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Duties

Summary for GS-07: The primary purpose of this position is: this is a developmental position with known promotion potential to the target position of CPD-SCPD/CPD6WAR88797, Education Program Specialist, GS-1720-09. Incumbent works closely with the supervisor in performing duties identified in the full performance standard core personnel document/core document. Summary for GS-09: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Academic Program Specialist and teaching assistant within the Dean of Faculty mission element, United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). Assists in promoting, coordinating, and improving education policies, programs, standards, activities, and opportunities in accordance with national policies and objectives for a formal, undergraduate educational program. Assists academic department with academic program management, content delivery, student information system support and other platforms supporting student learning, grant administration, special projects, and daily administrative support. Duties for GS-07 and GS-09: Applies professional education and/or subject matter experience to analyze, develop, coordinate, and evaluate issues and recommends development and/or revision of lesson plans, instructional methods, procedures, and educational materials. Performs a broad range of administrative support work for the assigned educational program. Monitors, evaluates, and records student progress and performance. Directly supports the department faculty with administrative support work. Maintains professional and technical expertise.

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
• Education and/or experience that meets the OPM requirements of the Education Program Series 1720. For purposes of this position, (cont'd)
• (cont'd) field related to the work of the position is interpreted as any chemistry and physical science related disciplines.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays; and may involve overtime.
• Employees must obtain and maintain a favorable background check as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

This is a developmental position; this position may be filled at the GS-07-Target-GS-09 Grade Level. The individual selected for the GS-07-Target-GS-09 position may be promoted to the target level without further competition upon meeting any legal and regulatory requirements. 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-1720, Education Program Series. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: A. Applicant has a Bachelor's Degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of the position to be filled, of which at least 9 semester hours were in education courses. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. or B. Applicant has a combination of education and experience and at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of the position of which at least 9 semester hours were in education courses, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience must reflect the level and kind described in C below. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. or C. Applicant has at least four (4) years of experience that demonstrates a thorough understanding of the principles and practices underlying the work of this position. This experience is of such character and diversity to demonstrate that applicant possesses an understanding of the field comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Your resume must support this response. or D. Applicant has successfully completed at least one (1) full academic year of professional teaching experience. This experience is defined as full and primary responsibility, under general supervision, for instruction of assigned students in an accredited school or institution. The experience includes responsibility for preparing and presenting lessons and for evaluating students' progress, including a determination of the students' success or failure according to established criteria. NOTE: Serving in an assistant capacity to a professor without the authority to determine the students' success or failure to meet course requirements does not meet this criterion. Your resume must support this response. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-1720-07: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-05, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes ability to promote, coordinate, and improve education policies, programs, measurements, activities, and opportunities in accordance with national policies and standards; knowledge of a broad range of agency and standard office automation applications (e.g., MS Office) to provide technical support for academic program operations; and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and skill in conferring with faculty to coordinate myriad requests for administrative or academic support. OR EDUCATION FOR GS-1720-07: Applicant has successfully completed one (1) or more years of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement, directly related to the position of Education Program Specialist. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-1720-09: 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 ability to promote, coordinate, and improve education policies, programs, measurements, activities, and opportunities in accordance with national policies and standards; knowledge of a broad range of agencies and standard office automation applications (e.g., MS Office) to provide technical support for academic program operations; ability to create course schedules in coordination with other departments and mission elements so that cadets can meet graduation requirements-- academic, military, and athletic; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and skill in conferring with faculty to coordinate myriad requests for administrative or academic support. OR EDUCATION FOR GS-1720-09: Applicants must have successfully completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree directly related of an Education Program Specialist. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION FOR GS-07 AND GS-09: Applicant has a combination of specialized experience and education as described above. Applicants have a combination of qualifying specialized experience and education that when combined total at least 100 percent. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS FOR GS-1720-07:: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-05 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 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. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS FOR GS-1720-09: 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. Qualifications cont'd below

Education

Qualifications cont'd
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs) for GS-07: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Professional knowledge of education theories, principles, and techniques, and the ability to use those techniques to advance formal educational program goals and objectives for an NCAA, Division 1 undergraduate program.
2. Knowledge of DoD, AF, and major command directives, concepts, procedures, guidance, and policy as they relate to the area of responsibility.
3. Basic knowledge of department specific function and pedagogy in support of instructional programs for conducting courses at the undergraduate level to include knowledge of accepted study methods, requirements, and procedures to collect, organize, and interrelate large amounts of diversely formatted information drawn from a wide variety of sources; to assist in conducting assigned projects.
4. Basic knowledge of grant and research proposal preparation, submission, and administration to include a broad range of agency and standard office automation applications (e.g. MS Office) to provide technical support for academy program operations.
5. Skill in writing and oral communication to deliver effective customer service.
6. Ability to promote, coordinate, and improve education policies, programs, measurements, activities, and opportunities in accordance with national policies and standards to include the ability to create course schedules in coordination with other departments and mission elements so that cadets can meet graduation requirements - academic, military, and athletic. As well as to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and skill in conferring with faculty to coordinate myriad requests for administrative or academic support.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs) for GS-09: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Professional knowledge of education theories, principles, and techniques, and the ability to use those techniques to advance formal educational program goals and objectives for an NCAA, Division 1 undergraduate program.
2. Knowledge of DoD, AF, and major command directives, concepts, procedures, guidance, and policy as they relate to the area of responsibility.
3. Practical knowledge of department specific function and pedagogy in support of instructional programs for conducting courses at the undergraduate level to included knowledge of accepted study methods, requirements, and procedures to collect, organize, and interrelate large amounts of diversely formatted information drawn from a wide variety of sources; to assist in conducting assigned projects.
4. Basic knowledge of grant and research proposal preparation, submission, and administration to include a broad range of agency and standard office automation applications (e.g. MS Office) to provide technical support for academy program operations.
5. Skill in writing and oral communication to deliver effective customer service.
6. Ability to promote, coordinate, and improve education policies, programs, measurements, activities, and opportunities in accordance with national policies and standards to include the ability to create course schedules in coordination with other departments and mission elements so that cadets can meet graduation requirements - academic, military, and athletic. As well as to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and skill in conferring with faculty to coordinate myriad requests for administrative or academic support.

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.

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 USAF Academy 5136 Eagle Drive USAF Academy, CO 80840 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]