- The Army Civil Service categorizes jobs by occupation families. Standard occupational jobs include positions that focus on providing technical support, supervision of staff and conducting professional and analytic work. Examples of these jobs are administration and program management, human resources, computer technology, finance and accounting, among others. Scientific and engineering occupational jobs also include positions that focus on providing technical support, supervision of staff and conducting professional and analytic work. Examples of these jobs are biological sciences, engineering and architecture and physical sciences. Additional occupational fields in the Army Civil Service are medical, investigation and protection. The medical field includes jobs, such as physicians, dentists and healthcare support. Examples of investigation and protection jobs include public information, foreign affairs and law enforcement.
- Generally, Army Civil Service jobs start at the Band 1 and General Schedule (GS)-1 level. However, jobs that require specialized training and degrees, such as the role of physician, professional scientist or engineer may begin at higher levels. For example, jobs in the professional scientific and engineering occupational fields start at the Band 1 and GS-5 level. Typically the longer you remain employed as an Army Civil Service employee, the higher you can go in band and GS levels with Band 4 and GS-14 being the highest levels. The Band 4 level is only available for the scientific and engineering and investigation and protection occupational fields.
- Benefits that Army Civil Service personnel receive include a wide-ranging compensation package, retirement programs, paid holidays, sick and vacation days, training, pay incentives including bonuses and financial awards. Health and life insurance benefits including long-term care insurance and the ability to set aside money for health needs by using available flexible spending accounts are additional benefits available to civil service personnel. Retirement plans include the basic benefit plan, a thrift savings plan which is similar to a 401(k) plan and Social Security benefits. Employees can also inquire about flexible work arrangements such as flex time, job sharing and telecommuting.
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The Army career intern program is a training program that prepares civil service personnel for advancement in specific career fields. Interns start at the GS-5 and GS-7 levels and work as full-time employees. Programs generally last for a period of 12 months or one year.
The Army fellows program runs for five years. Personnel in the program work full-time civil service jobs. During the first two years personnel complete training at the Logistics Leadership Center in Taxarkana, Texas and Texas A&M University-Texarkana and earn a Master's degree in Business Administration The last three years of the program is made up of on-the-job training. Fellows start at the GS-7 through GS-13 levels. - Identify a job you are interested in working at in the Army Civil Service. A listing of available jobs is at the Army Civil Service website. Look through the available job listing at the website. Submit a strong resume through the website. Resumes for applicants who have not yet been hired are kept on file for up to six months. If you have specific questions around employment with the Army Civil Service, contact the organization's human resources department.
