CYS Training Specialist NF-04.
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting: It starts with "Duties" then a paragraph describing duties. Then "Requirements Conditions of employment ..." then "Qualifications ..." then "Education Proof ..." then "Additional information Area of Consideration ..." then many paragraphs about manual application, PCS costs, allowances, etc. Many of those are boilerplate or administrative details that might be considered not substantive? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove application instructions like manual application option, deadline, etc. Also remove PCS costs, allowances, differentials, etc? Those might be considered benefits? The posting mentions "Allowances and Differentials This job is part of a pay-banded system. Sunday premium pay for regularly scheduled employees and night differential pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander.Non-foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid." That's about pay/benefits. Should we include a Benefits section? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we need to see if there is specific content about Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting mentions pay-banded system, Sunday premium pay, night differential, allowances, COLA not paid. That's specific enough? Might be considered substantive. However also there is mention of health and life insurance, 401k, retirement plans, paid personal time off, federal holidays, NAF flexible employees eligibility, etc. That's in the "Additional information" section later: "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. For a slideshow presentation regarding these benefits, please click the Review Our Benefits link below." That's definitely benefits info. So we should include a Benefits section with that content.
Pay: The posting mentions pay-banded system, Sunday premium pay, night differential, allowances, COLA not paid. That's specific. So we can include a Pay section.
Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's no mention of schedule like full-time/part-time, shift work. So we should not create a Schedule section.
Skills: Not explicitly listed as a separate section; but duties and qualifications include skills like planning, organizing, communicating, etc. Could we create a Skills section? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We already have Duties, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. That's maybe enough. Skills could be merged into Qualifications or Requirements. We'll not create a separate Skills section unless there is explicit list of skills. There is "Ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems...", "Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing." Those are abilities/skills. Could be part of Qualifications. We'll keep Qualifications.
Thus sections: About the role? The posting didn't have an "About the role" paragraph; it started with Duties. Could we treat the duties as About the role? But we have a Duties section. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't require we use those exact headings; we can use appropriate headings like Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. We should not repeat job title as heading. So we can use Responsibilities
for duties. Requirements
for conditions of employment. Qualifications
for qualifications. Benefits
for benefits. Pay
for pay details.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the details from each section.
Let's extract:
Responsibilities (Duties):
- Plan and implement a comprehensive training and professional development program that promotes positive growth and development of children and youth IAW all applicable regulations and standards.
- Designs, administers and conducts the Foundation, Annual/On-Going training requirements based on course outlines.
- Conducts training both on-the-job and in classroom settings based on developed training plan.
- Designs and implements annual CYS program plan to include training goals and objectives, plan to meet individual staff needs, curriculum framework that encompasses the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children/youth.
- Observes in appropriate program settings throughout all hours of operation to assess and evaluate staff competency and provide feedback.
- Manages program to budget. Conducts written analyses of budget variances, and prepares justification for funding of program resource requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
We need to keep as list items.
Requirements (Conditions of employment):
- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is 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.
- The Crime Control Act must be successfully completed and maintained.
- Satisfactory performance, successful completion of training requirements and demonstrated on the job competency is required.
- Travel to on and off post locations required.
- Must have 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.
We should keep as list.
Qualifications:
- Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
- A Qualified Candidate Must Possess The Following:
- Education must have been directly related to the position to be filled (general psychology/sociology courses are not qualifying).
- Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher that included or was supplemented by major study (at least 24 semester hours) in child development (including directly related behavioral science), childhood education, or other fields appropriate to the position to be filled consistent with: For positions in SAS - Early Childhood/Child Development; Youth Development; Elementary Education, and/or Secondary Education.
- OR Combination of education and experience as follows: Successful completion of at least 24 semester hours in a major course of study in an appropriate CYS field commensurate with the program assigned as indicated above, plus appropriate work experience that provided knowledge skills and abilities directly related to the duties described in the fields appropriate to the position. Appropriate experience and course work must be comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study described above.
- In addition to meeting one of the requirements above candidate must possess:
- At least twelve (12) months experience working in child and youth programs.
- At least one year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled.
- The ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data and recognize solutions.
- Experience in planning and conducting training for child and youth staff.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Education Proof of education is required at the time of application. Note: Education must be directly related to the position to be filled. General Education courses do not count toward the credit total.
We need to keep all that.
Benefits:
From later: "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. For a slideshow presentation regarding these benefits, please click the Review Our Benefits link below."
We should keep that as list or prose. Probably list.
Pay:
- This job is part of a pay-banded system.
- Sunday premium pay for regularly scheduled employees and night differential pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander.
- Non-foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid.
We should keep as list.
We must not include boilerplate like "Area of Consideration This job is open to candidates worldwide." That's maybe substantive? It's about location. Could be considered part of Requirements? But it's more about eligibility. Might be considered part of Requirements? However it's not a condition of employment; it's about area of consideration. Could be included in Requirements as a bullet? The instruction says remove duplicated lines, but not necessarily remove area of consideration. It's substantive info about eligibility. Might be worth including under Requirements as a bullet: "Area of Consideration: This job is open to candidates worldwide." However the instruction says prefer few substantive sections; we already have Requirements. Could add that bullet.
Also "Manual Application Option ..." is application instruction, should be removed. "Be sure to submit your completed application form, along with your resume and any required supporting documents, no later than 3:00PM CST on 09/22/2026 to ensure timely processing." That's application instruction, remove. "Important: Incomplete applications, including missing responses to questionnaire items may result in an ineligible rating." Remove. "PCS Costs Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest." That's maybe a condition? Could be considered part of Requirements? It's about PCS costs not authorized. Might be considered a condition of employment? It's not a requirement for the candidate; it's about relocation costs. Probably not needed. Could be omitted as it's not directly about candidate qualifications. The instruction says remove boilerplate/legal/EEO etc. This is more about PCS costs; maybe not essential. Safer to omit.
"Allowances and Differentials ..." we already captured in Pay.
"Important Information Regarding Access To Certain Federal Facilities ..." That's about REAL ID etc. Might be considered a requirement? It's about access to facilities; could be considered a condition of employment? Might be relevant but it's more about access. Could be included in Requirements as bullet: "Access to certain federal facilities may require a REAL ID-compliant driver's license/ID (marked with a star) or an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) from WA, MI, MN, NY, or VT." That's substantive. We'll include.
"See Your Application may be Considered for Multiple Opportunities: ..." That's about application process; remove.
"After you apply, your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise. Additional referrals may occur for up to 90 days after the closing date." Remove.
"This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program. Management has the
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting: It starts with "Duties" then a paragraph describing duties. Then "Requirements Conditions of employment ..." then "Qualifications ..." then "Education Proof ..." then "Additional information Area of Consideration ..." then many paragraphs about manual application, PCS costs, allowances, etc. Many of those are boilerplate or administrative details that might be considered not substantive? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove application instructions like manual application option, deadline, etc. Also remove PCS costs, allowances, differentials, etc? Those might be considered benefits? The posting mentions "Allowances and Differentials This job is part of a pay-banded system. Sunday premium pay for regularly scheduled employees and night differential pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander.Non-foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid." That's about pay/benefits. Should we include a Benefits section? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. So we need to see if there is specific content about Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The posting mentions pay-banded system, Sunday premium pay, night differential, allowances, COLA not paid. That's specific enough? Might be considered substantive. However also there is mention of health and life insurance, 401k, retirement plans, paid personal time off, federal holidays, NAF flexible employees eligibility, etc. That's in the "Additional information" section later: "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. For a slideshow presentation regarding these benefits, please click the Review Our Benefits link below." That's definitely benefits info. So we should include a Benefits section with that content. Pay: The posting mentions pay-banded system, Sunday premium pay, night differential, allowances, COLA not paid. That's specific. So we can include a Pay section. Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's no mention of schedule like full-time/part-time, shift work. So we should not create a Schedule section. Skills: Not explicitly listed as a separate section; but duties and qualifications include skills like planning, organizing, communicating, etc. Could we create a Skills section? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We already have Duties, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. That's maybe enough. Skills could be merged into Qualifications or Requirements. We'll not create a separate Skills section unless there is explicit list of skills. There is "Ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems...", "Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing." Those are abilities/skills. Could be part of Qualifications. We'll keep Qualifications. Thus sections: About the role? The posting didn't have an "About the role" paragraph; it started with Duties. Could we treat the duties as About the role? But we have a Duties section. The instruction says use