Sports Specialist (Offshore Sailing)
- Develop and implement weekly, seasonal and annual practice and competition plans.
- Provide instruction of the highest level in offshore sailboat racing to skilled members of the sailing team to prepare them for races, regattas and championships.
- Provide proper motivation to the team members to reach their highest potential.
- Travel with midshipmen teams for deliveries and in over the road vehicles to and from regattas.
- Recruit athlete sailors by actively instructing, racing and participation in the sport in a manner and style that attracts candidates to seek admission to the Academy.
- Provide content for website and social media updates on team activities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- This is an Excepted Service position.
- Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
- Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
- You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period.
- GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You will be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must meet the Education and Specialized Experience requirements below. You must include experience in your resume and provide supporting documentation for verification.
To qualify for the Grade 00, you must have at least one year of experience, it must include:
- Coaching experience greater than 5 years.
- Sailing experience at major events in larger keelboats (30 feet or longer).
- Sailing experience at major competitions in smaller keelboats (less than 30 feet).
- Maintenance experience including: rigging, splicing, winch maintenance and repair / replacement of sailing hardware.
Highly Desirable:
- Five years competing in offshore sailing regattas with collegiate sailors.
- Minimum of six years coaching youth, high school and/or collegiate sailors.
- US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 3 or higher (or equivalent).
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
- Customer Service – Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers.
- Oral Communications – Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively: clarifies information as needed.
- Develops Others – Develops the ability to others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
- Teamwork – Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit ; works with others to achieve goals.
- Leadership – Influences, motivates, and challenges others: adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
For all types of consideration, 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- physical education.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a field closely related to the duties required for the position may substitute a Bachelor’s Degree in an unrelated field if they also possess significant professional training and specialized experience that is closely related to the duties of the position at a level of complexity and responsibility equivalent to those performed in the position.
Additional information
Position Information: Full-Time, Excepted Service appointment with an Initial Term Not-to-Exceed 13 months; however, each year with a satisfactory performance appraisal, the appointment may be extended for an additional year.
USMMA Mission Statement: To educate and graduate leaders of exemplary character who are inspired to serve the national security, marine transportation, and economic needs of the United States as licensed Merchant Marine Officers and commissioned officers in the Armed Forces.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with and certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, . To learn more, please visit our page at:
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
- Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Conditions of Employment
- This is an Excepted Service position.
- Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
- Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
- You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
- SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period.
- GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
- BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You will be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, you must meet the Education and Specialized Experience requirements below. You must include experience in your resume and provide supporting documentation for verification.
To qualify for the Grade 00, you must have at least one year of experience, it must include:
- Coaching experience greater than 5 years.
- Sailing experience at major events in larger keelboats (30 feet or longer).
- Sailing experience at major competitions in smaller keelboats (less than 30 feet).
- Maintenance experience including: rigging, splicing, winch maintenance and repair / replacement of sailing hardware.
Highly Desirable:
- Five years competing in offshore sailing regattas with collegiate sailors.
- Minimum of six years coaching youth, high school and/or collegiate sailors.
- US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 3 or higher (or equivalent).
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
- Customer Service – Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers.
- Oral Communications – Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively: clarifies information as needed.
- Develops Others – Develops the ability to others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
- Teamwork – Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit ; works with others to achieve goals.
- Leadership – Influences, motivates, and challenges others: adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
For all types of consideration, 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4
All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- physical education.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree in a field closely related to the duties required for the position may substitute a Bachelor’s Degree in an unrelated field if they also possess significant professional training and specialized experience that is closely related to the duties of the position at a level of complexity and responsibility equivalent to those performed in the position.
Additional information
Position Information: Full-Time, Excepted Service appointment with an Initial Term Not-to-Exceed 13 months; however, each year with a satisfactory performance appraisal, the appointment may be extended for an additional year.
USMMA Mission Statement: To educate and graduate leaders of exemplary character who are inspired to serve the national security, marine transportation, and economic needs of the United States as licensed Merchant Marine Officers and commissioned officers in the Armed Forces.
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with and certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, . To learn more, please visit our page at:
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.