Program Associate

**Duties**:

- Serves as a Pre-Kindergarten Program Associate in the CYS Services Strong Beginnings Pre-K Program.
- Motivates children to develop “Kindergarten Etiquette” skills, knowledge and behaviors that build a strong foundation for school success such as taking turns, raising hands, walking in a line, etc.
- Provides supervision, oversight, and accountability for children in compliance with DoD, Army and local policies, guidance, and standards.
- Works with the School Liaison Officer and school officials to ensure a smooth and successful transition to Kindergarten.
- Completes designated training requirements and tracks and records training on own Individual Development Plan (IDP).

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

- Must be 18 years of age or older at time of appointment or placement into the position.
- Good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease (verified through physical examination). Immunizations must be current including annual influenza vaccinations.
- Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card are required.
- Successful completion of prescribed training (transition and/or annual) is required.
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Any individual who was required to register with selective service and who has not registered or knowingly and willingly did not register before the requirement terminated or become inapplicable to the individual will not be appointed.
- Additional conditions of employment can be found in the Applicant Information Kit, link is in additional information below.
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment background checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2, and a Childcare Tier 1 background investigation.
- In consideration of COVID-19, personnel within this area routinely wear personal protective equipment (cloth face coverings, latex gloves, and face shields) while performing their regular duties.

**Qualifications**:
**Meet Target-level requirements and satisfactory performance.**
- Possess eighteen (18) months experience working in a group program with children and/or youth.
- Possess and maintain a Child Development Associate (CDA) or Military School-Age Credential.

OR
**Meet Entry -level requirements.**:

- Possess twelve (12) months experience working in a group program with children and/or youth. Possess AA degree with major emphasis in early childhood education or child development.
- OR
**Meet Entry -level requirements.**
- Possess BA/BS degree with a major emphasis in early childhood education, Elementary Education, Child Development, Home Economics, Special Education or related behavioral sciences.

**Highly Preferred Criteria**:
Experience working as a Lead Child and Youth Program Assistant, Child and Youth Program Technician, or Child and Youth Program Assistant
- (Target Level - 4)** is highly preferred. Highly preferent applicants maybe send first for consideration.**
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**Applicants may be referred at managements request.**

A Child and Youth Services Career Guide can be viewed by clicking here

**Education**:
**_Please provide relevant transcripts to support your eligibility for the position._**

**Additional information**:
**Area of Consideration**
The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is **Stuttgart, Germany**. (Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

**This is an open continuous announcement to provide a ready pool of available applicants as needed.**
**Applicants will be referred per management request**. **This announcement may be used to fill positions across the CYS program in different facilities and age groups.**

**Manual Application**

**Allowances, Incentives and PCS Costs**:

- Employment Overseas provides a lot of additional benefits & entitlements, for information click here
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program, for information click here
- 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.

**Pay-Band (NF or CY) Allowances and Differentials**
- This is a pay-banded position.

**Foreign Overseas Allowances**
- Foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid, contingent upon eligibility.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program, for information click here.

**Other**:

- This announcement will be used to fill Regular Full Time (40 hours per work week) and Part Time (20 hours per work week) positions eligible for leave accrual and the NAF benefits package and Flexible positions with a guaranteed work week of at least 10 hours, and flexible positions with no minimum guaranteed hours.
- **U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. In NATO countries, employment under U.S. conditions is restricted by the NATO SOFA to individua