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Duties

SUMMARY: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the early childhood education specialist for all child development programs, including the child development center, preschools, family day care, school age, special needs programs, volunteers, hourly care programs, food service and custodial, and any unique children's program such as Sure Start. This position is required by the Military Child Care Act and ensures the quality and consistency of developmental programming and age appropriate activities within assigned program areas. In addition, the position ensures that child abuse and neglect is recognized, reported, and prevented. This position has the ultimate responsibility for programs meeting National Academy of Early Childhood Program Certification standards. DUTIES: Develops, implements, and oversees all elements of children's developmental program activities to include environment; equipment and materials; program structure; activities and experiences; and supportive interaction and positive social development for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-agers, and children with special needs receiving care. Initiates, designs, develops, arranges for, conducts, and oversees training in early childhood development and related activities for all child development center staff, family child care program staff and providers, preschool and school-age program staff, volunteers, hourly care staff, management, administrative staff, custodial employees, food service staff, and staff working in any unique settings for children such as Sure Start. Ensures the implementation of individuals with Disabilities Education Act and any other laws and/or directives pertaining to the special needs of children in family member programs flight activities. Guides management in applying comprehensive environmental and program assessment instruments such as the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) and child abuse probability assessments. Serves as the principal point of contact for the developmental program portion of Headquarters, MAJCOM, or other inspections or developmental assessment team reviews.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Full/part-time employees occupying direct childcare positions are eligible for discounts IAW DAF AFSVC/CC Memo, 30 Sep 22; first child 100% / each additional child 25%. Other assigned CYP and FCC personnel are eligible for 25% discount.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
• Physicals are updated every 3 years to ensure the employee is physically and behaviorally capable of performing the duties of the position. Incumbent must keep current on all immunizations
• In accordance with Public Law 101-647 Crime Control Act, 29 Nov 1990, and HQ AETC/SG Implementation instruction DoDI 1402.5, a criminal history background check is required.
• A valid driver's license is required in order to visit Family Child Care homes.
• Must complete additional training requirements including CPR and First Aid and remain current during time of employment. Must complete all medical requirements. (cont'd)
• (cont'd) Training may be conducted during evening and weekends, which requires an uncommon tour of duty.
• It is AF policy that each Training and Curriculum Specialist will achieve accreditation for the National School Age Care Alliance and will assist the family child care (cont'd)
• (cont'd) providers in receiving their home accreditation with the National Association for Family Child Care.
• It is AF policy that each Training and Curriculum Specialist will achieve accreditation for the Child Development Program through the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.

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 FOR GS-1701 POSITIONS: A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. For Training and Curriculum Specialist positions, the education must have been in child development or early childhood education. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: 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 described above. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts 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-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes developing curricula covering physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development to include children with special needs; principles, theories, concepts, and practices of early childhood development encompassing infant through school-age youth to provide training to child development center staff members. OR EDUCATION: Successful completion of 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements 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-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 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: Professional knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts; and practices of early childhood development encompassing infant through school-age youth. Skill in developing curricula that covers physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development Skill in developing, adapting, and providing training to staff members, family day care providers, and parents as well as food. service and custodial staff. Skill in identifying children with special needs and providing appropriate referrals to ensure children with special needs are assessed and accommodated. Skill in the administrative and interpretation of environmental, programs, and child abuse probability assessments. 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 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 Sheppard AFB 426 5th Avenue Sheppard AFB, TX 76311 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]