This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration.Under the general supervision of the Director, the Education Specialist develops, implements/oversees plans, policies and procedures for all education programs of the Library. Incumbent guided chiefly by general principles of good educational and museum practices and administration; overall library objectives and policies; and by knowledge of historical and social science research and educational methodologies.

Duties

As an Education Specialist, you will:

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must have at least 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 is defined as experience: Designing and facilitating professional development programs for educators at the K-12 level that includes best practices for integrating primary resources and archival material into classroom instruction; AND Creating educational curriculum that integrates primary resources and archival materials for students at the K-12 level; AND Leading volunteers, interns, paid, or non-paid staff in the performance of presenting educational material. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience must include. Assisting in the planning and design of other programs for K-12; AND Participating in educational projects with other educational and cultural institutions; AND OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; all graduate level education must be in a related field of the position to be filled. OR A combination of education and experience: Graduate level education in excess of the first two years (36 hours or more) can be combined to meet the experience. One year of full-time graduate education is considered 18 semester hours. Example: Six-months of appropriate specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 and 36 semester hours of appropriate education, equal 100% qualifying experience.

Education

Individual Occupational Requirements

Basic Requirements:

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 course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

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

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES 1200 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]