Clarification from the agency

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

• Serve as Physical Education Department Coordinator, Senior Instructor and Head Football Coach in the USMAPS Department of Physical Education and Athletics.
• Develop the physical education curriculum and teach upper division college level classes in physical education to candidates seeking admission to the United States Military Academy.
• Serve as Head Football Coach for the United States Military Academy Preparatory School.
• Provide instruction for various courses in the USMAPS physical education curriculum.
• Manage and oversee staff operations and provide supervision.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• Appointment to this position may be subject to a two-year trial period.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: All US Citizens

This is a full-time permanent position in the excepted service.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.


To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction, which includes 1) Teaching physical education courses; and 2) Coaching football at the college prep level (or higher). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency selective placement factors/knowledge. skills and abilities (KSAs) in the following five areas:

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application package will be made to determine your eligibility, qualifications and quality ranking for this position. Your application package (Cover letter, resume/curriculum vitae, academic transcripts, references, and narrative addressing the five KSAs.) will be evaluated by a faculty search committee and final selection will be made via interview by the selecting official.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All applicants are required to submit a complete Application Package.

Application packages must include:

1. Cover Letter

2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Your resume or curriculum vitae must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. No personal photos.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

3. Academic Transcript(s)

• This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.
• If you meet this requirement based on education, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.
• For additional information see: Transcripts and Licenses.

4. List of Three (3) Professional References

5. Narrative addressing the five KSAs

Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:

1. If you are a current Army employee serving on a permanent excepted service appointment, your application MUST include the document(s) which prove your eligibility such as a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. The Proof of Eligibility document describes what document(s) are required to prove your eligibility.

• Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade 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 requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 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).

2. You MUST submit documents verifying your veteran's preference or military spouse preference if you are claiming these preferences. These documents may include, but are not limited to:

• For Military Spouse Preference (MSP PPP) claims you must submit a copy of your sponsors Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, Marriage Certificate, and MSP PPP Checklist
• For verification of Veteran status, DD-214 (Which indicates character of service), SF-15, VA Letter as applicable and/or Activation/ Deactivation orders.

3. If you are currently serving on active duty:

• A statement of service from your unit commanding officer (CO) identifying the branch of service, period(s) of service, campaign badges or expeditionary medals earned, type of discharge, character of service, and the date you will be separated or be on approved terminal leave.
• Certification: A certification that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification.
• If you supply a statement of service at this stage, your preference/eligibility will be verified by a DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) upon separation from the military.
• For more information about Veteran's Preference, please click this link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals/.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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