Supervisory Training And Curriculum Specialist

SUMMARY
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a first level supervisor providing planning directing organizing and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to 1 Special Operations Force Support Squadron. To serve as the early childhood education specialist for all child care programs including child development centers preschools family child care school-age special needs programs volunteer hourly care programs food service and custodial. To exercise supervisory controls over the largest child development programs training programs at AFSOC Hurlburt Field.

DUTIES

• Plans organizes and directs the activities of 1 Special Operations Force Support Squadron ensuring geographically separated Child Development and Youth Programs comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities across geographically separated Training and Curriculum Specialists within Child and Youth Programs.
• Determines develops arranges for conducts and oversees individual and program-wide training needs in early childhood and youth development and related activities for all child development center staff family child care providers school-age program staff youth program staff and volunteers management administrative staff custodial contractors food service staff and staff working in any unique settings for children.
• Represents 1 SOFSS with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes develops and maintains effective working relationships with installations Family Advocacy Medical Advisors Fire Safety and Health at 3 different locations.
• Develop local special needs supports based on flight wide needs.

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service see
• 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: posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• 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 is Centrally Managed and PCS is authorized.
• This position is involved with child and youth programs and is subject to required background checks in accordance with public law and DoDI. To include but not limited to a National Agency Check State Check and Local Record Check.
• A 4-year degree required from an accredited college in child development early childhood education education or related field. (Cont)
• (Cont) Must complete additional training requirements including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid Certification and remain current during time of employment.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours to include nights and weekends.
• The work requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle to visit Centers and Family Child Care homes across two separate counties. An appropriate valid drivers license is required for the position.
• This position has the ultimate responsibility for programs meeting the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and (Cont)
• (Cont) Coalition of Accreditation for School Age accreditation criteria and DoD Child Development and Youth Program Certificate standards. Must meet the requirements to be a validator for NAEYC.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.

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 Professional and Scientific Positions to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1701 General Education and Training Series.

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts.

OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: -- 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. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts.

AND
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11 or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes plans and schedules work to be accomplished by subordinates sets and adjusts short-term priorities; assigns work in consideration of employee skills and mission requirements; develops performance standards and rates subordinates performance; advises employees on work and administrative matters; implements methods and procedures to improve organizational performance; and identifies and provides for employee training and 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-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 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:

1. Knowledge of public law AF Policy DoD directives National Organizations concepts principles norms theories and practices relating to early childhood education and youth development. Ability to develop meaningful program services and establish criteria for developmentally appropriate child curriculum materials and equipment to promote the physical social emotional and intellectual growth of children at various ages and needs.
2. Knowledge of safety security personnel management and EEO regulations practices and procedures.
3. Knowledge & education in developing curricula which supports physical emotional social cognitive development and identifying children with special needs.
4. Skill in developing presenting adapting and providing training to staff members family child care providers and parents as well as food service and custodial staff.
5. Skill in the administration and interpretation of the environmental program and child abuse probability assessments.
6. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to resolve problems or answer questions relating to work.

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.