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Duties

Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to supervise and coordinate specialized developmental care for children in the Part Day Enrichment and 6 week to 5 year programs in the Child Development Center(s). Duties: Designs and implements developmentally appropriate early childhood programs forchildren of ages 6 weeks to 5 years in order to stimulate and sustain the interest of the children and to contribute to their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development. Conducts orientation for the parents regarding the programs. Prepares and implements specialized programs for children with special needs, i.e., physical handicaps, learning disabilities, gifted children or children with disciplinary problems. Supervises program assistants, lead program assistants and technicians and provides training and instruction to subordinates. Plans and executes work schedules for Child Development Center employees to include caregivers, desk clerks and kitchen staff. Prepares and submits reports in a timely and accurate manner including, but not limited to: curriculum plans, weekly enrollment and attendance, staff/child ratios, child assessment, semi-annual report data, self-assessment tool, parent surveys and other miscellaneous reports as required. Serves as alternate equipment custodian and as alternate International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card (IMPAC) buyer.

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.
• Position requires experience or knowledge in specialized training in childcare or early childhood education and familiarity with governing Air Force, AFMC and local regulations.
• Must have or complete requirements for a Food Handlers certificate, Red Cross First Aid Course and a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course.
• May be subject to uncommon tour of duty, i.e. evenings, weekends, and holidays. Usually works indoors and occasionally outdoors.
• May be required to travel on military or commercial aircraft in the performance of temporary duty (TDY) assignments.
• A physical examination (including a chest x-ray or a tine test, as appropriate) is mandatory before placement.
• This has been identified as having "regular contact with children". IAW Public Law 101-647 Section 231, and Public Law 102-190 Section 1094. An FBI fingerprint and State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) (Cont'd)
• (Cont'd) Check will be completed on any person selected for this position.
• This position is designated as a key position IAW AFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations. Incumbents of key positions must be removed from (Cont'd)
• (Cont'd) their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available.

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, Clerical and Administrative Support Positions, GS-1702, Education and Training Technician Series. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: 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 knowledge of early childhood development and education including, but not limited to, procedures and regulations outlined by the Air Force and NAEYC Certification and Accreditation guidelines; knowledge of an extensive body of rules, procedures or operations requiring extended training and experience to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard procedural assignments and resolve a wide range of problems in child development. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-06, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of early childhood development and education including, but not limited to, procedures and regulations outlined by the Air Force and NAEYC Certification and Accreditation guidelines; knowledge of an extensive body of rules, procedures or operations requiring extended training and experience to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard procedural assignments and resolve a wide range of problems in child development. 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-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. 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: Knowledge of Child Development policies, regulations, procedures and process. Knowledge of early childhood education or related field to promote and foster effective working relationships with children. Ability to develop creative and innovative activity plans and special programs plans. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to gather, maintain, and compile pertinent data. Ability to adjust work operations to meet emergency, changing program or production requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice of quantity or quality of work Ability to establish program objectives or performance goals of subordinates and assess progress toward their achievement. Ability to maintain good working relations. Ability to provide guidance to other employees Ability to interpret, implement, and follow regulations pertinent to supervising subordinates. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address JB Andrews 1500 W Perimeter Road Ste 5300 JB Andrews, MD 20762 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]