Supervisory Program Specialist (CYS) NF-03.

Responsibilities

• Serve as CYS Supervisory Program Specialist, supervising direct care staff: minimum 8:1 children in a Child Development Center (ages 0‑5) or 6:1 in a School‑Age Program.
• Prepare work schedules to meet ratio and group size requirements; provide program oversight and accountability.
• Monitor and analyze adult/participant ratio sheets to ensure proper staffing so children are supervised at all times.
• Assist with recruitment and selection of caregiving staff utilizing Army CYS Standard Position Descriptions.
• Supervise and evaluate employees based on established performance standards; ensure timely submission of personnel actions.
• Assist directors and training specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement activities and special events that meet the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of children and youth.
• Act as Assistant Director or Director in their absence up to 20% of the time; may work additional CYS facilities to provide management oversight for evening or weekend openings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with at least 24 semester hours in child development, early childhood education, home economics (early childhood emphasis), elementary education, special education, or a directly related behavioral science field.
• OR combination of education and experience equivalent to a major in a subject matter field and 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional coursework.
• Experience supervising or leading caregivers within child/youth facility‑based programs.
• Experience managing a classroom setting within child and youth programs.
• Experience implementing and overseeing a structured child and youth program curriculum.
• Demonstrated verbal communication skills through training, presentations, meetings with parents or staff.

Conditions of Employment

• Direct deposit and Social Security Card required.
• Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for the position.
• One‑year probationary period may be required.
• Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre‑employment checks in accordance with AR 215‑3, including a Childcare 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 documenting good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations in accordance with Army and DoD policy, including annual influenza vaccinations.

Area of Consideration

• Open to candidates who currently reside within a 100 kilometer/60‑mile radius of Landstuhl, Germany. Military Spouse Preference (MSP), Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP), and Family Member (FMP) candidates are included.