Supervisory Educational Technician NF-04
Pierce County, WA - USA
Job Summary
These are Part-Time positions with the Child Development Centers (6wks-5yrs) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington.
Morale Welfare & Recreation (MWR) Child and Youth Services (CYS) Employee Childcare Fee:
- Available to MWR CYS Regular and FLEX (working a minimum of 15 hours)
- First Child: 100% childcare fee discount (all CYS employees)
- Second and Subsequent Child: 25% childcare fee discount (all CYS employees)
- Supervises an assigned team consisting of up to twelve ratios children/youth comprised of direct care professionals and volunteers. Serves as a first-level supervisor for assigned staff.
- Conducts and review program evaluations of classroom and activity areas identifying areas that need improvement and establishing and implementing corrective action plans to address deficiencies within the prescribed timeframes.
- May serve as the Manager on Duty assuming responsibilities and duties of the program Director or Assistant Director in their absence when assigned.
- Works in conjunction with the Training Specialist and conducts written observations of assigned direct care professionals during all hours of operation and evaluates employees on established performance standards.
- Resolves complaints related to personnel concerns; gives advice counsel or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; promotes and models safety fitness health and nutrition practices.
- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
- Duties may involve working both indoors and outdoors.
- May work an uncommon tour of duty to include evenings weekends and holidays to accommodate varying program operating schedules.
- May require travel to indoor and outdoor field trips.
- This position has been identified as having regular contact with children under the age of 18.
- In accordance with Section 231 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647 codified at 34 U.S.C. 20351) and DoD Instruction 1402.05 favorably adjudicated background checks are required.
- Position is subject to immunization requirements as a condition of employment for working with children and youth.
- Employee is required to obtain appropriate immunization against communicable diseases in accordance with recommendations from the Advisory committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) which includes the influenza vaccine.
- Must pass a pre-employment physical and subsequent physicals thereafter provide evidence of immunization and be free from communicable disease.
- Must complete all DoD and Service training requirements within the specified time including orientation initial and annual ongoing training requirements and any required certifications.
- Must maintain current CPR and First Aid certifications. Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Incumbent must have the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.
- The incumbent must have the visual and auditory capabilities to supervise children and youth to comply with sight and sound supervision requirements and to provide immediate responses when applicable.
- Incumbent is legally required to report all suspected incidents of child abuse.
- Travel to on and off post locations required.
Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should not include photos.
To be found eligible resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicants relevant experience skills knowledge and abilities as they pertain to the qualifications listed below.
A qualified candidate must possess the following:
Education: Bachelors degree or advanced degree in child development early childhood education elementary or secondary education home economics (early childhood emphasis) elementary education special education or other fields appropriate to the position.
- For positions in Child Development Facilities: The education must have been in child development early childhood education home economics (early childhood emphasis) elementary education special education or other fields appropriate to the position to be filled such as directly related behavioral science.
OR
A combination of education and experience.
Education: 24 semester hours in the majors stated above or a related field (see above) plus appropriate experience.
Experience: Candidate must also possess all of the following:
1. Six months experience supervising or leading caregivers within child/youth facility-based programs.
managing in a classroom setting within child and youth programs.
implementing and overseeing a structured child and youth program curriculum.
verbal communication skills gained through conducting training delivering presentations conducting meetings with parents and/or staff or similar.
Proof of education is required at the time of application. Note: Education must be directly related to the position to be filled. General Education courses do not count toward the credit total.
Please provide relevant transcripts to support your eligibility for the position. Note: Education must be directly related to the position to be filled (general psychology/sociology/counseling courses are not qualifying). To be considered transcripts must be in English must be legible and must reflect the name of the school as well as the name of the applicant.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show 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.
Area of Consideration
- The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is for U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens within the Local Commuting Area (60-miles) of Joint Base Lewis-McChord WA. Note: If your profile and resume do not show a current local address you may be rated ineligible for the Area of Consideration.
- If you are unable to apply online you can complete a paper application. To get started contact servicing NAF Human Resources representative or office listed in the Agency Contact Information section (at the bottom of this announcement) to request a copy of the application form.
- Be sure to submit your completed application form along with your resume and any required supporting documents no later than 3:00PM CST on 09/28/2026 to ensure timely processing.
- Important: Incomplete applications including missing responses to questionnaire items may result in an ineligible rating.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Governments interest.
- This job is part of a pay-banded system. Sunday premium pay for regularly scheduled employees and night differential pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander.
Incentives and Bonuses
- As an added employee incentive the Department of Defense (DoD) granted approval to extend temporary limited commissary privileges (excluding the purchase of tobacco or alcohol products) to CYS employees. This temporary approval expires 31 December 2026.
Important Information Regarding Access to Certain Federal Facilities:
- Access to certain federal facilities may require a REAL ID-compliant drivers license/ID (marked with a star) or an Enhanced Drivers License (EDL) from WA MI MN NY or VT. See for details.
- After you apply your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise. Additional referrals may occur for up to 90 days after the closing date.
- This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program. Management has the right to assign staff to locations as mission requires.
- Refusal of a military spouse to participate in established recruitment procedures for a Regular Full-Time (RFT) or Regular Part-Time (RPT) position (for example interview and so forth) is considered a declination of employment and is a basis for termination of Spouse Employment Preference (SEP) entitlement for the current Permanent Change of Station (PCS) of the sponsor.
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Required Experience:
Manager