Sports Specialist

**Duties**:

- Serves as a sports specialist/clinician in a Child and Youth Services (CYS) program, with responsibility for providing support and assistance to the CYS Sports and Fitness Director and installation volunteer sports coaches.
- Models appropriate behaviors and techniques and helps coaches in creating appropriate environments; selecting materials and equipment; and planning meaningful practices that support the required sport season.
- Conducts practice and game visits as required for the purpose of providing support and assistance.
- Helps inspect sports facilities/programs to ensure safety compliance. Recommends purchase of equipment required to maintain proper safety compliance. Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.
- Provides oversight and accountability for program participants in compliance with DoD, Army, and local policies, guidance, and standards. Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.

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

- Must be 18 years of age or older at time of appointment or placement into the position.
- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
- Meet qualification/eligibility/physical/background requirements for this position.
- Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations in accordance with current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations.
- A one year probationary period may be required (either initially or upon conversion, if applicable).
- Successful completion of annual training requirements within the prescribed time frame and demonstrated on the job competence is required.
- Must either currently possess or have the ability to obtain a National Association of Youth Sports Clinician Certification within six months of employment. Must complete a health assessment including all required immunizations.
- Must obtain/maintain certification in CPR/First Aid.
- Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 to include a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation.

**Qualifications**:
**Possess a bachelor's degree or higher in physical education,**

**OR**

**All** of the following equivalent in scope and complexity to the next lower grade level**:
**1.**Experience managing or assisting in the delivery of a sports or physical education program which included both individual and team sports
**2.** Demonstrated knowledge of the skills and techniques needed for various sports.
- **Experience working in a sports program specifically for children or youth**.

**Or**
- **At least 12 semester hours in college coursework directly related to children or youth (i.e., PE for children, motor skills development, childhood development, early/elementary/secondary education, health/nutrition for children, child/adolescent psychology, etc.).**

***Applicants that possess the highly qualified criteria may be sent first for consideration. Additional certificates will be sent at managements request.**

**Education**:
Please see the Applicant information kit for additional information on education.

**Additional information**:
**Area of Consideration**:
**PCS Costs**:

- Allowances, differentials, or incentives will not be paid.
- Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.

**Pay-Band (NF or CY) Allowances and Differentials**:

- This is a pay-banded position.
- Sunday premium pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander. **_If authorized, only regular (full-time, part-time, limited tenure and seasonal) employees may be paid Sunday premium pay._** When authorized, Sunday premium will be paid at the rate of 25% of the basic rate for all hours of non-overtime, when any part of the scheduled tour of duty is performed on Sunday (to a maximum of 8 hours per Sunday). Sunday premium will be paid at the rate of 25% of the basic rate for all hours of non-overtime, when any part of the scheduled tour of duty is performed on Sunday (to a maximum of 8 hours per Sunday).
- Night differential may be authorized by the Garrison Commander. When authorized, night differential will be paid at the rate of 10% basic rate for hours of non-overtime work performed between 1800-0600.

**Incentives and Bonuses** **Non-Foreign Overseas Allowances**:

- Incentives will not be paid.

**Non-Foreign Overseas Allowances**:

- Foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid, contingent upon eligibility.

**Other**:

- **This is a Regular Full-Time position with a guaranteed 40 hours work week and eligible for NAF benefits.**:

- Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date.
- This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program. Management has the right to assign s