Child and Youth Programs Specialist NF4

Child and Youth Programs Specialist NF4 Department of the Navy U.S. Marine Corps

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Summary Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program th supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organizion functioning smoothly and effectively. Learn more about this agency Summary Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program th supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organizion functioning smoothly and effectively. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $80,000 - $95,000 per year Pay scale & grade NF 04 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Quantico, VA 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - Varies Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) 1701 General Educion And Training Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Announcement number 77370 Control number 869941000 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Open to Public Duties Help Provides operional guidance to ensure consistent implemention of CYP standards across Marine Corps installions. Develops and updes procedures reled to personnel management, child supervision and accountability, staff observions, training, and family engagement. Maintains regular communicion with assigned installions worldwide to resolve operional issues, support program implemention, and advise on facility use, staffing, and service delivery. Identifies trends, forecasts program needs, and builds partnerships with academic institutions, DoW components, nonprofit organizions, and professional development entities to strengthen program quality. Supports enterprise initiives th promote standardized behavior support practices and coordines with HQMC Family Advocacy to develop and implement standardized training on child abuse identificion and reporting.

COMPLIANCE

: Travels to Marine Corps installions to conduct higher headquarters unannounced inspections of CYP operions, provide site assist s, and support installion training and OSW hosted events. Evalues programs for DoW certificion and provides expert recommendions to ensure compliance with stutory and regulory requirements. Reviews staff records, including pay, qualificions, training, and background checks to verify compliance with applicable policies and regulions. Conducts inspections, internal reviews, and spot checks to analyze da and assess program performance. Supports installions throughout the corrective action process, approving or recommending corrective measures as approprie, while also assessing audit readiness and verifying the accuracy of informion within CYP authoritive systems. Prepares and delivers briefings to senior staff and installion leadership and develops supporting documention such as reports, proposals, correspondence, action documents, routing sheets, point papers, and presentions. Identifies discrepancies, collabores with staff to evalue alternives, and recommends corrective actions to the Commander.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT

Writes, coordines, and revises CYP policy, operional plans, and program guidance to support enterprise¿wide implemention. Develop operional merials and tools, including guidebooks, handbooks, and training resources, and communice stregic program informion through informion papers, letters of instruction, and presentions. Reviews proposed changes to program plans and policy to ensure alignment with DoW and Marine Corps requirements and provide guidance to installions on policy interpretion, program improvements, and meeting DoW certificion standards. Offers technical assistance to field staff, identifies emerging issues, forecasts program requirements, and contributes to the development of higher¿level initiives. Provides courteous and effective customer service, resolving issues promptly and eleving concerns when necessary.

BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLITIES

: Develops annual CYP budget initiives and provides supporting documention outlining the details and justificion for the budget request. Analyzes da to support resource allocion, program planning, and leadership decision-making. Identifies cost-effective operional methods and best practices to improve program efficiency and effectiveness. Serves as a Contracting Officer Representive (COR) for contracts supporting CYP and ensures contractor performance meets program requirements.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

: Analyzes inspection and operional da to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement. Supports the development and implemention of HQMC and higher-level initiives reled to curriculum, training, and program improvement. Prepares reports, briefings, and documention to support leadership decisions and uses advanced oral and written communicion skills to deliver recommendions and presentions in fast-paced, multitasking environments. Completes special projects as assigned Requirements Help Conditions of employment See Duties and Qualificions

EVALUATIONS

Qualificions Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Educion, Child Development, Elementary Educion, Youth Recreion, Secondary Educion, or a closely reled field approprie to the position, AND a minimum of five years of specialized experience working with children and/or youth in DoW Child and Youth Programs or equivalent in the prive sector. Experience must include work in a CYP management or training role th demonstres the expertise required to serve as a recognized authority supporting day-to-day program operions. OR A combinion of educion ( least 24 semester hours) and experience th provides knowledge comparable to th normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above and a minimum of five years of specialized experience working with children and/or youth in DoW Child and Youth Programs. or equivalent in the prive sector. Experience must include work in a CYP management or training role th demonstres the expertise required to serve as a recognized authority supporting day-to-day program operions. Incumbents must have experience in budgeting, program evaluion, and policy development to support the effective oversight of Child and Youth Programs. This includes the ability to develop and manage initiive budgets, analyze financial da, and ensure compliance with applicable fiscal regulions; evalue program performance and recommend improvements; and develop, interpret, and implement policies and guidance th align with requirements. Additional informion

GENERAL INFORMATION

Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of race, age, color, religion, nional origin, sex, GINA, political affiliion, membership or non-membership in an employee organizion, marital stus, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discriminion and retaliion. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review: https://www.donhr.navy.mil/NoFearAct.asp. As part of the employment process, Human Resources Division may obtain a Criminal Record Check and/or an Investigive Consumer Report. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a Nional Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI). For all positions requiring access to firearms or ammunition, the Federal Government is prohibited from employing individuals in these positions who have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a felony crime of domestic violence adjudged on or after 27 November 2002. Selectees for such positions must submit a completed DD Form 2760, Qualificion to Possess Firearms or Ammunition, before a final job offer can be made. Direct Deposit of total NET pay is mandory as a condition of employment for all appointments to positions within MCCS.

Required Documents:

• Educion/certificion certifice(s), if applicable.
• If prior military, DD214 Member Copy This activity is a Drug-free workplace.

The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolered. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, sailors, and their family members have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce. Involuntarily separed members of the armed forces and eligible family members applying through the Transition Assistance Program must submit a written request/stement (may be obtained from the MCCS Human Resources Office) and present ID card with "TA" stamped in red on front of card.

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• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefit Packages
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OTHER INFORMATION

" If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicions must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website: Resumes/applicions emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. To be considered for employment, the applicion or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement. Resume with personal photos will not be considered for this vacancy.

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BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Phone 703/432-0435 hqhr.vacancies@usmc-mccs.org Address

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION 3044 CATLIN AVE QUANTICO, VA 22134-5003 USA

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OTHER INFORMATION

" If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicions must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website: Resumes/applicions emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. To be considered for employment, the applicion or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing de of the announcement. Resume with personal photos will not be considered for this vacancy.

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To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your MCCS user account and review your applicion stus. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Phone 703/432-0435 hqhr.vacancies@usmc-mccs.org Address

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION 3044 CATLIN AVE QUANTICO, VA 22134-5003 USA

Next steps All applicants who submit an applicion via our Careers page https://careers.usmc-mccs.org able to view their applicion stus online. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/19/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $80,000 - $95,000 per year Pay scale & grade NF 04 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Quantico, VA 1 vacancy Telework eligible No Travel Required 25% or less - Varies Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential NA Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Announcement number 77370 Control number 869941000