CYS Specialist (School Liaison Services) NF-04

About the role

This position is located at Child & Youth Services, Ft. Lee, Virginia. The Child and Youth Services (CYS) Employee Childcare Fee is applicable to employees working at least 15 hours per week, with a 100% childcare fee discount for the first child and a 25% childcare fee discount for second and subsequent children.

Responsibilities

The school liaison officer (SLO) is responsible for the oversight of all installation Child and Youth Services (CYS) issues involving public schools and their relationship to the local military community. The SLO functions as an intermediary between and advocate for parents/youth and school administrators, assesses needs, and serves as the focal point for gathering and disseminating information concerning the local schools.

• Works closely with the Youth Education Liaison Services (YELS) Specialist and other CYS staff to successfully integrate CYS initiatives and programs with school resources to meet the needs of constituents.
• Serves as a member of the Installation Child and Youth Evaluation Team to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and CYS baseline standards.
• Ensures the program contributes to achieving and maintaining DoD certification.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert on installation child and youth SLS.
• Prepares reports, surveys, and briefings for command and installation on matters pertaining to SLS.
• Procures supplies and equipment to support program goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card are required.
• Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 to include a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation.
• Successful completion of Foundation and Annual CYS Management Training is required.
• Travel to on and off post locations is required.
• Must have a current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations IAW current Army and DoD policy to include annual influenza vaccinations.

Qualifications

A qualified candidate must possess a successful completion of a 4-year college or university degree with a major course of study/substantial course work which directly relates to a CYS field: early childhood/elementary/secondary/special education, child/youth development, psychology, youth program administration, or a closely related field such as social work, home economics, physical education, or related behavioral sciences.

Alternatively, a combination of education and experience, with courses equivalent to a major in a subject matter field (24 semester hours) appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

• Minimum twenty-four (24) months work experience in a child/youth or a public school child/youth program.
• Program administration experience in child and youth programs.
• The ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English.
• The physical ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs, walk, bend, stoop, and stand on a routine basis.

Skills

The candidate should have the ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions. Additionally, the candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English.

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for enrollment in health and life insurance, participation in 401k and retirement plans, and paid personal time off and federal holidays. NAF flexible employees, working in the United States or a U.S. citizen or spouse or child of a U.S. citizen working for a NAFI in a foreign area, are eligible to participate in the NAF 401(k) plan. Some flexible employees may also be eligible to receive health insurance.