OMB NO: 1625-0120 Expiration Date: 01/30/2025 Announcement #: 5900 Opening Date: 11 September 2024 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-1704-04 Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Intermittent (0-19 hours/week) Position: HWRC Mentor (1-5) Salary: $25.00/hour Who May Apply: All Sources Location: New London, CT MWR Academy DUTIES : Serve as a mentor in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Hewitt Writing and Reading Center (the HWRC), performing the following responsibilities: (a) Engage in best practices to support students with writing and reading development (b) Tutor in-person and online during daytime and evening HWRC hours (c) Support writing across the disciplines program (d) Attend professional development sessions (e) Lead reading or writing workshops (f) Assist in managing workshop support and tutoring scheduling (g) Maintain accurate records of all mentoring, workshop, and related activities (h) Assist with marketing and campus outreach (i) Assist in upkeep of web-based and physical spaces (j) This position will not work during summer and winter breaks between semesters. Other duties as assigned. You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated . QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED : Minimum : 1. Experience within higher education in teaching or best-practice tutoring of writing 2. Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with successful completion of Composition/Rhetoric, English Language Arts, or other writing-intensive undergraduate courses 3. Excellent written and oral communication skills 4. Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite and ability to gain proficiency with the Writing Center’s web-based scheduling software as well as Microsoft TEAMS Preferred (in addition to the minimum): 1. Possession of a Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education 2. Successful completion of Graduate-level courses in composition theory and practice. 3. Higher education experience teaching writing 4. Specialized training, certification, or higher education experience with English Language Learner (ELL) support 5. Specialized training, certification, or higher education experience teaching or tutoring literacy and reading strategies 6. Higher education experience in Writing Across the Curriculum or integrating writing into/across the Disciplines USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS: By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service. + Paid Annual and Sick Leave + Holiday Pay + Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance + Flexible/Dependent Spending Account + Pension Plan + 401k Savings Plan + Life Insurance + Short Term/Long Term Disability + Tuition Assistance + Paid Parental Leave OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION : + Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes. + Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute. + Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check. HOW TO APPLY Additional Information on how you will be evaluated: Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through the National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social, committee, sports, internships). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and leadership experience that translates directly to paid employment. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice which clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans’ preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor’s name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You must also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee. Applications may not be sent in franked Government envelopes; applications filed in this fashion will not receive consideration. If information is not complete, you may be excluded from consideration. The first application and/or resume submitted for a specific requisition will be considered the only submission. Any duplicate submissions to the same requisition will not be considered. The application date will be used in determining these factors. Outside Candidates : To apply, please visit our website at https://shopcgx.com and click on “Careers” at the bottom of the page. Internal Candidates: Sign into ADP Workforce now. Click on Myself/Talent/Career Center. Search by location or Job Title for: HWRC Mentor (1-5) INT - 5900 New London, CT, US Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status. PRIVACY ACT NOTICE Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations. Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualify them for the job they are applying for. Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding. Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320. #ZR