Total 5 job vacancies by Commander, Navy Installations

The duties and responsibilities of the CY Program Assistant have been grouped into categories, including curriculum, indoor and outdoor environment, interactions and relationships, supervision of children and youth, parent and employee communication, assessment, compliance, and additional responsibilities. Each is described below.

Curriculum

Develops schedules and activity plans. This may include reviewing and providing input into schedules and activity plans developed by the entry level and intermediate level Educational Aids (CY Program Assistants), CY-1702-I. Ensures that program plans and activities incorporate the observed needs of individual children and youth.

Implements activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth. Incorporates special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child or youth's experience in the program.

Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements. Cares for children and youth with special needs as directed by the supervisor.

Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities.

Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management techniques.

Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.

Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals where applicable.

Indoor and Outdoor Environment

Helps prepare, arrange and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.

Sets up displays and bulletin boards.

Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damaged, missing, and depleted supplies.

Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Interactions and Relationships

Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth and adults.

Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

Supervision of Children and Youth

Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation policies, guidance, and standards.

Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.

Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.

Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions.

Observes program participants for signs that may indicate illness, abuse, or neglect and reports as directed. Incumbent is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

Parent and Employee Communication

Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.

Provides parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities.

Participates in conferences with parents and employees.

Assessment

Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns. Uses the information in planning.

Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools.

Compliance

Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.

Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns.

Additional Responsibilities

Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The duties and responsibilities of the CY Program Assistant have been grouped into categories, including curriculum, indoor and outdoor environment, interactions and relationships, supervision of children and youth, parent and employee communication, assessment, compliance, and additional responsibilities. Each is described below.

Curriculum

Develops schedules and activity plans. This may include reviewing and providing input into schedules and activity plans developed by the entry level and intermediate level Educational Aids (CY Program Assistants), CY-1702-I. Ensures that program plans and activities incorporate the observed needs of individual children and youth.

Implements activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth. Incorporates special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child or youth's experience in the program.

Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements. Cares for children and youth with special needs as directed by the supervisor.

Demonstrates, instructs, leads, and facilitates planned and spontaneous program activities.

Role models developmentally appropriate practice and classroom or activity area management techniques.

Promotes and models safety, fitness, health, and nutrition practices.

Helps arrange for and/or serve appropriate snacks or meals where applicable.

Indoor and Outdoor Environment

Helps prepare, arrange and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules.

Sets up displays and bulletin boards.

Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damaged, missing, and depleted supplies.

Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Interactions and Relationships

Establishes a program environment that sustains participant interest and promotes positive interactions with other children, youth and adults.

Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

Supervision of Children and Youth

Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation policies, guidance, and standards.

Maintains control of and accounts for whereabouts and safety of children and youth.

Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.

Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions.

Observes program participants for signs that may indicate illness, abuse, or neglect and reports as directed. Incumbent is a mandatory reporter to Family Advocacy and Child Protective Services as prescribed by local policy in the case of suspected incidences of child abuse and neglect.

Parent and Employee Communication

Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.

Provides parents with daily verbal or written feedback about their child/youth or program activities.

Participates in conferences with parents and employees.

Assessment

Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns. Uses the information in planning.

Participates in program evaluation using designated instruments such as programmatic rating scales, risk assessment tools (as required), self-inspection materials, and national accreditation tools.

Compliance

Assists in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.

Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs Notifies supervisor of health, fire, and safety compliance concerns.

Additional Responsibilities

Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Child and Youth Program (CYP) Leader provides direct care and instruction to children and youth (6 weeks to 18 years) in addition to guidance, assistance, and mentoring for CY Program Assistants. Routine day-to-day assignments are normally performed independently with technical assistance available from supervisor when required. Routine assignments are spot-checked; the more technical assignments are closely reviewed for adherence to policies, procedures, and instructions.

The duties and responsibilities have been grouped into categories, including mentor, curriculum, indoor and outdoor environment, interactions and relationships, supervision of children and youth, parent and employee communication, assessment, compliance, and additional responsibilities. Each is described below.

Mentor

Mentors assigned CY Program Assistant team.

Works with senior employees to provide instruction and training to lower-level employees.

Assists lower-level employees in completing the Standardized Module Training.

Assists the Training and Curriculum (T&C) Specialist in helping lower-level CY Program Assistants translate professional development training into practice by mentoring, guiding and role-modeling.

Models appropriate behaviors and techniques for working with children and youth.

Provides suggestions and makes recommendations to credential practicum candidates.

Assists the T&C Specialist with recording observations and charts progress of team members' on-the-job skills.

Consults frequently with the T&C Specialist for guidance on strategies to further assist team members' professional development efforts.

Curriculum

Plans activities for program participants based on observed needs of individual children and youth. Continually reviews activities and plans for appropriateness.

Works with T&C Specialist, supervisor, and the CY Program Assistants to implement activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive needs of children and youth. Incorporates special instructions provided by parents such as special dietary needs, physical needs, or other information that may affect the child or youth's experience in the program.

Prepares and implements program options for children and youth with special requirements. Assists children and youth with special projects, homework, and life skills.

Recommends to the T&C Specialist and CY Program Assistants changes and adjustments to activities and plans where necessary to meet unusual situations.

Sets up displays and bulletin boards.

Arranges for and/or serves appropriate snacks or meals where applicable.

Indoor and Outdoor Environment

Works with team members to prepare, arrange, and maintain indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials to accommodate daily schedules. Makes suggestions about improvements to the activity areas.

Inventories equipment on a recurring basis and recommends replenishing damaged, missing, and depleted supplies.

Secures supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Interactions and Relationships

Encourages participant interest and establishes a program setting that promotes positive interactions with other children, youth, and adults.

Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.

Supervision of Children and Youth

Provides care and supervision, oversight, and accountability for program participants in compliance with the Department of Defense (DoD), NAF Component, and local installation command policies, guidance, and standards.

Maintains control of and accounts for the whereabouts and safety of children and youth. Ensures children and youth (as applicable) depart with authorized person according to written parental instructions.

Oversees arrival and departure of children and youth.

Supervises children and youth during daily schedule of indoor and outdoor activities and on field trips, outings, and special events.

Parent and Employee Communication

Interacts professionally with employees, parents, and local installation command personnel.

Participates in conferences with parents, employees, school representatives, and local installation command personnel.
Briefs other employees and parents.

Assessment

Observes children and youth and documents developmental progression and/or concerns and uses the information in planning.

Assists CY Program Assistants with assessment tasks when needed.

Compliance

Ensures assigned area achieves and maintains standards for DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.

Ensures compliance with law, policies, and regulations applicable to DoD CY programs.

Additional Responsibilities

Collects, maintains, and reports program participation data.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

A complete list of duties and responsibilities will be provided at the time of hire.

Implements the SAPR program in the assigned AOR and conducts ongoing assessment of its consistency and effectiveness.
Communicates directly with the installation Commander to provide regular updates and assist the Commander with meeting SAPR Program requirements.
Assist Installation and Fleet Commanders in their AOR, as assigned, in executing the goals of the SAPR Program, and my be required to provide Sexual Assault Response Coordinator(SARC) duties and responsibilities in a deployed environment.
Identifies program needs, challenges and presents recommendations and assistance to influence policy compliance issues. Stays abreast of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON), and CNIC policies, and interprets/articulates their meaning, priorities and intent.
Assist with preparations for visits from inspecting authorities
Co-chairs the sexual assault Case Management Group and ensures all unrestricted reports of sexual victim are met and shared with the commanding authorities
Interfaces with military and civilian agencies to identify resources and services to promote availability of victim support systems. Liaises with cognizant departments/agencies (e.g., medical, base security, naval Criminal Investigation Service, Victims Legal Counsel and chaplains to facilitate a team approach in sexual assault cases.
Ensures collection of data in compliance with policies and guidance.
Provides consultation support for installation-specific arrangements(i.e., Memorandums of Agreement or Understanding to facilitate the timely exchange of information between installation victim support agencies and other commands/activities on cases involving sexual assault of service members and their adult dependents, civilians, and contractors, while ensuring compliance with Navy Confidentiality Policy.
Facilitates the development and collaboration of installation SAPR public awareness campaigns to include planning of local events.
Develops and maintains a current and comprehensive file of Navy and civilian resources for victims of sexual assault.
Collaborates with local community crisis counseling centers to augment or enhance the installation SAPR program.

A. Program Management duties comprise 40% of incumbent's time and include but are not limited to:

• Implements the SAPR program in the assigned AOR and conducts ongoing assessment of its consistency and effectiveness.
• Communicates directly with the installation Commander to provide regular updates and assist the Commander with meeting SAPR Program requirements.
• Assist Installation and Fleet Commanders in their AOR, as assigned, in executing the goals of the SAPR Program, and may be required to provide Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) duties and responsibilities in a deployed environment.
• Identifies program needs, challenges and presents recommendations and assistance to influence policy compliance issues. Stays abreast of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON), and CNIC policies, and interprets/articulates their meaning, priorities and intent.
• Assist with preparations for visits from inspecting authorities.
• Co-chairs the sexual assault Case Management Group and ensures all unrestricted reports of sexual assault are presented monthly until transfer/closure and assures that the needs and concerns of the victim are met and shared with the commanding authorities.
• Interfaces with military and civilian agencies to identify resources and services to promote availability of victim support systems. Liaises with cognizant departments/agencies (e.g., medical, base security, Naval Criminal Investigation Service, Victims' Legal Counsel and chaplains to facilitate a team approach in sexual assault cases.
• Ensures collection of data in compliance with policies and guidance.
• Provides consultation support for installation-specific arrangements (i.e., Memorandums of Agreement or Understanding to facilitate the timely exchange of information between installation victim support agencies and other commands/activities on cases involving sexual assault of service members and their adult dependents, civilians, and contractors, while ensuring compliance with Navy Confidentiality Policy.
• Facilitates the development and collaboration of installation SAPR public awareness campaigns to include planning of local events.
• Develops and maintains a current and comprehensive file of Navy and civilian resources for victims of sexual assault.
• Collaborates with local community crisis counseling centers to augment or enhance the installation SAPR Program.

B. Training duties comprise 20% of incumbent's time and include but are not limited to:

• Trains commands, SAPR Victim Advocates (VAs), Unit SAPR VAs, and others as requested utilizing standardized curriculum provided by CNIC Headquarters SAPR.
• Ensures command SAPR personnel are properly trained to provide briefings to commands that include proper reporting procedures, maintaining victim confidentiality, and available victim support services.

C. Case Management duties comprise 15% of incumbent's time and include but are not limited to:

• Documents and maintains current records in the Fleet and Family Support Management Information System (FFSMIS), as required.
• Tracks the status of the SAPR Program within their AOR to include, issues, trends, areas needing improvement, effectiveness of local case management, and installation climate.
• Maintains victim and incident case information, subject demographics and disposition, and training records through the Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) in accordance with regulatory and policy guidance as established by DoD and Navy.
• Retains all DD Forms 2910 in accordance with regulatory and policy guidance as established by DoD and Navy. D.

Oversight duties comprise 25% of incumbent's time and include but are not limited to:

• Exercises oversight responsibility for UVAs when they are providing victim advocacy services.
• Maintains oversight of all aspects of victim advocacy services provided by SAPR VAs and tracks, at a minimum, what subordinate units require SAPR VAs, a roster of those SAPR VAs and, status of their training, and rotation dates.
• Ensures victim advocacy services include: the capacity to respond by telephone and in person 24 hours a day, providing support and assistance to victims of sexual assault, including response within 60 minutes of the referral, either telephonically or in person and procedures for contacting SAPR VAs, as well as specific protocols that govern the duties and responsibilities of the SAPR VA.
• Ensures SAPR personnel receive proper training to fulfill requirements of their positions.