Education Technician

Summary

You will serve as a Education Technician within the Division of Interpretation at Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as permanent appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately 11 months, and you will be in a non-pay status from mid-August through mid-September for a total of 2 pay periods.

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Assists with the development of curricula-based school programs which are relevant to park interpretive themes and conform to appropriate state and national teaching standards. Assists with the evaluation of all curriculum-based materials for appropriateness and effectiveness. Presents curriculum-based education programs for pre-school-grade 12 in accordance with NPS policy and to support the park mission, purpose, and significance, using contemporary education methods and techniques including distance learning/video conference software. Delivers education programs in an engaging fashion in accordance with current educational pedagogy and interpretive principles and best practices, using inquiry-based methods and hands-on activities. Assists in planning, organizing, and presenting workshops for teachers and other educators and develops workshop and orientation materials. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.

Qualifications

Requirements Continued... Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probation your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/12/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position at the GS-06 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience such as delivering education programs in an engaging fashion in accordance with current educational pedagogy and interpretive principles and best practices, using inquiry-based methods and hands-on activities. Assisting with the development and coordination of youth education programs and children's education activities. Assisting with research to develop curriculum-based activities and support materials. Assisting in planning, organizing, and presenting workshops for teachers and other educators and developing workshop and orientation materials. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.