Training Specialist located at National Parks of Boston, Boston National Historical Park, Boston African-American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park in the Visitor Engagement, Education and the Arts Division.

Duties

Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. Design, develop, deliver and evaluate education and training programs for youth Collaborate with resource experts, park partners and community-based organizations to create and facilitate place-based learning and development experiences Create teaching and youth engagement materials that emphasize and make accessible the complexity of historical events. Motivate and support young people in a variety of activities Produce and share communication materials to raise awareness of youth employment and development programs and build relationships with local youth-serving organizations

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/02/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. GS-9 To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s); 2) Supervising or administering a training program; 3) Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; 4) Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis; 5) Educating students on the conservation of natural and/or cultural resources in park areas or similar operations; 6) Applying education practices and pedagogy to engage and manage students and youth; 7) Designing and implementing education programs in a virtual and in-person setting; 8) Applying knowledge of applicable academic standards and learning objectives to program delivery and development. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education, a master's degree, or equivalent graduate degree related to the occupation. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GS-7 To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s); 2) Supervising or administering a training program; 3) Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; 4) Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis; 5) Educating students on the conservation of natural and/or cultural resources in park areas or similar operations; 6) Applying education practices and pedagogy to engage and manage students and youth. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of one full year of graduate study. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of graduate education is 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours. You must include transcripts. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree and I meet the criteria for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) as evidenced by one of the three following methods: I am in the upper third of my graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR I have a GPA 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in my major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR I am a member in one of the national scholastic honor societies. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area 21 2nd Ave, Charlestown Navy Yard Boston, MA 02129 US
• Name: Carlee Murphy
• Phone: 267-678-3670
• Email: [email protected]