Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a first level supervisor and specialist, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to Child Development Center. This position will assist the Child Development Center Director in implementing and supervising the child development center assigned.

Duties

DUTY 1: Assists in planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the Child Development Center assigned by ensuring that they comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs. DUTY 2: Provides inputs in the preparation and execution of the financial operation of the child development center assigned. Assists with the preparation of appropriated and non-appropriated funds, budgets and adjustments. DUTY 3: Assists the director in management of the facilities, grounds and equipment related to the child development center assigned both indoors and outdoors. Determines adequacy of facilities, identifies additional facilities needs, and monitors repairs and maintenance of existing facilities and equipment. Monitors all renovations and construction projects within the facility. DUTY 4: Assists the director in planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the Child Development Center assigned ensuring that programs complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs. DUTY 5: Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignment in consideration of skills, qualifications, and mission requirements. DUTY 6: Represents the Wright Patterson AFB Child Development programs with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guidance
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• For more information on Acq Demo please go to DoD AcqDemo Homepage http://acqdemo.hci.mil/ and Fact Sheet http://acqdemo.hci.mil/faq.html
• Recruitment/Relocation incentives may be authorized
• Position may require an appropriate security clearance
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Position may be subject to random drug testing
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
• This position is a child care/youth services position and is subject to background checks in accordance with AFI 34-144, Child and Youth Programs as a condition of employment.
• Pre-employment physical required.

Qualifications

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, General Education and Training Series 1701. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. or Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, 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 described in A above. Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements for General Education and Training Series, GS-1701. NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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. Knowledge of child development theory, methodology and practices relating to physical, intellectual, social, and nutritional development. 2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures to include child abuse identification, reporting and prevention methods. 3. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a large sized organization. 4. Ability to communicate with widely diverse individuals and groups both orally and in writing in order to work-out solutions to problems or questions relating to work. 5. Knowledge of Air Force and NAEYC policies and procedures and their implications on child development programs. 6. Ability to analyze and interpret financial data in preparing budgets, reports, schedules, and statements. 7. Knowledge of personnel management policies and practices to include the ability to adjust work operations to meet emergency, changing program or production requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice of quantity or quality of work. 8. Knowledge of budgeting/accounting processes including the ability to develop/establish a budget. 9. Skill in supervising and leading a team of individuals composed of professionals, paraprofessionals, volunteers and parents. Ability to train individuals effectively. 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

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith 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.

Contacts

• Address Wright Patterson AFB 2000 Allbrook Drive Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]