Recreation Specialist

**Duties**:

- Serves as a Force Support Squadron sports official with primary responsibility of officiating basketball, baseball/softball, soccer, volleyball, flag football or other organized sports within the Kaiserslautern Military Community.
- Judges performance in sporting competitions and events, enforces established rules of the game/sport, awards points, imposes penalties, and determines results with honestly and integrity.
- Displays an appropriate professional demeanor at all times and manages participant and spectator behavior to ensure sportsmanship is maintained at all times.
- Handles on-site disputes involving participant or spectator conflicts.
- Signals participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play or competition.
- Resolves claims of rule infractions or complaints by participants and assesses any necessary penalties according to regulations. Inspects sporting equipment, playing area, and/or examines participants for correct attire in order to ensure compliance with event and safety regulations.
- Collects required data and transmits to supervisor the information needed to submit reportable incidents to leadership and higher headquarters.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- This position requires satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks in accordance with Air Force and DoD policy, and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation.
- Incumbent must be physically in Germany before a firM/Final job offer can be received.
- This position requires the incumbent to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
- This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain, maintain, and provide evidence of current immunizations - this includes annual influenza vaccinations - and be free of all communicable diseases.

**Qualifications**:
Potential Eligibilities:

- Business Based Action
- Family Member Preference
- Military Spouse Preference
- Outside Applicant Veteran
- Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
- Transition Hiring Preference

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is U.S. Citizens and legal U.S. residents in Germany. In accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement between Germany and the U.S., you must be a U.S. citizen or citizen of a NATO country with a U.S. permanent resident card in order to be eligible for NAF employment. Citizens of Germany (including dual citizenship if Germany is one of the countries) as well as "ordinarily resident" US citizens are not eligible for NAF employment per SOFA agreement. If not already in the commuting area, must be able to verify the ability to arrive before a firm job offer can be sent.

**Qualifying Experience**:Must have experience in organized sports. Must have an understanding of youth and adults sports rules and how to enforce them. Must possess outstanding communications skills to interact with players, coaches, and parents in a positive manner. Must successfully complete National Association for Youth Sports (NAYS) officials training (on-line and/or classroom session) within 30 days of hire. Must maintain certification throughout employment. Must be able to lift 40 lbs or more and stand for long periods of time.

**Education**:
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does allow for education substitution in order to qualify.

**FOREIGN EDUCATION**:Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

**Additional information**:

- Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position. This includes providing any supporting documents needed for verification.
- Applicants **must** be at least 18 years of age at time of hire.
- This position requires the incumbent to be able to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct deposit is required.
- A probationary period may be required.
- Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. Additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement.
- LQA is not authorized.
- Post Allowance is authorized for Regular Full Time employment category.
- This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
- This position will be eligible for the use of the fitness center, l