Sports Specialist (Dinghy Sailing)
Company
Department of Transportation - Maritime Administration
Location
Kings Point, New York Kings Point, New York
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Summary
The position is established to serve as the Head Sailing Coach for the Inter-collegiate Dinghy Sailing Team, a varsity sport. The employee has complete responsibility for all planning, management, and coaching for such endeavors. Areas of responsibility include coaching the Dinghy Sailing Team, management of assistant coaches, recruiting, public relations, basic to advanced sailing and seamanship instruction, training and certification of instructors, and facility management.
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Conditions of Employment
- This is an Excepted Service position.
- Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
- Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for consideration.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period.
- GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
Qualifications
To be qualified for this position, you must meet the education requirements and have experience teaching college level classes in the required field of study.
To qualify for a Sports Specialist (Dinghy Sailing) you must possess at least 1 sports season of full time experience coaching dinghy sailing or team racing,
- Experience coaching dinghy sailing or team racing.
- Experience competing in inter-collegiate sailboat racing as helmsman or crew.
- Experience in sailboat racing rules, sailboat and sail handling techniques applicable to racing.
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:
- Customer Service – Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers.
- Oral Communications – Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively: clarifies information as needed.
- Develops Others – Develops the ability to others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
- Teamwork – Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit ; works with others to achieve goals. 5) Leadership – Influences, motivates, and challenges others: adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
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All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
Education Requirement for a Sports Specialist: Bachelor’s Degree or higher
Highly Desirable:
- Four years competing in intercollegiate sailing with All-America or All-Conference Awards.
- Minimum of six years coaching youth, high school and/or collegiate sailors.
- US Sailing Small Boat Instructor Level 3 or higher (or equivalent).
Additional information
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
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Date Posted
07/15/2024
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