This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Exhibits and Visitor Services division. As part of the education staff, the incumbent designs, develops, and performs outreach services to disseminate NARA holdings through the presentation of educational workshops, professional development, distance learning, public lectures, and web and print publications for the general public, K-16 educators and educational institutions, students, and scholars.

Duties

As an Education Specialist, you will: Plan, develop, and present a program of workshops on behalf of NARA to a wide range of K-16 educators, with a special emphasis on classroom teachers. Research, compile, draft, and publish educational materials for the upper-elementary through secondary school classroom, using National Archives records with a special emphasis on civic education. This includes consulting with other education staff and curators and creating educational materials to accompany NARA Exhibits. Lead the efforts of the volunteer docents and seasonal college interns to present school and community outreach programs; ensure that outreach workshops for school groups connect to curriculum standards; accept reservations and schedule volunteers for programs. Lead the efforts of NARA's education staff in using new training techniques and technologies in designing materials, courses, and workshops. This includes coordinating NARA's videoconferencing program for educational outreach; schedules, promotes, and conducts videoconferences. Maintain professional contacts within NARA, and with leaders in the education and museum professions, including but not limited to; responding to reference inquiries related to the NARA education program, NARA research facilities or assisting with providing tours for visiting professional educators, archivists, and historians as required.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Designing and facilitating professional development programs for educators at the K-12 level that includes best practices for integrating primary resources and archival material into classroom instruction; AND Creating educational curriculum that integrates primary resources and archival materials for students at the K-12 level; AND Leading volunteers, interns, or non-paid staff in the performance of presenting educational material. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11level for 52 weeks.

Education

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Basic Education 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 above.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Contacts

• Address PUBLIC MUSEUM ENGMNT AND LEG ARCHIVES 8601 Adelphi Road Suite 5100 College Park, MD 20740 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]