This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. Education Division (LE) of the Public Museum Engagement and Legislative Archives (L). LE education staff designs, develops, and performs outreach activities and services to disseminate NARA holdings through the presentation of K-16 student educational programs.

Duties

As an Education Specialist, you will: - Plan, develop, and present a program of workshops on behalf of NARA to a wide range of K-16 educators, with a special emphasis on classroom and pre-service teachers. - Research, compile, draft, and publish educational materials for the upper-elementary through secondary school classroom, using National Archives records with a special emphasis on civic education. -Lead the efforts of the volunteer docents and seasonal college interns to present school and community outreach programs; ensures that outreach workshops for school groups connect to curriculum standards. - Maintain professional contacts within NARA, and with leaders in the education and museum professions.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: - Researching, compiling, drafting, and publishing educational materials for the K-12 school classroom; AND - Planning, developing, and presenting a program of workshops to a wide range of K-16 educators, with a special emphasis on classroom and pre-service teachers. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11level for 52 weeks.

Education

Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Basic Education Requirement:

• Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.

OR

• Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional coursework that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

Contacts

• Address PUBLIC MUSEUM ENGMNT AND LEG ARCHIVES 700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20408 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]