LEAD TRAINING AND CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Summary

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Duties

SUMMARY: The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a lead coordinator and ensure overall consistency of the developmental programming and age appropriate activities throughout the installation child development system. Ensures overall consistency, adequacy, and quality of training provided to Child Development Staff, Family Day Care coordinators and providers, the School Age Program, the Preschool Program, and Youth Program staff. Duties Coordinates training and ensures the quality and consistency of developmental programming and activities within assigned Child Development Centers, Family Child Care, Special Needs, School-Age Programs, Preschool Program, and Youth Programs. Provides advice and guidance to capitalize on strengths and correct deficiencies among program activities. Performs administrative duties to include managing resources, writing and compiling various reports, analyzing statistical data, and ensuring suitability of training effectiveness. Serve as Team Leader.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1701, General Education and Training Series. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by major study in child development or early childhood education. For Child Development Training and Curriculum Specialist positions with the Departments of the Air Force the education must have been in child development or early childhood education. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Courses equivalent to a major in child development or early childhood education, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study in child or development or early childhood education. AND In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Professional knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methodology of child and youth development in order to lead others in providing effective developmental opportunities for participants; this involves keeping up-to- date on policies and regulations that effect the programs provided by the Family Member Programs Flight; lead fellow workers in developing their techniques and skills in dealing with children from diverse social and economic backgrounds; encourage employees to keep their skills up-to-date to better the programs for the participants as well as increase their own knowledge, skills, and abilities to assist in their personal and career development. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of progressively higher-level graduate education and experience may be used to satisfy the specialized experience requirement for this position if the computed percentage of the education and experience is at least 100%. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Professional knowledge of child development theory, methodology, and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social, and nutritional development. 2. Knowledge of policies, regulations and practices governing childcare programs as they apply to Training and Curriculum; strong knowledge of developing curriculum to meet children's needs. 3. Skill in educating, counseling, and informing personnel of current training issues and requirements. 4. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. 5. Ability to lead personnel, and implement sound personnel policies, practices, and procedures. 6. Knowledge of budget and financial relationships with workloads of organizational components. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.