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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units California Nional Guard Summary This
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
position, is loced the Wing Public Affairs Officeand is part of the
CA 129 RQW.
Learn more about this agency Summary This
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
position, is loced the Wing Public Affairs Officeand is part of the
CA 129 RQW.
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 07/09/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 9, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Moffett Field, CA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $111,896 - $145,468 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 50% or less - Frequent, More than 5 days per month. Appointment type Temporary - T32 Excepted Indefinite Occupions and job series 1035 Public Affairs Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
CA-12986471-AF-26-285
Control number 873645300 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Current members of the Air Force/Army Nional Guard, Air Force/Army Reserve or Air Force/Army Active Duty. Duties Help
THIS IS A T32 EXCEPTED SERVICE, INDEFINITE POSITION
Indefinite appointment cannot exceed 5 years. Selectee may be non-competitively converted to permanent stus if/when funding becomes available or position becomes unencumbered. The primary purpose of the
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SPECIALIST, GS-1035-12, is to serve as the Public Affairs Specialist responsible for all public, community and media relions (including internional media) programs for the unit. May make additional selections within 90 days of eligible(s) issuance. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
This is an excepted service position th requires membership in the California Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. If you are interested in joining the California Nional Guard, please contact a California Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
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//ca.nionalguard.com/california Compible Military Assignment and Grade are required. Military technicians must be assigned to a military position in the same unit which they are employed or, in a unit th is supported by the employing activity. Military technicians must hold the military grade specified for the position. Priority Areas(s) of
Considerion:
Priority considerion is first given to the areas below. AREA I= Current California Nional Guard employees who are serving on a Permanent/Indefinite/Temporary appointment. AREA II= Current California Nional Guard members.
Military Grades:
O-1 through O-4 Recruitment/Relocion Recruitment/Relocion Incentive MAY BE authorized, subject to funding and approval. PCS Relocion Costs IS NOT authorized based on determinion th Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) move is not in the Government best interest. Must maintain approprie level of security clearance. May be required to successfully complete a one or two year trial period. Must wear approprie military uniform including required grooming standards. Must maintain a compible military unit, grade and job assignment as required by current directives. Participion in direct deposit is mandory.
Security Clearance:
a minimum a Nional Agency Check is required.
Qualificions General Experience:
Possess experience, educion, or training in administrive, professional, investigive and/or technical work; Experience evaluing informion and/or utilizing analytical skills to dissemine effective communicion; Experience in compiling reports, letters, memoranda, etc., and required person-to-person contacts to convey informion; Experience using computers and automion systems.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, GS-1035-12
Must have least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to least the next lower grade level, in: a thorough knowledge of writing and communicion principles, methods and techniques th rele to public affairs of the military; Experience developing new informion merials including news releases, fact sheets, brochures, booklets, broadcast spots, etc., th increase communicion with the agency's audiences; Experience making on-the-spot presentions to audiences with opposing points of view or erroneous understanding of agency positions; Experience responding timely and appropriely to requests for informion concerning agency programs and services? Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies: Communicion Counsel Communicions and Media Partnering Planning and execution Educion N/A Additional informion As a condition of employment, new appointees are required to serve a trial period. Individuals who are initially appointed to a permanent or indefinite position in the CMD must complete a one (1) or two (2) year trial period subject to appointment type (DSMT or T5) and veteran's preference. Trial periods for federal excepted service employees are established under 5 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter A-Part 11.
MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES
Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period). 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 Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please email ng.ca.caarng.list.j1-hro-recruitfedjobs-usas@army.mil or Fax to 916-854-3439. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (month/year to month/year or present) of employment and duties performed in your own words. 2. Other supporting documents : applicable documents required for qualificion, educion, or certificion as sted above. 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No changes to the applicion may be made after the close de of the announcement. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion California Nional Guard
HRO NG.CA.CAARNG.LIST.J1-HRO-RECRUITFEDJOBS-USAS
@ARMY.MIL Address
CA 129 RQW 680
Macon Road Moffett
ANGB, CA 94035 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. If you do not receive an email th your applicion has been received, make sure the applicion was correctly submitted. False Stements - If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action. 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 Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (month/year to month/year or present) of employment and duties performed in your own words. 2. Other supporting documents : applicable documents required for qualificion, educion, or certificion as sted above. 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No changes to the applicion may be made after the close de of the announcement. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion California Nional Guard
HRO NG.CA.CAARNG.LIST.J1-HRO-RECRUITFEDJOBS-USAS
@ARMY.MIL Address
CA 129 RQW 680
Macon Road Moffett
ANGB, CA 94035 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. If you do not receive an email th your applicion has been received, make sure the applicion was correctly submitted. False Stements - If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action. 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 Posted this week • Apply by 07/09/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 9, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Moffett Field, CA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $111,896 - $145,468 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 50% or less - Frequent, More than 5 days per month. Appointment type Temporary - T32 Excepted Indefinite Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
