Child and Youth Program Assistant CY-01/02

JBLM now offers a CYPA Retention Bonus of $1,000 paid after 6 months of employment.

Beginning on 15 December 2022, limited commissary privilege will be extended to CYS employees.

Area of Consideration

• The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is for U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens within the Local Commuting Area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. (Incoming military spouses set to report in the next 30 days and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) Preference eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.)

• If you would like to apply manually, please contact the servicing NAF Human Resources (HRO) listed on this job announcement to request a copy of the manual application form. All completed manual application forms (along with resume and other supporting documentation) must be received no later than 3:00 pm CST on the closing date of this announcement in order to process your application in a timely manner.

• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.

• Regular Full-Time, Regular Part-Time and Flex-10 positions are available.
  • Regular Full-Time positions work 40 hours per week and are eligible for benefits.
  • Regular Part-Time positions work a minimum of 20 hours per week and are eligible for benefits.
  • Flex-10 positions work 10-40 hours per week.
  • Flex- 00 May work 0 to 40 hours per week.
• Operational hours are 0600 to 1800 Monday-Friday.
• Please check out our Applicant Information Kit to view additional information you may find useful when applying for our jobs. (To view the kit, https://publicfileshare.chra.army.mil/Applicants/NAF%20Applicant%20Information%20Kit%20for%20Army%20NAF%20Childcare%20Positions.pdf
• Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.
• Please include full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.
• For more information on working with Child and Youth Services, please go here.
• Each year staff receive a cost of living adjustment based on the amount approved by Congress. The increase is for all employees and not tied to performance or attendance.
• CYS offers additional retention incentives based on attendance and performance.
• Child and Youth Program Assistants are provided on the job training. Applicants that meet the minimum requirements for the position, will begin work at Entry Level. Upon completion of entry level training (around 6 months), you will be authorized a pay increase to reach Skill level. Finally, once all developmental training has been completed (an additional 12 months, approximately), you will be non competitively promoted to Target Level with an additional pay increase.