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Job opening: Education Services Specialist, GS-1740-09

Salary: $65 987 - 85 783 per year
City: Cape May
Published at: Jul 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Support Services Division, Cape May, NJ. 

Duties

You will serve as the Education Services Officer (ESO) responsible for coordinating and providing career development and voluntary educational services for the U.S. Coast Guard community (active duty, reserves, dependents, retirees, civilian employees, etc.).  You would be responsible for the administering, managing and advising on all aspects of the Coast Guard's (CG) nonresident training, correspondence courses, voluntary education programs, and college video/audio courses.Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.  Typical work assignments include: * Providing educational and vocational advisory services.* Interviewing and compiling personal and academic histories; reviewing secondary and post-secondary educational transcripts and academic aptitude test results.* Assisting with the establishment of realistic educational vocational goals.* Interpreting degree plans based on the criteria available from academic institutions and the CG Institute. * Providing information on financial assistance for education.* Advising and guiding members on education programs relevant to advancement.* Administering the Service Wide Exams.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Transcripts must be provided.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position to be filled in one or a combination of the areas described below. At least one course must have been from (1) or (2) below:(1) Tests and measurement; (2) Adult education; (3) Education program administration; (4) Curriculum development or design; (5) Teaching methods; (6) Guidance and counseling; (7) Career planning; (8) Occupational information.Additional Requirements for GS-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level is required.OR;2 years of progressively high level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.OR;Education and experience may be combined to meet experience requirements.Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include: Experience involving administering, supervising, promoting, conducting, or evaluating programs and activities designed to provide individualized career-related or self-development education plans. The work requires a professional knowledge of education theories, principles, procedures, and practices of secondary, adult, or continuing education. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

  • Address United States Coast Guard 2401 Hawkins Point Road BLD 1 STOP 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
  • Name: USCG Applicant Support
  • Phone: 866-656-6830
  • Email: [email protected]

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