GS-0100 - Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare group
- Geography Series GS-0150
- History Series GS-0170
- Social Services Aid and Assistant Series GS-0186
- Recreation Specialist Series GS-0188
- Recreation Aid and Assistant Series GS-0189
This series includes positions the duties of which involve professional work in the field of geography, including the compilation, synthesis, analysis, interpretation and presentation of information regarding the location, distribution, and interrelationships of and processes of change affecting such natural and human phenomena as the physical features of the earth, climate, plant and animal life, and human settlements and institutions.
This series includes positions the duties of which are to advise on, administer, supervise or perform research or other work in the field of history when such work requires a professional knowledge of established methods and techniques of historical research in the collection, evaluation, analysis or presentation of historical facts.
GS-0186 - Social Services Aid and Assistant Series
This series covers nonprofessional positions in support of counseling, guidance, and related social services work in social, employment assistance, or similar programs. The people served by the programs may be individuals or families in the community or individuals in an institution, dormitory, or other Government facility. Duties may range from work that involves group leadership and giving practical guidance on day-to-day activities to residents in a Government facility to work that involves training or employment opportunities. The work requires skill to communicate effectively and work constructively with members of the particular group involved. The work also requires a practical knowledge of program requirements and procedures, and a practical understanding of some of the more routine methods and techniques of counseling.
GS-0188 - Recreation Specialist Series
This series includes positions where the paramount requirement is for a general knowledge of the goals, principles, methods and techniques of the broad field of recreation in evaluating recreation needs and in planning, organizing, advising on, and administering recreational activities and programs that promote the physical, creative, and social development of participants.
GS-0189 - Recreation Aid and Assistant Series
This series includes positions requiring a practical knowledge of one or more recreational activities, such as military or urban community center activities, child care and youth center activities, senior citizens recreation activities, outdoor recreation activities, recreation craft centers and hobby shops, sports centers, music and theater centers, and general recreation activities for special populations such as students in Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools and inmates of Federal correctional institutions. This practical knowledge, combined with skill in the maintenance and use of recreation materials and equipment, is used in providing support and assistance to recreation specialists or recreation program managers by performing limited aspects of recreation work, and by working with participants in well-organized and carefully monitored recreation activities.
