Education Services Specialist.

This position is within the Education and Information Sciences Career Field.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing operations in the Student Testing Program (STP) to make recommendations for improvement.
• Deliver comprehensive briefings to provide critical updates on testing milestones, subcommittee activities, and program participation rates.
• Synchronize promotional initiatives with neighboring Military Entrance Processing Centers (MEPS) to optimize marketing outcomes across state and regional sectors.
• Maintain business relationships with members of the education community to publicize and gain support for the program.
• Initiate institutional growth of the Student Testing Program (STP) by securing commitments from nonparticipating schools.
• Provide interpretation of test results to testing program participants (i.e., students, parents, school officials, and members of the education community).
• Provide briefings to testing program participants (i.e., recruiters, school counselors, and educators) on all matters related to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation.
• You must possess or obtain and maintain a valid state-issued or US territory-issued driver’s license.
• This position may require you to work an occasional Saturday and/or shift work.
• You will routinely be required to work unscheduled overtime to accommodate fluctuations in workload based on daily mission requirements.
• Position requires extensive temporary duty (TDY) travel within the MEPS area of responsibility. Employees may be required to perform occasional overnight travel as assigned, lasting 1–4 days.
• Duties take place in public and private schools, and you must be eligible to conduct work in schools.

Qualifications

Only applicants who meet one of the following employment authority categories are eligible to apply:

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

To qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Basic Requirement

Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position in one or a combination of the following areas, with at least one course from (1) or (2):

• (1) Tests and measurement: Study of the selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, interpretation, and uses of group and individual aptitude, proficiency, interest, and other tests;
• (2) Adult education: Study of the adult as a learner, teaching-learning theories for adults, models and procedures for planning, designing, managing, and evaluating adult learning activities;
• (3) Educational program administration: Study of the foundation and methods in organizing for adult and continuing education programs;
• (4) Curriculum development or design: Study of the principles and techniques for development of curricula for adult or vocational education programs;
• (5) Teaching methods: Study of teaching strategies and learning styles of the adult learner;
• (6) Guidance and counseling: Study of the purposes and methods in counseling and guidance, the role of the counselor in various settings, approaches to counseling, and the uses of tests in the counseling situation;
• (7) Career planning: Study of career development, learning activities, systems, approaches, program coordination, use of educational and community resources, and vocational counseling systems;
• (8) Occupational information: Study of theories of occupational choice and vocational development and their application to the guidance process. Identification and utilization of various types of occupational information and resources.

You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package.

Specialized Experience

To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Coordinating activities for educational programs or student services;
• Providing oversight of standardized testing or assessment programs within assigned organization;
• Developing partnerships with the education community (i.e., school districts, colleges, universities, workforce agencies, or community organizations) to promote programs;
• Delivering educational briefings to provide information on education programs.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Education Substitution

You may qualify if your education meets the following:

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Adult Education or Adult Educational Counseling.

You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package.

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. You must provide a copy of your transcripts with your application package.

Additional Requirements

• Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
• If you are a current Federal employee, you must include your pay plan, series, and grade in your work experience(s) on your resume submission and/or upload supporting documentation (within-grade increase SF50) to show that you meet the time-in-grade requirement. If your step reflects "00," you must include your current salary for each position.
• Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the 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.
• You must have either completed the education requirement or will complete this requirement within 30 days from the closing date of this announcement. If you will not complete this requirement within 30 days, you will be rated as Not Qualified. Appropriate documentation includes: (1) Resume indicating your projected completion/graduation date; (2) Transcripts indicating your projected completion/graduation date; or (3) A letter signed by the institution’s registrar indicating your projected completion/graduation date.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Federal Government and requirements are met.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Competencies

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Educational and Vocational Testing
• Educational Service Programs
• Oral Communication
• Relationship Building and Sustainment

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.