BASE SERVICES SPECIALIST T32

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a BASE SERVICES SPECIALIST T32, PDD2241000and is part of the AZ 161st Air Refueling Wing, National Guard.

Duties

This position is located at the 161st ARW, Phoenix, Arizona. Its purpose is to analyze and coordinate Base Services functions in support of federal, state, and local missions. The incumbent serves as a point-of-contact for Services-related programs, missions, functions, activities, and events for the wing and its assigned geographically separated units (GSU). DUTIES: (condensed) Ensures Sustainment Services personnel and equipment mobility requirements are accomplished. Coordinates directly with squadron Unit Deployment Manager to ensure all readiness and ancillary requirements are complete. Provides oversight, analysis, and review of Services training requirements; consistent with Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP) and master training plan standards. Reviews Air Reserve Component Network (ARCNet), Air Force Training Records (AFTR), and/or other locally developed databases to verify required updates and training documentation is complete for each unit member. Collaborates with Unit Training and Deployment Managers to identify, schedule, conduct, and document Services specific training and align priorities with wing requirements to ensure all objectives are fulfilled. Identifies and forecasts Services formal training needs and provides related financial data for inclusion in financial plan. Provides input to local operating instructions, checklists, and annexes to plans. Maintains thorough understanding of readiness reporting requirements and provides documentation of relevant sustainment services training statistics to applicable monitors for inclusion in associated reports. Systems include Status of Resource and Training System (SORTS), Air Expeditionary Force Reporting Tool (ART), and Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS). Ensures personnel and equipment readiness standards are achieved through development and implementation of home station training programs. Analyzes historical data to develop subsistence requisitions in accordance with Air Force and Air National Guard standards. Submits approved requisitions through Subsistence Total Order Requisition Electronic System (STORES) web based application. Contacts Prime Vendor, Defense Logistics Agency, and Defense Finance and Accounting Service representatives to coordinate changes in requirements, modify subsistence catalogue, and correct errors or deficiencies related to food service program. Administers tracking mechanism to document purchase requests and expenditures. Maintains five-year equipment plan, identifies upcoming budgetary requirements, and conducts market research to prepare purchase requests in advance of execution. Provides input into creation and revision of base lodging operating instruction and applicable checklists or guides. Coordinates with contracting officer to establish formal contracts or Blanket Purchase Agreements with local hotels or with host installation agencies to support non-commuting members. Accepts, coordinates, and tracks reservations consistent with wing policy and in accordance with Blanket Purchase Agreement stipulations and fiscal standards. Maintain accountability of members while using lodging. Facilitates required inspections with Contracting, Fire Department, Public Health, and other necessary representatives. Serves as the subject matter expert for the base Mortuary Affairs Program. Provides relevant support documentation to Air Force and/or Air National Guard mortuary program manager for inclusion in mortuary case file or records. Prepares, provides, and tracks survivor assistance program training to wing leadership. Prepares and coordinates mortuary worksheet with Casualty Affairs Representative and National Guard Bureau. Implements Search and Recovery (S&R)/Fatality Search and Recovery Team (FSRT) training plan. Conducts inventory and validates requirements to coordinate procurement of supplies for the mortuary S&R kit IAW AFI 34-242 and Logistics Detail (LOGDET). Oversees the verification of contract requirements, invoicing, and validation of contract completion requirements. Serves as the Quality Assurance Evaluator (QAE) performing quality management, quality assurance and quality control measures to include external and internal audit activities particularly associated with the acquisition and sustainment of Services facilities and equipment repair. Supervises small contract teams, remaining independent when exercising Contract QAE role. Manages the development and the coordination of the QAE program. Oversees the development, management, and implementation of a variety of safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance as mandated by federal, state, and local agencies including Air Force, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

Qualifications and evaluation

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. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): 1. Knowledge of food service, lodging, mortuary affairs, and unit training requirements; skill in applying data analysis and planning techniques to ensure adequate mission support. 2. Knowledge and understanding of a multitude of other Services Programs including Prime Readiness in Base Services (RIBS), Morale Welfare and Recreation, Honor Guard program to formulate intelligent feedback to leadership in the identification and execution of available resources. 3. Knowledge and skill in applying professional military communication, both written and verbal, at all organizational levels, utilizing diverse platforms. 4. Knowledge and understanding of resource management principles in meeting mission readiness requirements. 5. Knowledge of management and organizational techniques, systems, and procedures to publish guidance, manuals, directives, and operating instructions for base level and field level Services operations.

Education

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13031157A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Required documents

To apply for this position, you MUST SUBMIT a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your resume must provide the following information for proper evaluation: Name Phone Number Work experience related to the job for which you are applying; details to include, job title (if federal, include pay plan, series and grade), work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment, employer's name, supervisor's name and contact number, and duties performed. NOTE: If your resume does not provide enough information for us to make a clear creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified. Verbiage displayed on your resume must clearly describe relevant experience using your own words. Please avoid acronyms, abbreviations, or internal terminology that may not be universally understood. You must refer to position descriptions, i.e the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience; however, resume or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. 2. Other supporting documents: Applicant MUST submit their most current Report on Individual Personnel (RIP) or equivalent, to verify unit, rank, AFSC, and security clearance requirements.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).