TITLE 32 CHAPLAIN GS-0060-11

TITLE 32 CHAPLAIN GS-0060-11

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units

JFHQ / CHAPLAIN

Summary

THIS IS A INDEFINITE NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS TECHNICIAN EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

The Nional Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United Stes. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our Nional Guard team and serve your nion, your stes and your community! Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A INDEFINITE NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS TECHNICIAN EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

The Nional Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United Stes. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our Nional Guard team and serve your nion, your stes and your community! Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/28/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $74,678

• $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Charleston, WV 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 50% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• NTE 5 Years /

• MAY BECOME PERMANENT PENDING AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES

• Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0060 Chaplain Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

WV-12948716-AR-26-068

Control number 867039800 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Open to Areas 1, 2, AND 3.

DEFINITION FOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Duties Help Position Description #

D1196000 POSITION DUTIES

This position is loced in the Office of The Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters-Ste, (JFHQ-ST), Special Staff of the Adjutant General, Office of the Chaplain. This position works under the day to day supervision of the Joint Chief of Staff or the TAG. This position is responsible for the supervision of a full-time Chaplain Assistant. The mission of the Nional Guard Chaplain Service is to provide unsurpassed spiritual leadership and care to Nional Guard personnel and their families home and abroad. The primary purpose of this position is to manage the ste Nional Guard Chaplain Service (NGCS) religious program, and to ensure the free exercise of religion for Nional Guard personnel and their families. The employee coordines a program of religious ministries, including workshops, spiritual leadership and care, religious educion; and other activities for Nional Guard personnel and their families. The Chaplain Service ministry is performed cooperively, and executed in a pluralistic environment. This ministry, when directed by TAG, may be extended to active duty and reserve component military personnel and their families within the Ste.

MAJOR DUTIES

(1)

Program Management:

Provides full program management services for the Ste/Territory Chaplain in accordance with Nional Guard Chaplain Service program goals and objectives. This position represents the first level of independent and responsible professional performance of a religious ministry, but does not represent the degree of professional murity found the higher grade levels. (2)

Training:

Training is the cornerstone of preparion for military operions. Employee reviews training stregies th address, a) the technical and tactical proficiencies of the ste 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.). (3)

Readiness and Deployment:

Provides chaplain support serves for 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. (4)

Crisis Intervention:

Under the Supervision of the Chief of Staff , TAG, and Ste level Chaplain (on M-Day stus), 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.). (5) Direct Religious Support to

Personnel:

Provides and/or coordines religious support to Nional Guard personnel and their families as needed such as, but not limited to: a) Religious rites, sacraments and observances. Coordines as necessary with other Chaplain Service personnel and/or civilian clergy to ensure the free exercise of religion. b) Religious services (worship, special events, prayer breakfast, weddings, funerals, memorial services, etc.). c) Officiing ceremonies (prayers changes of command, retirements, troop departures, welcome home events, etc.). d) Pastoral counseling and referral (grief, spiritual formion, conflict resolution, life skills, etc.). e) Visition (workplace, hospital, units, etc.). f) Personnel management issues (conscientious objector, hardship discharges, workplace violence, etc.). g) Crisis responder (deh/casualty notificion, casualty affairs officer assistance, mass causality events, suicides, etc.). h) Provides informion on religious organizion, practices and customs, and NGO's. i) Provides spiritual leadership. 6) Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in military assignment in WV's Nional Guard, and is required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Male applicants 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. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. U.S. Citizenship is required. Required to obtain and maintain a sisfactory security clearance, AND, as a minimum, a completed Nional Agency Check (NAC) prior to assignment. The agency will provide additional informion regarding wh informion or documention needed and how you can request of the agency a legally required exception from this requirement. 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. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. Qualificions

MINIMUM MILITARY GRADE

O1 MAXIMUM

MILITARY GRADE

: O4 (DOR cannot be ler than 20210618) Your rank MUST be included somewhere within your resume. You must fully substantie in your own words th you meet the requirements listed below. When explaining minimum requirements and specialized experience you must give examples. Do not copy from the vacancy announcement or the position description. Explain it in your own words and give examples to be considered for this vacancy. All personnel applying for this position who do not meet the minimum military grade requirement MUST provide the proper signed memorandum from your respective Military Personnel Office (MILPO for

ARNG, FSS

for ANG) to prove eligibility to obtain the required grade upon accepting the position.

• ENLISTED APPLICANTS ONLY

• All enlisted applicants who exceed the maximum military rank must provide a memorandum explaining if selected for this position, you will accept a voluntary reduction in rank.

The memorandum must be submitted WITH your applicion to be considered for this position.

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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Candides must have least 3 years' 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 Educion 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. Additional informion

APPOINTMENT FACTORS

This appointment is to an Indefinite position in the Excepted Service. The position possesses the potential for non-competitive conversion to a permanent appointment, subject to the availability of resources. Employment can be termined with a 30-day notice without cause. This position is authorized to be filled as long as there are funds to support it not to exceed 5 years. In the event a permanent (Tenure 1 or 2) employee is selected, and is willing to accept the indefinite appointment, th employee will relinquish permanent stus.

DEFINITION FOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION

Area 1 : Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (

Tenure:

1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia Nional Guard the advertised locion. Area 2 : Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (

Tenure:

1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia Nional Guard. Area 3 : WVNG Army M-Day and Air Force DSG (Drill-Stus Guardsmen,) Temporary Title 32 Technicians, Temporary AGR (OTOT), and nional guardsmen serving on Full-time Nional Guard Duty

• Operional Support Orders (ADOS).

Area 4 : Federal re-employable eligible employees, Nional Guardsmen outside of the WVNG, and U.S Citizens willing to join the West Virginia Nional Guard as a condition of employment.

Permanent Change of Stion:

PCS funds are not available for this position.

Incentives:

Relocion and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for this position. All WVNG positions are pending availability of resources and funds. 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 documents compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. Plagiarism in an applicant's resume from any position description or qualificion standard written by NGB or OPM will result in an automic disqualificion. HRO will not search for missing informion or infer about aspects of an applicant's applicion. The informion therein must be clear and unambiguous for an eligibility determinion. DSG and M-Day applicants required to include their part-time experience or current stus in the West Virginia Nional Guard in their resume to prove eligibility for Considerion in Area 3. All supporting documention required for eligibility certificion explicitly listed in the Required Documents section on USA Jobs. Applicants th fail to produce all documents listed in this section before the announcement closes disqualified. Resumes alone are not sufficient as proof of documention. If you are found eligible, you referred in numerical order of area of considerion to the hiring manager for employment considerion. If you are found eligible and were not referred to the hiring manager, then your applicion held until the hiring manager requests your respective area. 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:

If you do not submit these forms, you deemed ineligible, and your name will not be referred to the hiring manager. Resume Must provide Military Rank/Pay Grade for current members serving in the Armed Forces. Include DSG/M-Day assignment informion or provide other supporting documention (v-MPF

RIP, NGB

23A, etc.) Cannot exceed 2 pages

SF-50 , AGR

Orders, or ADOS Orders (Only if you are a fulltime employee of the Nional Guard) Must be up-to-de and current Transcripts/Degree (If you wish to be certified based on educion) Certificion (If it is required in this announcement) Your responses to the Qualificions Questionnaire; this questionnaire is filled out via the USA Jobs Announcement through www.usajobs.gov. ALL applicions and supporting documents MUST be submitted through www.usajobs.gov electronically and must be submitted prior to midnight of the closing de. Mailed, e-mailed, hand-delivered, and faxed applicions will NOT be accepted or Missing required documents will prevent you from being found eligible for this position and will prevent you from being referred to the hiring manager.

DO NOT SUBMIT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION

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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section of this announcement. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948716 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No documents accepted after 11:59 PM (EST) of the closing 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 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 Justin Elliott Phone 304-552-6002 justin.m.elliott2.mil@army.mil Address

WV JFHQ 1703

Coonskin Drive Charleston, WV 25311 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. In the event you receive a non-eligible notificion, and you believe this decision was made in error; you have 5 working days from the day it was received in your inbox to send an appeal to the servicing Human Resources Office. The appeal sent via email to ng.wv.wvarng.list.hrostaffing@army.mil and must include the following informion: Announcement number, Announcement title, reason of non-eligibility th you received from USA Jobs, and your justificion as to why this decision was erroneous. New documention cannot be accepted after the closing de of this announcement and will not be used in an appeal request. The appeal process is

APPLICANT

driven. HRO will not accept appeals from selecting officials on the applicant's behalf and will not communice with the selecting official regarding the appeal processes stus. 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:

If you do not submit these forms, you deemed ineligible, and your name will not be referred to the hiring manager. Resume Must provide Military Rank/Pay Grade for current members serving in the Armed Forces. Include DSG/M-Day assignment informion or provide other supporting documention (v-MPF

RIP, NGB

23A, etc.) Cannot exceed 2 pages

SF-50 , AGR

Orders, or ADOS Orders (Only if you are a fulltime employee of the Nional Guard) Must be up-to-de and current Transcripts/Degree (If you wish to be certified based on educion) Certificion (If it is required in this announcement) Your responses to the Qualificions Questionnaire; this questionnaire is filled out via the USA Jobs Announcement through www.usajobs.gov. ALL applicions and supporting documents MUST be submitted through www.usajobs.gov electronically and must be submitted prior to midnight of the closing de. Mailed, e-mailed, hand-delivered, and faxed applicions will NOT be accepted or Missing required documents will prevent you from being found eligible for this position and will prevent you from being referred to the hiring manager.

DO NOT SUBMIT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION

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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section of this announcement. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948716 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. No documents accepted after 11:59 PM (EST) of the closing 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 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 Justin Elliott Phone 304-552-6002 justin.m.elliott2.mil@army.mil Address

WV JFHQ 1703

Coonskin Drive Charleston, WV 25311 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. In the event you receive a non-eligible notificion, and you believe this decision was made in error; you have 5 working days from the day it was received in your inbox to send an appeal to the servicing Human Resources Office. The appeal sent via email to ng.wv.wvarng.list.hrostaffing@army.mil and must include the following informion: Announcement number, Announcement title, reason of non-eligibility th you received from USA Jobs, and your justificion as to why this decision was erroneous. New documention cannot be accepted after the closing de of this announcement and will not be used in an appeal request. The appeal process is

APPLICANT

driven. HRO will not accept appeals from selecting officials on the applicant's behalf and will not communice with the selecting official regarding the appeal processes stus. 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 04/28/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $74,678

• $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Charleston, WV 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 50% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• NTE 5 Years /

• MAY BECOME PERMANENT PENDING AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES

• Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

WV-12948716-AR-26-068

Control number 867039800