Child and Youth Program School Liaison Officer (Small)

Child and Youth Program School Liaison Officer (Small)

Department of the Navy

Commander, Navy Installions Command

CNRSE Naval Air Stion Meridian N96

Summary

CYP SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER - Small

The incumbent serves as the School Liaison Officer (SLO) on Navy installions in small-designed Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP). The SLO serves as the installion subject mter expert for issues and processes involving Local Educion Agencies (LEA) on all K-12 educional mters reling to public, prive, home schooling and where applicable Department of Defense Educion Activity Schools (DoDEA).

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Summary

CYP SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER - Small

The incumbent serves as the School Liaison Officer (SLO) on Navy installions in small-designed Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP). The SLO serves as the installion subject mter expert for issues and processes involving Local Educion Agencies (LEA) on all K-12 educional mters reling to public, prive, home schooling and where applicable Department of Defense Educion Activity Schools (DoDEA).

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Overview

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Accepting applicions

Posted today

Apply by 06/09/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2026

Locion

Child and Youth Educion Services

Meridian, MS

No mching locions found.

Work site options

Telework eligible

No

Remote job

No

Relocion expenses reimbursed

YesYou may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Salary

$61,722 - $67,896 per year

Pay scale & grade

NF 4

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupions and job series

1701 General Educion And Training

Supervisory stus

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Other

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

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background check and some require a

security clearance . The type depends on the job.

Background check type

Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required

No

Some jobs require

financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

MER-26-12970014

Control number

870557700

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarificion from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualificions section.

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Serve as installion (region as applicable) School Liaison Officer (SLO) as subject mter expert and representive for issues involving schools (K-12) and their relionships to the community. Responsible for leading the integrion of military children into local school systems. Receives and processes complaints from installion personnel and their family members regarding area schools and refer into approprie agency. Develop actions plans for accomplishment of community/school support goals. Plan, develop and coordine joint installion/community/school activities. Primary installion advisor to commanders, installion leaders, parents and educors on all educion mters impacting military associed children in grades K-12.

Subject mter expert to Installion Commander and key installion staff on all mters reling to schools (K-12). Coordine the integrion of all installion activities reling to mters of concern to commanders, parents, students, and local school officials. Establish an interchange of ideas and issues among installion personnel, local community leaders, civic groups, etc. concerning problems in local schools th may negively impact the installion activities. Represent the Installion Commander on school boards, councils, and advisory groups. Meet regularly with school principals, teachers, guidance counselors, superintendents and other school staff. Serve as the installion point of contact for home school issues and initiives. Evalue local media to identify potential problems and works with installion public affairs on methods to resolve them.

Function as an intermediary and advoce between parents, school administrors and installion child and youth programs. Attend installion meetings (Town Hall) and presents concerns, solutions, and suggestions to school officials. Assist parents with locing points of contact in the schools and makes referrals as approprie. Maintain resource merials to assist parents in understanding the policies and procedures of local schools. Provide assistance as needed in school enrollment and in/out processing. Educe parents on how to be the best advoce for their child's educion. Inform installion leadership and parents about the importance of Impact Aid to schools. Participe in all installion relocion assistance efforts (Newcomer Oriention, Youth Sponsorship). Cree and maintain collaborive partnerships with relevant installion and community organizions (e.g., Fleet & Family Support, Child & Youth Programs, chaplains, medical, EFMP, military/civilian personnel offices, military units).

Inform local school officials on base programs, policies, and activities. Write news releases, fact sheets, base newspaper articles, flyers, and feure articles to help educe the base populion regarding school programs and policies. Plan, coordine, and conduct installion tours and orientions for school administrors. Prepare and present briefings to installion personnel about school issues. Maintain records and stistics, such as number of volunteer hours devoted to school activities and other da necessary to support program evaluion.

Performs administrive duties reled to school liaison officer program. Maintains program informion and prepares a variety of reports or feeder informion as required. Establish and maintain suspense des in order to submit required documention for programs and follow-up as approprie.

Prepares, distributes, and tabules needs assessments to determine the educional needs of the military community. Complete required documention and ensures informion such as public, prive and home school informion are available for review by installion leadership or for briefings to installion populions. Develops an annual budget, projects and monitors program expenditures.

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Conditions of employment

Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

Must pass a pre-employment physical, provide evidence of immunizion, be free of all communicable diseases, and obtain approprie immunizion against communicable diseases.

Must successfully obtain and maintain approprie security clearance as needed.

Ability to complete required training certifices, and maintain certificions or credentials required by Federal, Ste, and/or nional accredition institutions used as part of DoD's Child and Youth Programs.

Must sisfactorily complete all background checks for childcare positions, including fingerprint checks, a Tier 1 with Child Care check, and a Ste Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check.

Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probionary period.

Social Security Card is required.

Selectee is required to participe in the direct deposit pay program.

Qualificions

Resumes must include informion which demonstres experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they rele to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candide possesses the following:

A minimum of three years' specialized experience AND reled degree OR a combinion of educion and experience.

Professional knowledge and background of early childhood, elementary educion and including principles, practices and techniques of educion theory.

Knowledge of CYP School Transition Program policies, regulions, and procedures.

Knowledge of the Navy operional organizional structure, chain of command, and particularly as it reles to the CYP.

Knowledge and understanding of Navy philosophy, goals, vision, policy and programs reling to CYP issues of military members. Oral and written briefing skills with knowledge of techniques and forms for effective communicion to installion level leadership.

Knowledge of research methodology, informion retrieval and da organizion for analysis, decision making, and formulion of recommendions. Research methods include interviews, focus groups, working groups, surveys and da search.

Educion

A minimum of three year's experience working with school personnel, students and parents, i.e., School Liaison Officer, CYP Manager, educion or academic leader/counselor.

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Successful completion of a 4 year college or university degree with a major course of study or substantial course work which directly reles to a CYP field: early childhood, elementary educion, secondary educion, special educion, child development, youth development, psychology, youth program administrion, or a closely reled field.

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A combinion of educion and experience - courses equivalent to a major in a field (24 hours) approprie to the position (see above), plus approprie experience or additional course work th provided knowledge comparable to th normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

Note: A copy of your H.S. diploma, GED, or college transcripts (showing degree awarded/conferred) MUST be submitted when applying.

Additional informion

*CYP EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS: Each eligible installion Navy CYP employee will receive a 100 percent discount for the first child enrolled and a 25 percent discount for each additional child enrolled. The 100 percent discount will apply to the child with the highest fee. If a household has two CYP employees, each employee is eligible for a 100 percent discount for one child, with a 25 percent discount for each additional child. The discount will apply to children enrolled full-time or part-time in a Child Development Center, 24/7 Center, School Age Care program or Family Child Care program. The discount is for any installion full-time, part-time, and flexible staff member working a minimum average of 15 hours per week.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installions Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolered, and use of or intoxicion by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and therefore use of marijuana is illegal under Federal law regardless of Ste laws. A positive drug test result for marijuana (or any other drug tested for) will result in withdrawal of the tentive job offer and ineligibility to apply for a position within the Department of Defense for 6 months from the de of the drug test.

All individuals involved in the provision of child care services on a Department of Navy (DON) installion or in a DON-sanctioned program must complete the Installion Records Check (IRC). The IRC includes a check of the Substance Abuse Rehabilition Program (SARP) records in the Alcohol and Drug Management Informion Tracking System (ADMITS) dabase, a check of the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) records in the Fleet and Family Support Management Informion System (FFSMIS), and an installion security/base check via the Navy Justice Informion System (NJIS) dabase and/or other law enforcement systems. This informion used to determine suitability for the applicant in accordance with criteria for automic and presumptive disqualifiers, per DoDI 1402.05.

Per Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1402.05 Background Checks on Individuals in DoD Child Care Services Programs, incumbents automically disqualified for a conviction in either civilian or military court (to include any general, special, or summary court-martial conviction or if they received non-judicial punishment [under Article 15 or chapter 47 of Title 10, U.S.C]) for any of the following: a sexual offense, any criminal offense involving a child victim, or a felony drug offense. Additionally, the incumbent automically disqualified if he/she has been held to be negligent in a civil adjudicion or administrive proceeding concerning the deh of or serious injury to a child or dependent person entrusted to the individual's care.

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Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

This is a Regular Full-Time position with the following benefits: (No enrollment waiting period - immedie enrollment and coverage available)

Relocion Bonus

Annual Leave - 13 Per Calendar Year (based on percentage earned each pay period) (Must be onboard 90 days before using annual leave).

Sick Leave - 13 Per Calendar Year (based on percentage earned each pay period)

Paid Holidays - 11 Per Year

Medical (vision included) and Dental Insurance

NAF Retirement Plan

401K Savings Investment Plan with employer mch up to 3%

Basic life insurance with optional life and spouse/dependent coverage

Medical savings account (FSA)

Access to Morale, Welfare & Recreion Programs to include Golf Courses, Marinas, Gyms/Fitness Centers, Bowling Centers, Restaurants.

Discounted Tickets and Travel options and shopping privileges the Navy Exchange.

Daycare discount.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.

How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

All resumes reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement and red based on the informion provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) reled to the job requirements. Using the qualificions of the position, a predetermined ring criterion of KSAs used for each resume. Best qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .

This is a Regular Full-Time position with the following benefits: (No enrollment waiting period - immedie enrollment and coverage available)

Relocion Bonus

Annual Leave - 13 Per Calendar Year (based on percentage earned each pay period) (Must be onboard 90 days before using annual leave).

Sick Leave - 13 Per Calendar Year (based on percentage earned each pay period)

Paid Holidays - 11 Per Year

Medical (vision included) and Dental Insurance

NAF Retirement Plan

401K Savings Investment Plan with employer mch up to 3%

Basic life insurance with optional life and spouse/dependent coverage

Medical savings account (FSA)

Access to Morale, Welfare & Recreion Programs to include Golf Courses, Marinas, Gyms/Fitness Centers, Bowling Centers, Restaurants.

Discounted Tickets and Travel options and shopping privileges the Navy Exchange.

Daycare discount.

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.

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Required Documents

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The following documents are required the time of applicion:

Resume: two-page limit, learn more here - Resume Requirements

Proof of educion: official transcripts only; diplomas and degree audits are not acceptable. Failure to provide official transcripts will result in an ineligibility ring.

Proof of training: licensures and certificions are acceptable, must show your name, licensure/certificion type, and expirion de (if applicable).

If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion

If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)

If a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50

Note: When submitting transcripts for an Associe degree or higher, proof of a high school diploma or equivalent is not required. All transcripts MUST show student's name, the name of the awarding university or educional institution, degree type, awarded/conferred de, and the field of study (major). Altered transcripts will not be accepted.

Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evalued for U.S. equivalency in order to be Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency which is a prive U.S. organizion. Credential evaluions are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.

How to Apply

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To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. When building or uploading your resume, please note there is a two-page limit. The system will restrict any tempts to submit a longer document.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/09/2026 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link:

It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de.

Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on

To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJobs account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, :

DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candides will receive considerion without regard to race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodion(s) should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given.

Agency contact informion

Rode Underwood

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Address

NAS Meridian

255 Rosenbaum Ave Suite 234

Meridian, MS 39309

US

Next steps

Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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The following documents are required the time of applicion:

Resume: two-page limit, learn more here - Resume Requirements

Proof of educion: official transcripts only; diplomas and degree audits are not acceptable. Failure to provide official transcripts will result in an ineligibility ring.

Proof of training: licensures and certificions are acceptable, must show your name, licensure/certificion type, and expirion de (if applicable).

If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion

If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)

If a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50

Note: When submitting transcripts for an Associe degree or higher, proof of a high school diploma or equivalent is not required. All transcripts MUST show student's name, the name of the awarding university or educional institution, degree type, awarded/conferred de, and the field of study (major). Altered transcripts will not be accepted.

Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evalued for U.S. equivalency in order to be Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of educion as evalued by a credentialing agency which is a prive U.S. organizion. Credential evaluions are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.

How to Apply

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To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. When building or uploading your resume, please note there is a two-page limit. The system will restrict any tempts to submit a longer document.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/09/2026 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link:

It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de.

Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on

To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJobs account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, :

DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candides will receive considerion without regard to race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodion(s) should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given.

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Agency contact informion

Rode Underwood

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Address

NAS Meridian

255 Rosenbaum Ave Suite 234

Meridian, MS 39309

US

Next steps

Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 06/09/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2026 Locion Child and Youth Educion Services Meridian, MS No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed YesYou may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $61,722 - $67,896 per year Pay scale & grade NF 4 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number MER-26-12970014 Control number 870557700