This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. Incumbent serves as Director of Educational and Public Programs, John F. Kennedy Library. Under the general supervision of the Library Director, develops, implements and oversees plans, policies and procedures for all education and public program areas of the Library, including education programming, public programming, special events, public relations, partnership programs, and visitor services.

Duties

As an Educational Information Officer, you will: Oversee the education program, public program, special events program, and visitor services program by developing plans, policies and procedures that guide, govern, and promote these activities. Prepare proposals to obtain external support, cooperation, and sponsorship from various private and government organizations. Identify appropriate audiences for programs and ways to reach them; organize the content of programs and directs the participation and presentations by a variety of experts; evaluate the effectiveness of programs and methodologies and modifies them to achieve excellence. Lead other Library employees in the development, planning, implementation and maintenance of museum programs for primary and secondary school groups visiting the Library and in public and private schools in the greater Boston area. Give advice, counsel, or instructions to employees on both work and administrative matters. Interview candidates for positions in the unit and make selections. Hear and resolve complaints from employees and forwards more serious unresolved complaints to a higher level supervisor or manager.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at a GS-12 level or equivalent. Experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience: - Designing and facilitating professional development programs for educators at the K-16 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-16 level; AND - Assess learning outcomes and effectiveness of curricula and training programs; AND - Supervising or leading and assisting staff in the development, delivery, and revision of training materials. 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-13, you must have been at the GS-12level for 52 weeks.

Education

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

Basic Education Requirement:
1. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.

-or-

2. 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.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES Columbia Point Boston, MA 02125-3398 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]