for enlisted and other operational matters. The group superintendent provides leadership and management in organizing, training, and equipping assigned airmen (drill-status, Active Guard Reserve, Title 5 employees and Title 32 dual status technicians) in subordinate squadrons to support the Air and Space Expeditionary Forces construct.

This is an Air National Guard Dual Status Technician position that requires military membership, compatible military skill assignment and classification.

Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list

As a GROUP SUPERINTENDENT (TITLE 32), GS-0301-11, you will:

• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.
• Advises on selection of candidates for vacancies, development opportunities, details, and reassignments; considers skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) and diversity objectives.
• Applies MEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions; and, ensures fair treatment of all personnel in a manner free of discrimination.
• Explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses.
• Holds employees accountable for satisfactory completion of work assignments.
• Appraises subordinate workers' performance ensuring consistency and equity in rating techniques.
• Periodically reviews position descriptions to ensure accuracy and the most effective utilization of personnel resources.
• Explains classification determinations to subordinate employees.
• Recommends awards when appropriate and approves within-grade increases.
• Mediates and resolves employee complaints and refers unresolved complaints to higher-level management.
• Initiates actions to correct performance or conduct problems.
• Effects minor disciplinary measures such as, warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious disciplinary matters.
• Advises the group commander on assigned program areas of responsibility.
• Is a key enlisted leader who operates independently and is essential to mission effectiveness.
• Serves as the senior enlisted advisor to group leadership and provides support and assistance to the flight, squadron, division, and group.
• Develops procedures and guidelines to ensure that all airmen are trained, equipped, and provided with required logistical support to attain and maintain operational readiness to meet wartime taskings.
• Manages, reviews, and audits the Unit Manpower Document (UMD), prepares manpower change requests for the commander's approval; and, updates the Unit Personnel Management Roster (UPMR).
• Provides oversight on unit reenlistment and extension programs.
• Advises the group commander on enlisted roles regarding assigned program status, actual or potential problems, resources and changes that may impact mission effectiveness.
• Acts in a staff advisory role in regards to the development of short and long-range solutions to complex and on-going problems.
• Initiates or recommends policy, procedural, or program changes to resolve problems. Serves on various military or civic panels, and subcommittees at the state, regional, and national levels.
• Advises, carries out, and monitors the Group Commander's organizational policies, programs, and standards applicable to the enlisted force. Advises and initiates recommendations in matters pertaining to all airmen.
• Manages, studies, analyzes, and oversees the administration, coordination, planning, development, and execution of programs within their respective group for all airmen.
• Places particular emphasis on readiness, morale, welfare, discipline, performance, training, assignment, reassignment, and utilization as they affect the service contributions of all airmen in the accomplishment of federal, state, and local missions.
• Develops, participates, and provides guidance in planning, publicizing, and administering ANG enlisted awards, recognition and promotion programs.
• Provides guidance to flight, squadron, division, and group level personnel to assure proper dissemination, clarification, and administration of personnel policies.
• Serves as the commanders representative at staff meetings and councils and when conducting tours through group areas.
• Promotes continuous process improvement and innovative efforts that improve cost, quality, or time.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

Minimum Requirements:
Experience, education or training which provided a general knowledge of principles of organization, management, and administration. Compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey information. 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 using computer and automation systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
At least 1 year of specialized experience as a GS-0301-9. (Must submit SF 50 showing experience in Occupational Series 0301 to validate)
OR
Have the following:

• Experience with Air National Guard personnel programs that involved working with traditional military, Title 32 Excepted Service Dual Status military technicians, and AGR programs.
• Supervisory experiences in leading, planning, and scheduling work in a manner that promoted smooth flow and even distribution of assigned work requirements.
• Experiences that include guiding employees on military and/or civilian program tasks.
• Experience in conducting employee performance evaluations; mentoring enlisted employees, and federal civilians; managing resources and budgets; and directing assigned work, or leading the employees on program tasks, inspections, exercises, deployments, and/or mobilizations.
• Experience in leading personnel activities that included directing and assigning tasks and projects.
• Experience in structuring assignments to create viable procedures that resulted in measured and improved task processes.
• Experience in creating and implementing improvements in mentoring programs and strategies, executing training applications and career development that resulted in the employees' increased performance values in quality work, timeliness considerations, and work efficiencies.
• Experience in working with the federal civilian equal employment and affirmative action guidelines; and, the Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) and diversity objectives.
• Skill in performing and maintaining the Air Force Fitness Standards and disciplinary actions.
• Experience in adaptive planning and execution from peacetime through mobilization, contingency operations and demobilization.
• Experience and skilled in developing and writing standard operating procedures or other guides, which resulted in improved understandings among airmen and provided dynamic motivation to attain and maintain readiness.
• Knowledge of the enlisted members' rights and obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).
• Skill in managing, analyzing, and overseeing the administrative functions of a unit. Experiences included work that involved measuring, or identifying, or correcting levels of readiness, morale, welfare, discipline, performance, training, assignment, reassignment, and/or utilization as they affected unit missions.
• Experience in identifying and resolving complex issues affecting airmen. Must have experiences in how to execute performance plans and discuss expectations with unit employees.
• Skilled in developing performance goals in order to mentor, guide, and improve competencies.
• Knowledge of the Dual Status Title 32 Excepted Service Technician program; the Title 5 Excepted Service National Guard employment program; and, the Merit Systems Protection Board procedures.
• Skill in validating the various unit position descriptions, used to employ the full-time Excepted Service work force, to validate their accuracy and direct correlation to the mission required work.
• Knowledge on the position descriptions' classification factors and experienced in writing performance factors from the position descriptions' directed work duties and responsibilities. Skilled in providing mediation between the employees to revolve complaints or concerns.
• Experience in managing minor disciplinary measures such as, warnings and reprimands.
• Competent in writing, designing, formatting, publishing, and presenting specific programs to immediate supervisors, peers, and subordinates.
• Experience in the performance management and productivity programs; and experiences included formulating process improvement plans, best practices, and performance techniques.
• Competent in directing position utilization; writing awards and recognition media; writing evaluations; and conducting and documenting performance reviews.
• Experience in managing reenlistments, assignment and reassignment actions; directing education and training policy requirements; and, retraining procedures.
• Competent in managing the Group's sexual assault prevention and response program. Skilled and experienced in assessing program status, advising senior leaders and commanders.
• Skill in career counseling and conducting educational and skill development programs.
• Skill in identifying behavioral concerns, assessing culture and environmental concerns, and applying problem solving techniques.
• Skill in translating program policies into directives, publications, and training manuals.
• Skill in interpreting manpower, personnel, and equipment availability for deployments and readiness training exercises or real world mobilizations.

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.

Category Rating: Your application will be evaluated and rated under Category Rating selection procedures. Once the application process is complete, a review of your qualifications will be conducted to determine if you are qualified for this job. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The quality categories are:

1. Highly Qualified: Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for this position.
2. Well Qualified: Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for this position.
3. Qualified: Candidates in this category meet the minimum education and/or experience requirements for this position.

If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Please note that if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may lose consideration for this position. Your rating will be based on both your entire application package as well as the responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

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

1. Resume: Resumes are limited to two-pages, information. Applicants submitting a resume that exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for consideration.
For each relevant work experience, make sure you include:

• Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions)
• Start and end dates with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 - 08/2022)
• The number of hours you worked per week

Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualifications. Brief descriptions should demonstrate your ability to perform the tasks at the required level as stated in the job announcement.
When relevant or required for the position, include your possession of education/ certification/license and provide any required documentation such as transcripts, and/or details (type and date) of certifications and/or licenses.

• Education information should include:
  • Name of school/institution
  • Completion date
  • Degree type
  • Cumulative Grade point average (GPA)

When relevant, include:

• Current Security Clearance
• Job-related training
• Language skills
• Organizations and affiliations
• Professional publications
• Eligibility for special programs (e.g., military spouses, individuals with disabilities, etc.)

Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume

• Prioritize most relevant and recent experience.
• Use concise, results focused language.
• Align language from the job announcement.
• Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies.
• Remove outdated or unrelated experience

2. Other supporting documents:

• Applicable documents required for qualification, education, or certification as stated above.
• Must provide transcripts for education requirements if applicable.

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.

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