CDC Education Technician with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties Incumbent services as the Education Technician "Working Team Leader", in a Coast Guard Child Development Center (CDC). In that capacity, the incumbent will provide oversight and leadership of CDC direct caregivers and teachers in the care and education of children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Services as a primary substitute in the absence of scheduled direct care staff. Skills in communicating effectively and at appropriate levels with children, parents, staff, and supervisor about a variety of subject matters relating to the early childhood field. Knowledge of child development norms, behaviors, growth, and progress necessary to accomplish assigned duties and responsibilities which promote a child's physical, social emotional, creative, and intellectual growth and development. Provides appropriate, specialized developmental care and instruction for children enrolled in CDC. Performs daily planning activities and provides oversight in a designated classroom. Plans and/or organizes activities for holidays and other special occasions. Works with parents to promote understanding of their child's growth and development and encourages parent's participation in center whenever possible. Maintains records of progress in areas such as growth and motor skills development. Prepares progress reports for each child to meet scheduled requirements and discusses reports with the director and the child's parents or guardians. Observes and reports significant individual and group behavior of children to management and parents. Conducts parent/teacher conferences and works with parents whenever possible to promote an understanding of the growth and development of their child. Encourages parent participation in school programs and attends parent group and other school functions. Participates in recommended training programs, conferences, courses, and other activities aimed at promoting professional growth. Maintains files of approved programs of instruction, to include updating and maintaining training. requirements for direct childcare staff. Monitors each assigned room to ensure operations and developmental care is provided IAW with CG policies, procedures, and accreditation standards. Assists training and curriculum specialists with specialized tasks for on-going staff training. Training which is unique and specific to the field of early childhood education. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION: Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes. Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute. Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check. Qualifications Minimum: Professional knowledge of the goals, principles, objectives, practices, and theories of early childhood education acquired through formal education or a combination of education and experience equivalent to a major in child development or early childhood educational specialties. Knowledge of child development norms, behaviors, growth, and progress necessary to implement meaningful activities. Assigned duties and responsibilities which promote a child's physical, social, emotional, creative, and intellectual. growth and development. Ability to satisfactorily complete background investigation - National Agency Check with Written Inquires (NACI), upon hiring and renew every 5 years. Ability to satisfactorily complete a health assessment, upon hiring and renewed every 2 years. Valid Driver's license. Must be capable of lifting up to 40 pounds. Preferred (in addition to the minimum): 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 Please read the "Qualifications" section. Additional information USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS: By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere: Paid Annual and Sick Leave Holiday Pay Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Flexible/Dependent Spending Account Pension Plan 401k Savings Plan Life Insurance Short Term/Long Term Disability Tuition Assistance Paid Parental Leave Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Please read the "Next steps" section for more information. Required Documents Please read the "How to Apply" section. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education . Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. How to Apply Additional Information on how you will be evaluated: Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through the National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social, committee, sports, internships). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and leadership experience that translates directly to paid employment. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. You MUST submit a resume or any other written format of your choice which clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans' preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor's name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You must also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee. Applications may not be sent in franked Government envelopes; applications filed in this fashion will not receive consideration. If information is not complete, you may be excluded from consideration. The first application and/or resume submitted for a specific requisition will be considered the only submission. Any duplicate submissions to the same requisition will not be considered. The application date will be used in determining these factors. Outside Candidates: To apply, please visit our website at and click on "Careers" at the bottom of the page. Internal Candidates: Sign into ADP Workforce now. Click on Myself/Talent/Career Center. Search by location or Job Title for: CDC Education Technician Temp FT 5380 Petaluma, CA, US Agency contact information Human Resources Phone Email Address US Coast Guard, Community Services Command 510 Independence Parkway Suite 500 Chesapeake, VA 23320 US Learn more about this agency Next steps Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status. PRIVACY ACT NOTICE Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations. Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant's education and work experience qualify them for the job they are applying for. Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding. Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-new, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, V

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