CHAPLAIN
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units 141 ARW Summary This is a Washington Air Nional Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Unit Technician position:
CHAPLAIN
Locion:
141st Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Washington 99011-9413
Air Nional Guard Units Appointment Type:
Temporary, indefinite, excepted service Advertised as: OFFICER May be used to fill one or more vacancies.
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- Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Washington Air Nional Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Unit Technician position:
CHAPLAIN
Locion:
141st Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Washington 99011-9413
Air Nional Guard Units Appointment Type:
Temporary, indefinite, excepted service Advertised as: OFFICER May be used to fill one or more vacancies.
- Ensure you read this announcement in its entirety, complete all applicion requirements, and your USA Jobs profile name is accure
- Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month
- Apply by 06/26/26 Due by 11:59 p.
m. ET on June 26, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fairchild
AFB, WA 1
vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,974
- $116,969 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 Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary
- Indefinite
- Excepted Service Occupions and job series 0060 Chaplain 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
WA-12968711-AF-26-0240
Control number 870685600 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 Washington Air Nional Guard Permanent or Indefinite Employees. Washington Air Nional Guard Traditional Guard members and Washington Air Nional Guard Active Guard Reserves. Duties Help
A GS-0060-12, CHAPLAIN
Manages the Wing Chaplain Services program in accordance with Nional Guard Chaplain Service program goals and objectives. Oversees the execution of the Airman Ministry Plan (AMP) for Air Nional Guard Personnel. Assesses the needs of the various Chaplain Services program customers. Recommends changes to the AMP for the Air Personnel. Ensures program changes are compible and compliant with policies, practices and program goals and objectives established by the Air Nional Guard Chaplain Corps (NGB/HC). Reviews the AMP to ensure the Mission Essential Tasks List (METL) identified by the commanding officer are addressed and followed. Identifies and secures resources to implement the AMP. Independently develops and implements the various Chaplain Service functions addressed in the AMP. Training is the cornerstone of preparion for military operions. Employee reviews training stregies th address, a) the technical and tactical proficiencies of the wing Nional Chaplain Service personnel, b) quality of life programs for Nional Guard personnel and their families, c) needs of other Chaplain Service constituencies (civilian clergy, non-government organizions (NGO), etc.). Coordines Chaplain Service personnel tendance conferences, workshops, and training events such as Chaplain Regional Support Training (CREST), Marriage Enhancement Programs, Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training Programs and other training events established by the Air Nional Guard Chaplain Corps. Upon request coordined training for supervisory, managerial, and staff personnel in quality of life programs such as Suicide Prevention, Intervention, Post-Intervention, Workplace Violence Awareness, Traumic Event Management and Critical Incident Management. Coordines chaplain quality of life programs (e.g. marriage enrichment retres, post-comb recovery and reintegrion, family reunion briefing, stress management briefings, etc.)to Nional Guard personnel and their families.
The full-range of administrive and behind-the-scene support may be part of these duties. Ensures Chaplain support is provided to Nional Guard personnel and their families through the full spectrum of the deployment cycle (mobilizion, deployment, employment, redeployment, and reconstitution). Responds to the needs of Nional Guard personnel and family members through both programs and direct care. Employee coordines chaplain stress management reduction efforts during all phases of the deployment cycle. Under the Supervision as listed below, coordines Chaplain Service support during events such as nural disasters (floods, hurricanes, tornados, snowstorms, tsunamis, etc.), man-made disasters (acts of terrorism and technological events, etc.), unit emergencies (suicide, line-of-duty dehs, and serious line-of-duty injuries), and during times of significant nional events (Olympics, nional conventions and inaugurions, etc.). Coordines with the Joint Chaplain Emergency Response Team (JCERT) for chaplain support issues, situional awareness and communicion for chaplain activities. Provides Chaplain Service crisis intervention programs such as on scene support, suicide prevention, critical event debriefing, defusing support, follow-up and referral services. Ensures Chaplain Service support for specialized functions such as Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Teams, Civil Support Teams (CST) Nional Guard Reaction Force (NGRF), Emergency Operions Center (EOC), Traumic Event Management (TEM), Comb Operional Stress Control (COSC), and Joint Operions Center (JOC). Provides and/or coordines religious support to Nional Guard personnel and their families as needed such as, but not limited to: Religious rites, sacraments and observances. Coordines as necessary with other Chaplain Service personnel and/or civilian clergy to ensure the free exercise of religion. Religious services (worship, special events, prayer breakfast, weddings, funerals, memorial services, etc.). Officiing ceremonies (prayers changes of command, retirements, troop departures, welcome home events, etc.). Pastoral counseling and referral (grief, spiritual formion, conflict resolution, life skills, etc.). Visition (workplace, hospital, units, etc.). Personnel management issues (conscientious objector, hardship discharges, workplace violence, etc.). Crisis responder (deh/casualty notificion, casualty affairs officer assistance, mass causality events, suicides, etc.). Provides informion on religious organizion, practices and customs, and NGO's. i) Provides spiritual leadership. Other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
:
Military Grades :
O5
Desired Military Assignments :
052R3
- Applicants need not be assigned to the position or possess the AFSC to apply or be considered for selection. Selected applicant must be assigned to a compible Military position and tain AFSC within 1 year of appointment action.
- May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
- Participion in direct deposit is mandory.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Must maintain membership in the WA Air Nional Guard for continued employment.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position.
- This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
- Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
- The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment.
You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. Qualificions
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
: Candides must have a baccalauree degree (not less than 120 semester hours) and must have successfully completed three years of resident gradue study in theology or reled subjects (Master of Divinity), or 72 semester hours (leading to an ecclesiastical certificion as a member of the clergy) from an approved seminary or gradue school. Candides must complete the Air Force Chaplain Oriention Course. Candides must be ordained by a religious faith group or denominion th is recognized by the Department of Defense Armed Forces Chaplain Board; be educionally qualified for appointment as a chaplain; meet physical standards; and be otherwise qualified to serve as commissioned officers. Applicants must be commissioned prior to age 40 or be less than age 42 with least 2 years of prior military service.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: Must have least 36 months experience, educion or training th included progressively responsible work in a professional program of spiritual welfare and religious guidance which demonstres or provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for successful performance of the position. The major functional areas th comprise the total range of chaplaincy work are (1) the religious ministry, (2) administrion, (3) training, and (4) research. •
Note:
If this vacancy announcement indices Specialized Experience, "1 year equivalent to least next lower grade level", you must provide your last SF 50, if you are a current or former Federal Employee and you want to be considered under this provision.
Educion Educion Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED Degree Required:
Must have a baccalauree degree (not less than 120 semester hours) and must have successfully completed three years of resident gradue study in theology or reled subjects (Master of Divinity), or 72 semester hours (leading to an ecclesiastical certificion as a member of the clergy) from an approved seminary or gradue school. You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. If you are selected for a vacancy th requires a specific degree and/or coursework you required to provide official transcripts prior to appointment. Additional informion
- Certain incentive(s) may be available pending funding and approval but are not guaranteed.
- 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 ).
- Military Technicians are ineligible for enlistment, retention, and student loan repayment bonuses. Acceptance of a Technician position will termine these incentives.
- Military Technicians in the excepted service will wear the approprie uniform while performing as a Technician.
- Veteran's preference does not apply to Nional Guard Technician positions in accordance with Title 32 USC 709 (f).
- May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
- This is an indefinite position.
If an individual employed in the excepted civil service accepts this position, he/she will receive an indefinite appointment. If a Reduction-In-Force occurs the indefinite appointee will have no reemployment rights to his/her former position or any other position. If funding level and employee manning levels permit, incumbent may be converted to permanent technician stus without further competition . •
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
: The WA Nional Guard is an equal opportunity employer and does not discrimine in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), nional origin, political affiliion, sexual oriention, marital stus, disability, genetic informion, age, membership in an employee organizion, retaliion, parental stus, military service or other non-merit factor. If you are unable to upload a document online please send the document via email to our WA HRO Distro Box . 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. You may also be excluded from considerion if you indice th you are unwilling to accept the lower grade and a determinion is made th you are not qualified the higher grade. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Verbiage displayed on your resume or applicion must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, as well as the general and specialized experience loced within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applicions received in verbim will not be In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving des (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This informion is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. 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 are required to submit a complete applicion package. If you fail to provide this documents/informion, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and will not be considered any further.
A complete applicion package includes:
Resumes must be in you r own words. Resumes th are verbim, from this announcement, will not be Resume must NOT exceed two (2) pages, IAW Merit Hiring Plan and must include: Contact informion Full Name Address Phone Number Relevant work history th demonstres specialized experience for the position you are applying to Position Title Organizion/Department/Unit Hours worked per week Des (form must include Month and Year) you were/are employed and physically performing the work. Omit extended leave from your employment history. For example, if you hold a federal job but were on military leave for two years , do not list those two years under th position. Duties performed Series and grade for federal positions, if held Resumes exceeding 2 pages will not be For more guidance please see new resume guidance . If your resume includes the below listed content, it will not be used to make an eligibility/qualificion determinion, and you will not be considered for this vacancy. Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Mil Form 174 Mil Form 174 is required. Applicions without the Mil Form 174 will not be considered If you do not have prior military service, please indice so on the form. (This position requires Military membership in the Washington Ste Air Nional Guard). Other support documention (optional or required based on the vacancy announcement) Cover Letter
DD-214 SF-50
(lest non-award SF-50) Transcript (s)
- For current Guard/Reserve members, please document your military work experience as follows: (You may adjust the form, so th you do not exceed the two (2) page resume limit, as long as your resume clearly reflects your military employment history.
) List month joined (to/from) based on your enlistment contract (DD4) or (Oh) for Officers. If you have gaps in service, list them separely.
Example:
04 Sep 2019 to 03 Sep 2023 Washington Air Nional Guard Traditional Member 20 hours per month
POSITIONS TITLE MOS/AFSC
Personnel Superintendent 3S091 Duties Military Orders During this period: (list multiple periods if everything else is the same: Order Type, Duties, & Purpose) 04 Nov 2019 to 03 Dec 2019, 40 hours per week 15 Mar 2020 to 14 May 2020, 40 hours per week
Type of Order:
ADOS/AT/ST/AGR
Order Purpose:
Duties:
- If there are multiple purposes on a single order (ie.
BMT then Tech Training/AIT), list specific periods.
Example:
Order cover 02 Sep 2020 to 12 Mar 2021: List 02 Sep 2020 to 01 Nov 2020 as BMT and 02 Nov 2020 to 12 Mar 2021 as Tech Training/AIT For access to Required Documents please refer to: http://mil.wa.gov/federal-human-resources 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 below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM ( EST ) on 06/26/2026 to receive considerion. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de will result in disqualificion. 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 WA HRO Staffing Section Phone 253-512-8260 ng.wa.waarng.list.hro-staffing@army.mil Address 141st Air Refueling Wing 1403 W Wainwright Blvd Fairchild
AFB, WA 99011-9413 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. You are encouraged to reach out to our office to verify th all required applicion merials have successfully been uploaded prior to the announcement closing. 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. 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 are required to submit a complete applicion package. If you fail to provide this documents/informion, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and will not be considered any further.
A complete applicion package includes:
Resumes must be in you r own words. Resumes th are verbim, from this announcement, will not be Resume must NOT exceed two (2) pages, IAW Merit Hiring Plan and must include: Contact informion Full Name Address Phone Number Relevant work history th demonstres specialized experience for the position you are applying to Position Title Organizion/Department/Unit Hours worked per week Des (form must include Month and Year) you were/are employed and physically performing the work. Omit extended leave from your employment history. For example, if you hold a federal job but were on military leave for two years , do not list those two years under th position. Duties performed Series and grade for federal positions, if held Resumes exceeding 2 pages will not be For more guidance please see new resume guidance . If your resume includes the below listed content, it will not be used to make an eligibility/qualificion determinion, and you will not be considered for this vacancy. Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Mil Form 174 Mil Form 174 is required. Applicions without the Mil Form 174 will not be considered If you do not have prior military service, please indice so on the form. (This position requires Military membership in the Washington Ste Air Nional Guard). Other support documention (optional or required based on the vacancy announcement) Cover Letter
DD-214 SF-50
(lest non-award SF-50) Transcript (s)
- For current Guard/Reserve members, please document your military work experience as follows: (You may adjust the form, so th you do not exceed the two (2) page resume limit, as long as your resume clearly reflects your military employment history.
) List month joined (to/from) based on your enlistment contract (DD4) or (Oh) for Officers. If you have gaps in service, list them separely.
Example:
04 Sep 2019 to 03 Sep 2023 Washington Air Nional Guard Traditional Member 20 hours per month
POSITIONS TITLE MOS/AFSC
Personnel Superintendent 3S091 Duties Military Orders During this period: (list multiple periods if everything else is the same: Order Type, Duties, & Purpose) 04 Nov 2019 to 03 Dec 2019, 40 hours per week 15 Mar 2020 to 14 May 2020, 40 hours per week
Type of Order:
ADOS/AT/ST/AGR
Order Purpose:
Duties:
- If there are multiple purposes on a single order (ie.
BMT then Tech Training/AIT), list specific periods.
Example:
Order cover 02 Sep 2020 to 12 Mar 2021: List 02 Sep 2020 to 01 Nov 2020 as BMT and 02 Nov 2020 to 12 Mar 2021 as Tech Training/AIT For access to Required Documents please refer to: http://mil.wa.gov/federal-human-resources 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 below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM ( EST ) on 06/26/2026 to receive considerion. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de will result in disqualificion. 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 WA HRO Staffing Section Phone 253-512-8260 ng.wa.waarng.list.hro-staffing@army.mil Address 141st Air Refueling Wing 1403 W Wainwright Blvd Fairchild
AFB, WA 99011-9413 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. You are encouraged to reach out to our office to verify th all required applicion merials have successfully been uploaded prior to the announcement closing. 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. 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 month
- Apply by 06/26/26 Due by 11:59 p.
m. ET on June 26, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fairchild
AFB, WA 1
vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $89,974
- $116,969 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 Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary
- Indefinite
- Excepted Service 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
WA-12968711-AF-26-0240
Control number 870685600