This position is part of the ADD Navajo, Bureau of Indian Education. As a Education Program Specialist (SpEd) you will be responsible to provide professional consultation to Associate Deputy Director and Education Program Administrators and provide assistance to schools in the planning, implementation and management of Special Education for improving educational outcomes for all children with disabilities.

Duties

As a Education Program Specialist (SpEd) GS-1720-12/13, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: Serve as the expert advisor and consultant to management, administrators and educators within the Education Resource Centers concerning special education programs. Develop and implement State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report Indicator targets. Oversee and monitor fiscal management for special education funds from ADD/District by ensuring fiscal resources focus on areas needing improvement and provide guidance to ADD/District for required corrective actions resulting from fiscal monitoring. Monitor the implementation of IDEIA by Local Education Agencies to improve education results for student with disabilities. Implement effective Policies, Procedures and Practices to address program improvement aligned with IDEIA.

Requirements

• US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED
• BACKGROUND SECURITY INVESTIGATION WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW HIRES
• APPOINTMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO A 2 YR TRIAL OR 1 YR PROBATIONARY PERIOD
• SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR MALES BORN AFTER 12/31/1959

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the qualification requirements contained in the OPM Standards. For this position, they are listed below. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: 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 must have been in education courses, OR Combination of education and experience -- 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 must have been in education courses, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Four years of experience that demonstrated a thorough understanding of the principles and practices underlying the work of this series. This experience must have been of such character and diversity to demonstrate that the 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, OR At least 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. This 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. 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. In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications requirements below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. GS-12: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service as described in the vacancy announcement. Examples include: technical assistance and providing guidance in special education due process laws, rules, policies and procedures; recommend alternative solutions to improve program performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal Education programs related to special education, including the IDEIA; recommended improvements for implementing a special education integrated monitoring system; monitored performance and compliance of a school's progress, performance and budget; examined school performance and assisted with compiling data for annual reporting requirements. GS-13: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service as described in the vacancy announcement. Examples include: serving as an expert analyst and advisor in the special education due process laws, rules, policies and procedures; developed and recommended alternatives to improve program performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal Education programs related to special education, including the IDEIA; recommended improvements for implementing a special education integrated monitoring system; developed multiple data sources and monitored performance and compliance of a school's progress, performance and budget; examined school performance and compiled data for annual reporting requirements; developed and implemented policies and procedures on compliance monitoring of improvement and supplemental programs. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year (52 weeks) of service at the next lower grade level.

Education

EDUCATION: Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, credit hours, major, and grade-point average or class ranking, degree and date awarded. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Applicants are responsible for providing documentation that the educational requirements have been met. To qualify based on education you must submit a legible copy of your transcripts. Official transcripts are required upon selection if you qualified based on education.

Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

For further information on creditable education visit:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address ADD Navajo P.O. Box 1449 Window Rock, AZ 86515 US
• Name: Jennifer Lauters
• Phone: 703-517-1343
• Email: [email protected]