Youth Challenge Commandant - YCA Ft. Stewart 🔍 Georgia - Liberty - Hinesville (https://ga.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/75725/other-jobs-matching/location-only) New Hot 📁 Education 💼 Defense, Georgia Department of - DOD 📅    20 hours ago Post Date Apply for Job Share this Job Sign Up for Job Alerts The purpose of the Georgia Youth Challenge Program (GaYCP) is to provide education, leadership, character development, and life-coping skills to Georgia's youth so they may become successful members of society. The voluntary program targets 16-18 year old youth who are at-risk of not completing high school. The GaYCP seeks to provide a new environment for youth so that they can focus on completing their academic goals while also enhancing their personal strengths and resiliency. The GaYCP mirrors a U.S. Army basic training environment. The military structure of the program provides a structured environment and teaches discipline, self-control, and motivation. In addition, the program develops the whole person by focusing on 8 core components that supports each cadet’s personal development: academic excellence, life coping skills, job skills training, responsible citizenship, leader/followership, health and hygiene, physical fitness, and service to community. All GaYCP staff serve as mentors and role models for the cadets, demonstrating what “right looks like.” Academy staff work together to provide the structure, academic, social-emotional, and supervisory support needed by cadets during the 22-week residential phase. During the 12-month Post-Residential Phase, most GaYCP graduates continue their post-secondary school education, vocational-technical training, full-time employment, military enlistment, or some combination of these. With academies at Fort Stewart in Hinesville and Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia’s Youth Challenge Program has graduated over 20,000 cadets since the program’s inception in 1993. SPECIFIC DUTIES OF THE COMMANDANT: + Serves as the Commandant of the Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Academy (FSYCA). Works under the supervision of the Director of the FSYCA. Responsible for the accountability, supervision, health, welfare and safety of assigned cadets and cadre staff. + Assists in planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring the Mission, Vision, Goals and Objectives of the FSYCA. + Participates in the management of the FSYCA; attends planning sessions, provides feedback to cadre staff, and encourages employee growth and development. + Directs and manages the operations of the Operations Department. + Directly supervises the Deputy Commandant and Cadre Leaders for each platoon of cadets, and manages all activities of the cadre and cadets of the FSYCA. + Reviews program objectives to determine compatibility with Agency's and Program's mission; assesses Operations Department activities, and makes recommendations and implements policy, procedure or rule changes. + Ensures the directives from the FSYCA Director are carried out and completed, and the Operations Department is following National Guard Bureau (NGB) guidelines and standards. + Responsible for ensuring the conduct of a robust physical training program and maintaining good order and discipline. + Counsels cadets and cadre staff on performance and other issues, and conducts investigations into cadre/cadet misconduct. + Tracks and maintains data required by NGB and the Director, and provides monthly Department reports to the Director. + Makes presentations on activities of the FSYCA, and assists in the planning, staffing, and implementation of special events. + Maintains daily communications with the FSYCA Director. Performs other duties as assigned. The selected candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule when needed, which may include evenings, weekends or additional hours and must be willing to maintain professional grooming and appearance standards as outlined in Army Regulation 670-1. AGENCY QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or GED AND ten (10) years of honorable military service which included attainment of an E-7 or higher AND copy of Form DD214 (Member 4 copy) with 3 years of supervisory experience of 5 or more personnel OR One year of experience at the lower level Youth CA Cadre Dep Command (EDT033) OR Three years of experience at the lower level Youth Cadre Leader (EDT032). **Further preference may be given to qualified candidates with a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a field such as Business Management, Social Work, Education or Counseling and two years of experience working with at-risk youth. Additional Information: The selected applicant must pass a pre-employment background investigation, which includes a Georgia and national criminal records search, a pre-employment drug test (post-hire will be placed in the pool for the State Random Drug Testing Program), AND a post-employment federal background investigation. “AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER & DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE” Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified. High school diploma/GED and five (5) years of honorable military service, which included attainment of an E-6 or higher and copy of Form DD214 (Member 4 copy); or one (1) year of experience at the lower level Youth CA Cadre Dep Command (EDT033) or position equivalent. Additional Information + Agency Logo: + Requisition ID: EDU0A6I + Number of Openings: 1 + Advertised Salary: $66,000 + Shift: Day Job + Posting End Date: Jan 29, 2026