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Air Force Civilian Career Training is Hiring a COMMUNITY PLANNER Near Luke, AZ

Qualifications:

You can also visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/community-planning-series-0020/ for additional qualification standards.

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To qualify for a GS-07: Completion of 1 academic year of graduate level education, or bachelor's degree with Superior academic Achievement as provided in the 'General Policies and Instructions' for Qualifications Standards Operating Manual (see link below), or 5 academic years of pre-professional study, or 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-05.

To qualify for a GS-09: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B or J.D., if related.

Recommend areas of study: Community Planning1.

Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields such as those listed above who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.OR2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge and understanding of the techniques and philosophy of professional community planning.
2. Knowledge and skill to gather, assemble, analyze and report on facts.
3. Knowledge of automated systems and programs such as CADD, information management, project tracking, and other software programs.
4. Ability to recognize significant and controlling aspects of situations in relation to standard community planning practices.
5. Skill in communicating orally and in writing.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Responsibilities:

GS-07

• Performs a variety of routine taskings of limited scope and complexity involving the formulations and implementation of planning processes, providing support to higher graded personnel.
• Performs a variety of taskings in support of the maintenance of the IDP
• Performs taskings in support of the Interagency/Intergovermental Coordination for Environmental Planning (IICEP) program as it pertains to the IDP, the Housing Community Plan, AICUZ studies, transportation studies, and individual construction projects, ect.

GS-09

• Performs continuing work assignments involving the formulation and implementation of planning processes for various assignments that are of moderate difficulty and complexity and/or assists higher graded personnel in accomplishing comprehensive planning.
• Performs continuing assignments involving the review and coordination of the preparation, implementation, and maintenance of the Installation Development Plan (IDP).
• Assists in the maintenance of the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) program.

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