Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively. As a service-oriented organization, we never waver in our commitment to our Corps.
This position is located at MCCS MIRAMAR SAN DIEGO. Candidates selected for this position will serve as a FITNESS SPECIALIST/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH.
Regular Full/Part-Time vacancies are eligible for the following Employee Benefits:
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to a 5% employer match
- NAF Pension Plan, employee contribution only 1% (May be eligible to buy back Military Service time)
- Medical and Dental Insurance
- Inexpensive Life Insurance covers up to 3x your annual salary
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)
- Health Savings Account
- Short Term Disability Insurance up to 60% of your salary
- Donation Program from life's emergencies
- Immediate Annual and Sick Leave accrual
- Tuition Assistance Program
Major Duties
This position serves as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Semper Fit, Warrior Athlete Readiness and Resilience Program (WARR) to improve the readiness, lethality, and resilience of total force in all domains of fitness, physical, mental, spiritual, and social and foundational building blocks of Marine Corps Total Fitness (MCTF). The incumbent ensures the strength and conditioning program components are provided to active duty, families, and all authorized users aboard the base in support of military readiness.
The Strength and Conditioning Coach creates performance-based programs which include modalities such as strength, power, speed, agility, aerobic and anaerobic training, recovery, for Marine Corps units, Marine athletes, and individual Marines and provide pre-designed strength and conditioning programs for family members that align with Marine Corps policies and MCTF strategy. The programs focus on improving physical performance, reducing musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI), and enhancing physical, social, spiritual, and mental wellness. The strength and conditioning coach develop unit- and individual-specific, sport-specific, and structured periodized training programs for Marines and works as part of a larger unit or team such as WARR and MCTF providers. This collaborative environment involves communicating with commands, developing structured strength and conditioning programs, and working with athletic trainers, other strength and conditioning coaches, and other subject matter experts. Together, they provide services related to social, spiritual, physical, and mental performance, fostering a sense of shared responsibility and collective achievement.
The incumbent actively coaches and provides physical instruction, assessments, and demonstrations of various components of strength and conditioning to include nervous system regulation and activation, mobility (dynamic and transient), speed, agility, and quickness, conditioning (aerobic and anaerobic), strength and power, and reconditioning programming.
The incumbent provides standardized strength and conditioning education and training developed by Headquarters Semper Fit to include, but not limited to, the Strength and Conditioning for Small Unit Leaders online course and the Strength and Conditioning in-person course.
The incumbent delivers sessions or classes at various locations such as where units reside, on sports fields, in performance centers, and in classrooms. Supports training activities and events at various locations such as Marines Corps schoolhouses, training sites, or in garrison or field. Utilizes athlete management software to program, periodize and track performance. Stores performance assessment information, subjective health questionnaires and other related records in accordance with Marine Corps Order 5210.11, Marine Corps Records Management Program and The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Incumbent develops physical performance programs and consultations for family members and authorized patrons who require sport or individualized programming. Leads performance training programs for homeschool groups or youth sports teams, and high school athletes as needed. The incumbent monitors open hours of training and provide safety instruction and minor corrections of participating authorized users to reduce risk for injury or aid to enhance individual performance. Additionally, the incumbent may provide support to other performance-based programs such installation community-based programs.
Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner. Take action to solve problems quickly. Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise. Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor. Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.
Requires a valid driver's license. Located OCONUS, the incumbent must have a SOFA driver's license. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree in exercise science, physiology, human performance, kinesiology biomechanics sports and health education or similar field AND one year of applicable experience. Certification form an accredited organization in strength and Conditioning NSCA-CSCS or CSCCA. USAW Level 1/II is preferred. Collegiate and/or high school athletic playing experience preferred.
Proficient with sport physiology, strength and conditioning, human performance, kinesiology, physical education or a related field. Understanding of concepts, principles and practices of tactical strength and conditioning, and the unit readiness planning process to establish and maintain tactical fitness of individual Marines and Marine units. Knowledge of strength and conditioning for high school, college, professional, military units, or first responders and the ability to apply and follow principles of strength conditioning: overload, progression, specificity, variation and reversibility in programs designed for high school, collegiate, or military and first responder environments. Experience coaching within an interdisciplinary human performance or sports science team responsible for developing and maintaining the health, wellness, and performance of athletic teams and/or military units. Proficient in writing, coaching, modifying, and supporting strength and conditioning workouts for large team/groups (15-50 athletes) to include pre- and post-performance testing. Expert in applying general sport psychology concepts to include motivational theory, imagery, positive self-talk, focus, and arousal to enhance individual and unit performance. Expertise the principles of biomechanics, anatomy, and metabolism and how these principles apply to operational performance, energy, and performance in a tactical or performance-based setting. Familiar with coordinating strength and conditioning training based upon the needs of sports coaching staff or unit leadership to best align with in-season, out of season competition and/or military deployment cycles.
Practical knowledge, skill and ability to teach, demonstrate and evaluate warm-ups, speed, agility, quickness, strength, power, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, injury prevention, correctives, and recovery components of a comprehensive performance program.
Familiarity with counseling and recommend training guidelines and expertise to Marines and authorized patrons as necessary and ability to design periodized general physical preparation programs, or sport specific programs as needed for other authorized users such as family members and contribute to a library of GPP programming as needed for Marines, families and authorized users. Experience referring participants to a medical provider or other services as necessary when evaluations or assessments prove contraindicative of exercise.
Industry level knowledge on the various supporting elements within an athletic setting such as athletic trainers, applied mental skills consultants, dietitians, and sleep health coaches.
Knowledge of the application of strength and conditioning coaching in support of a larger organizational component above a team such as an athletic department, military unit, or other sports and athletic organization. Understanding strength and conditioning principles and the ability to apply them in a higher performance setting such as the military, first-responder, high school, and collegiate setting. Insight to implement rules, guidelines, emergency procedures, and policies dictated by policy, and installation standard operating procedures.
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted online via the MCCS Careers website.
Resumes/applications emailed or mailed will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. To be considered for employment, the application or resume must be submitted online by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your MCCS user account and review your application status.
Closing Statement
GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex, GINA, political affiliation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, marital status, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discrimination and retaliation. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Site/Pages/No-Fear-Act.aspx
As part of the employment process, Human Resources Division may obtain a Criminal Record Check and/or an Investigative Consumer Report. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI). For all positions requiring access to firearms or ammunition, the Federal Government is prohibited from employing individuals in these positions who have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a felony crime of domestic violence adjudged on or after 27 November 2002. Selectees for such positions must submit a completed DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition, before a final job offer can be made.
Direct Deposit of total NET pay is mandatory as a condition of employment for all appointments to positions within MCCS.
Required Documents:
- Education/certification certificate(s), if applicable.
- If prior military, DD214 Member Copy
This activity is a Drug-free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, sailors, and their family members have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.
INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE CHANGED TO PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION.
ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1159PM EASTERN TIME (ET) ON THE CLOSING DATE LISTED IN THE JOB POSTING.
