Clarification from the agency

US and NON US Citizens

• Serves as a CYS Food and Nutrition Specialist with responsibility for the oversight and operation of the food program in Child Development Centers, Family Child Care Homes, School-Age Programs, and Middle School and Teen Programs at Level 3 and above
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert in nutritional needs of children from birth - 18 years of age.
• Conducts written observations/inspections in all CYS facilities, sites and homes (regardless of sponsorship) to meet USDA enrollment and Army requirements.
• Recruits and hires qualified Food Service Operation personnel utilizing Army CYS Standard Position Descriptions.
• Prepares separate healthy, balanced 4 - 6 week seasonal cycle menus for Child Development, SAS, and MST programs IAW USDA CACFP and Army policies i.e., portion sizes, meal patterns, and "seconds" requirements.

Conditions of employment

• Must be 18 years of age or older at time of appointment or placement into the position.
• Proof of education is required at the time of application.
• 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.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• A completed and signed copy of our job application form (DA Form 3433) is required prior to entrance on duty.
• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card are required.
• A health assessment is required.
• Satisfactory performance, successful completion of training requirements and demonstrated on the job competency is required.
• Travel to on and off post locations required.
• Additional conditions of employment can be found in the Applicant Information Kit, link is in additional information below.
• A one year probationary period may be required.
• Appointment is subject to completion of a favorable suitability determination.
• 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.

Qualifications

Successful completion of a four (4) year college or university degree with a major course of study/substantial course work in dietetics, food nutrition, food service management, institutional management, or related science.

In addition, candidate must possess:

1. At least twelve (12) months demonstrated work experience directly related to food operation, preferably with children and youth, equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
2. Demonstrated program administration experience.
3. The ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data and recognize solutions.4. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English.

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How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants can claim the following eligibilities:

• Business Based Action
• Current/Former NAF Employee / Current Appropriated Employee
• Outside Applicant Veteran / Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
• Outside Applicant Non-Veteran

Required documents for each consideration category can be found in the applicant information kit, point of contact information is listed at the bottom of this announcement if applicants have any questions about these consideration groups or documents. Applicants are also welcome to reach out to confirm receipt of the required documents or information when submitting an application for this position.

Eligibilities are listed above in the consideration order in accordance with the AR 215-3. Applicants will only be awarded the highest preference/priority consideration found eligible.

By claiming the "Current/Former NAF Employee (CNE/FNE)" or "Current APF Employee (CAE)" priority consideration eligibility, applicants are self-certifying that they may not be eligible for other priority considerations. Failure to provide supporting documentation to validate preference or priority consideration claims could adversely impact the applicant's eligibility. For additional information on what may be required to support the applicant's eligibility claim, please refer to our Applicant Information Kit found in the applicant information kit.

CNE/FNE/CAE priority consideration must be clearly defined in order to grant the priority consideration. We will need position title, series, grade, location and agency in order determine priority consideration. To ensure we have enough information, we encourage you to submit a copy of your most recent personnel action.