• The primary purpose of this position is to assists and supports the administration and/or operation of the Air Force Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS) for the wing/group Operations Training function.
• Assists scheduling section, determines from review of planning documents aircraft requirements in number of sorties and flying hours, aircraft load, training facilities, and coordinates requirements with affected agencies.
• Assists in scheduling and dispatching aircrews, obtaining flight clearances, maintaining aircrew training records, compiling reports, and maintaining required publications for Flight Crew Information File (FCIF) and other required publications.
• Performs staff visits to assigned groups and reviews correspondence and report files, reference manuals, technical orders, aeronautical charts and maps, training charts, progress charts, etc., to ensure adequacy and currency.
• Maintains databases and extracts data for reports. Collects and consolidates combat readiness data from subordinate flying and non-flying units using ART tool, DRRS and ARMS.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be a current member of the AF Reserve or willing/qualified to join
• A security clearance may be required
• PCS expenses if authorized will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Total salary varies depending on location of position
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Position may be subject to random drug testing
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• AFSC: 1C0X2

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistance Series.

Specialized Experience: At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-06 grade level (or higher) or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes experience in operations functions and polices as they relate to ARMS and the operations of an aeromedical evacuation squadron. The terms, structure, control and command instructions for ARMS in order to input data, to structure retrievals, initiate data combination and manipulate requirements, and to provide recurring and demand processing reports.
OR
Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as [insert applicable field(s) of study]. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-06 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

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:
1. Knowledge of ARMS directives/instructions, policies, and procedures.
2. Knowledge of aircraft types and aircrew composition.
3. Knowledge of aircrew training requirements, aviation service eligibility, and aircrew rating and incentive pay requirements.
4. Analytical skills in order to interpret data or directives covering assigned area and to review records, identify errors, and determine and resolve problems.
5. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS:
1. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) enlisted position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in UTAs. The incumbent's regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities.
2. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.
3. Positions covered by this SPD must be reviewed for proper "Testing Designated Position (TDP)" coding to comply with the AF Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program (AFI 90-508). Drug Test requirement was modified with AFI 90-508, Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program, 28 August 2014; Certified Current 18 December 2015 which supersedes AFI 44-107, 7 April 2010
4. The incumbent may be required to fly in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments (TDY).
5. The incumbent may be required to work overtime to meet workload demands.
6. Performs other duties as assigned

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. ARTs are eligible for 15 days active duty tour each year for which military leave is granted with full civilian pay. Air Reserve units and members; are subject to immediate call to active duty in mobilization to meet a national emergency. For additional information regarding ART positions and/or military qualifications, please call 1-800-257-1212. Retired military are usually ineligible for membership in the AF Reserve. Retired military that have active AF Reserve assignments may apply provided they show assignment (position) on the application. A military service member's statement of service/certification will be accepted IF a terminal leave form or DD214 cannot be provided. The statement/certification should indicate member's separation from active duty is within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin, your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave.

Individuals selected for ART positions must meet both civilian qualifications and uniformed military requirements. In addition to meeting civilian qualifications, applicants must obtain military membership in the Air Force Reserve, wear the uniform, maintain job-specific military specialty requirements, and meet other military qualifications such as age, height, weight, and physical fitness standards. For more information click here and speak with an Air Force Reserve Recruiter.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

Applicants who meet the requirements for and apply as a non-competitive eligible that meet minimal qualifications and other requirements of this position, will be given consideration as a non-competitive candidate and will be referred unless blocked by an individual with priority/preference. Noncompetitive applicants do not need to respond to the assessment questions with the A through E responses indicating level of experience/training.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.